New World Record Striper Caught-Can Anyone Confirm

[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...