Striped Marlin

It's that time of year again . . . cooler water, mid-water bait schools on the sounder as you cruise along the top of the shelf, the water between 45 and 75 fathoms starting to look very "fishy", gannets working patches of "nervous" water, and reports of marlin window shopping around in the wake with plenty of hits and more holes in the water than hookups.
The Stripes are back! 
Read the article below written by a crewmember and fellow game boat skipper to see if there's anything you hadn't thought about as you prepare for the Stripe action . . .