New World Record Striper Caught-Can Anyone Confirm

[duranautic al]

haha.. lab,is he actually 82#s??

[tautog]

Originally Posted by duranautic al

haha.. lab,is he actually 82#s??

With his shoes on after a heavy breakfast...maybe.

[AJFISH13]

Originally Posted by tautog

Still hard to believe a 54" striper weighed 81 plus though. It is fat, but doesn't look that fat. I had a fat 55" fish that I had to release out at Nantucket shoals that was maybe in the mid 60s.

What were you fishing for? That's still a fish of a lifetime. Nice job.

[BigBassJim]

I kinda hope it doesn't stand, just because the previous record has a better story to it, on a rock getting pounded by waves at night on a 5 1/2 inch rebel swimmer on 20lb MONO and a light surf spinner! This guy was eeling with probably a 12" eel and "Myerson, who uses a heavy duty 6-½ foot St. Croix tuna rod and a Quantum Cabo reel spooled with 50-lb. Berkley Gorilla Braid to handle big stripers."

[O'Connor]

Originally Posted by BigBassJim

I kinda hope it doesn't stand, just because the previous record has a better story to it, on a rock getting pounded by waves at night on a 5 1/2 inch rebel swimmer on 20lb MONO and a light surf spinner! This guy was eeling with probably a 12" eel and "Myerson, who uses a heavy duty 6-½ foot St. Croix tuna rod and a Quantum Cabo reel spooled with 50-lb. Berkley Gorilla Braid to handle big stripers."

the man was fishing out at a reef, in a specific spot he found that has produced three bass in the 60's and a 70. This fish was caught how they are supposed to be caught....either surf or boat...drifting eels is a classic way to bass fish. If you read the story the fish had 6 feet of line trailing from it's mouth because someone had hooked the monster and broke it off. This guy deserves it...only a June NJ snag and drop fish would be enough to send me in to my garage to break all my rods over my knee. While it was kind of cool to have the record come from my home state...from everything I have read so far, he seems like a stand up, humble guy...just a good fisherman who broke the record. I tip my cap to his accomplishment.

[BigBassJim]

Not saying anything bad about the guy and congrats to him on catching a *pending world record* and I know how effective eeling can be and when eeling you always know you got the chance for a 50lb+ fish but how often do you plugging with a 5inch swimmer saying "im gonna catch a 50lb+ fish" It just my opinion sure it would be awesome for it to become a new world record i just like how the other world record was caught and it sounds alot better.

[AJFISH13]

Originally Posted by O'Connor

only a June NJ snag and drop fish would be enough to send me in to my garage to break all my rods over my knee.

Why do you have so much hatred towards live bunker fishing. They don't go wild every day, there are some days it completely dies and it's not predictable. It might not require a ton of skill, but most days it requires more work. The captain has to find bait and then find FEEDING fish which could be on the pods or offshore or on a piece of structure. The angler has to successfully execute a hookup using a 3/4 to even 2 lb. bait that the bass often play with/drop. And if you couldn't tell, I usually end up going out on the slow days .

[O'Connor]

Originally Posted by AJFISH13

Why do you have so much hatred towards live bunker fishing. They don't go wild every day, there are some days it completely dies and it's not predictable. It might not require a ton of skill, but most days it requires more work. The captain has to find bait and then find FEEDING fish which could be on the pods or offshore or on a piece of structure. The angler has to successfully execute a hookup using a 3/4 to even 2 lb. bait that the bass often play with/drop. And if you couldn't tell, I usually end up going out on the slow days .

I have no hatred towards livelining. I spent many seasons netting bunker off the sea bright bridge at night, putting them in my live well system I had rigged in my jeep cherokee, driving to jetties at dawn, running out to the jetties with a bucket of water and a bunker and most times I would catch a bass. what goes on now requires no skill aj beyond basic seamanship. It requires batteries in your cell phone a solid network of phone buddies and a full tank of gas in your boat. Now...if you want to talk about livelining on a piece of structure, drifting rips at night etc...then let's talk. do not get me wrong...it is fun as hell and it is great for the charter and party boats so that makes me happy as I have friends who book a lot of charters for june bass.

[AJFISH13]

I'll agree, if you have a solid network and plenty of gas, your in business. But when no one is on the fish, the captains have to find them, often in the deep on pieces of structure. I have fished on the Cock Robin when we did that. Also been on there when we ran like a bat out of hell after leaning it turned on somewhere else . Sorry if I offended you, just seems like you always had something against it. Know I realize your jealous becuase you can longer take advantage of it living in California .

[O'Connor]

Originally Posted by AJFISH13

I'll agree, if you have a solid network and plenty of gas, your in business. But when no one is on the fish, the captains have to find them, often in the deep on pieces of structure. I have fished on the Cock Robin when we did that. Also been on there when we ran like a bat out of hell after leaning it turned on somewhere else . Sorry if I offended you, just seems like you always had something against it. Know I realize your jealous becuase you can longer take advantage of it living in California .

100% true....Do not weep for me though....we have big fluke(halibut) giant weakfish(white sea bass) and other things that keep the line tight. I am just an old 39 year old guy that grew up surf fishing for striped bass so I keep the fish close to my heart...it makes me sad to see them become a bucket fish like the lowly ling or porgy. Times change....I guess I am just slow to evolve. Good fishing to you...