Ty:

I haven't targeted stripers with a fly rod YET but I like a 9'0" 8wt for LMB mainly because I like to be able to chuck BIG flies like hair bugs, big poppers, etc. I do most of my bass fishing with conventional tackle and I know the value of big stuff for big bass and the ability to get them out of the cover when necessary.

I also like a 8wt floating Rio Clouser taper that lets me "cast the big nasties"!