Just perusing some local reports, and saw this posted on a board I frequent. This fish, undoubtedly a female, was taken by a local islander fishing out of CT on a day charter. Broke the magical 50 lb. easy, I'm sure, though I didn't see that an actual weight was taken. It was 51 1/2 � in length and 29 1/2 � in girth. Beautiful slob of a bass, eh?

One of these days I will get my holy grail of bass on the deck. Congrats to the angler. Fish was taken on a trolled bucktail, likely simulating a squid, which bass will readily feed on.

Roger, you gettin' ready or what?

Good one for sure.
My holy grail too. Came close a few times, but no see-gar.
Just checked the boat. Thank God for self bailing with the 3-5 inches of rain. The Sound will take on a coffee appearance when the rain finally ends.

Wow--looks way bigger than 50 lbs.!

Context. The angler is pretty small.

He's wearing shorts, Doctor.

I have clinical perceptive skills beyond your imagination, Counselor.

No sir, your clinical skills are not beyond my imagination.

There's an old math formula I remember for getting an appox. weight for Stripers.
Length x Girth xGirth divided by 800 =weight in lbs. (I thinks)

My biggest was a 47 lb. male taken in San Francisco Bay bouncing an anchovy off the bottom while trying for Halibut...I know it was a male because he spooged all over the deck once I got him in the boat...

Fugger.

BTW, we're gettin' down to the short strokes on the negotiations. I'll keep you posted.

I expect you have negotiation skills beyond my imagination. Fortunately, I hired your female twin separated at birth to do mine.

That's sea bass, AKA suzuki pictured above if I'm not mistaken. Different fish than morone saxatilis. You can eat striped bass as sushi/sashimi, and I've had it lots of times, but it's fair at best to my palate. Somewhat bland, and more often than not, tougher than what I like in raw fin fish, even the belly meat. Now, broiled, fried, baked, in seafood stews and chowdahs is a different story altogether, but again, raw, not so much...

Doc, that guy may be smallish, but that fish ain't. Look at the numbers again. 4+ feet long, and a girth almost the size of the average 160 lb man...

As long as your head is still high (where it belongs) and you're as happy as can be,considering, I'm more than content.

Yep, we're getting it here too. I'm hoping hard that by the time STX hits Logan Ma Nature will be all done pizzing all over the place...

Original at link is better but at the very least this seems approptiate.

http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/7132093/i-want-to-catch-a-big-striped-bass

L, how are the big ones for eating out East?

Lots of them around the California Delta, but the big ones are often full of mercury, and most say to C&R and let them breed.

I've enjoyed it myself, simply baked with some soy sauce & panko bread crumbs on top

It is, and I am. My pit bull... er, I mean, my attorney... is doing yeoman service. And yes, I'm as happy as I can be, considering. Looks like your 10K estimate is gonna be damn near right on.

I may have to start listening to your counsel on college football betting, mi amigo!

My greatest consolation is I don't have any damn Yorkies around here to contend with. The small cats-that-bark have all moved back to Wisconsin.

I may have to start listening to your counsel on college football betting, mi amigo!
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I'll step up so you don't lose another 10K.

I'm happy for you, doctor.

That's most kind of you, Counselor. Keep up the good work.

That's sea bass
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Damn. I knew you were good but that's real good.

As I'm sure you know, stripers in the Chesapeake Bay and surrounding waters is big business here.

Patrick, I find that anything under 25 pounds is pretty much guaranteed to be great for the table, but as with about everything, the smaller ones are a bit more tasty. But then maybe that's more psychological.

Actually, depending on preparation/cooking method, I think the reality is likely that in cooking through a thick slab to get the interior cooked right, the outer flesh suffers from overcooking. As such, big fish I don't cook whole, as in on the grill--which is dynamite with only S&P, rosemary, thyme and EVOO on a just legal bass--or in steaks or thick filets, but rather in chunks or cut down slices.

I can tell you that when we sell bass commercially, size doesn't play any part in ppp. Big or small, as long as it's a legal fish, they buyers take them at market price for all.

Either way, I love striped bass.


















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i need one of those fiddy pounders.

Well aware of it. The 'rockfish', crab and arsters down there are legendary. Not to mention the hallowed duck grounds... Which reminds me: if another year passes without an invitation from you to come to try to kill some ducks, I'm putting you on ignore. You feel me, counselor?

Hadn't seen that in ages, but still cracks me up. Thanks.

Back at ya, BYC.

Yes sir, I feel you. Me and a few others, I'm certain, would love to host you down here for some fall fishing and duck hunting.

Let me look into it a bit further.

I swear if I didn't know better I'd be tempted to think some of you boys south of the Mason Dixon MAKE me act the dickhead Yankee role. Publicly begging an invite is so lame. I am shamed. So where we going again?

STAY AWAY FROM THE LIGHT CAROLE ANN!

Dats some funny chit right there.

LOL!

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No it wasn't!

Dat dude wit that fish looks like he could be Georges [NHK9] brother , nice fish BTW.

Gunner

im headed offshore this coming thrursday, ill take the go pro.

Git after em STX.

Gunner