Larry, last week i picked up a 30 incher off our beach and had a similar experience in that the striper made one concerted run straight out from the beach to sea, then stopped. The rest was like pulling a heavy boot in with no action whatsoever. I was as if the fish just ran out of gas. no energy after the first run.
While I was pleased with myself for having caught the fish, I was rather disappointed that the fight was so short lived and uneventful. Totally unlike a blue