bb, different methods work better at different times of the year. and its sorta like crappie fishing. theres so many different ways to do it that it would take a big book to describe em all. im no striper expert (actually im no expert at anykind of fishing :D) but we seem to do ok fishing cut and live bait in the river runs in the spring and then driftfishing live bait during the rest of the year, especially in the deeper waters in the summer. in cold weather it would pay to keep a rod equipped with a bait suitable for casting for em when they start schooling. theres always someone posting thats fishing for em and catching em. see what they got to say on their methods and give it a try.
listen with your eyes---its the only way to beleive what you hear...