New World Record Striper Caught-Can Anyone Confirm

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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.