Yes, ma'am--the Jailbird Bass will take you to school at every opportunity. Working on stripers of size is like flying helicopters--both endeavors only allow one mistake. I had a sizable striper (or perhaps a Los Angeles-class submarine) hand me my a-- at East Highline Canal a couple years back. That fish whupped my butt in depth--breadth--and detail. Mr. Stripey doesn't get to double-digits size by being slow--stupid--or weak.