Bob said,

I talked to a fellow a couple months ago who was catching bass and
stripers
on streamers with a flyrod.

I fished the same area with jigging spoons with good success.

Ah yes. The history of fly fishing for largemouth bass originated with
steamers. Streamers for bass were modified from the original Atlantic
Salmon flies which originated in the UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, etc. and
migrated to North America with settlers when they discovered bass.
Streamers were the original flies develped especially for bass. Although my
grandsons would argue, this streamer use for bass fly fishing evolved way
before my time - back in the 1700-1800s.

To my understanding, the first effective topwater popping bugs for
largemouth bass developed commercially in the 1910 to 1920s. Probably from
that time on bass and striper fly lure development has followed and lagged
behind bass lure development for casting with level wind and then spinning
reel. Thanks guys!

Classical (sinking) streamers also work well for stripers. Within the last
several decades floating and slightly sinking streamers have been developed
that work great for both bass and stripers and a variety of sal****er
species. Catching them on topwater is so much more fun so I make a floating
white hard foam (leg-less) streamer that works great on striped bass hitting
schooling minnows - but what doesn't! g

Jigging spoons. Hmmmm Bob you got me to thinking. How can I get them
spoons to float? Hmmmmm. Oh well.

Good luck!

John