I have asked this before but, figured it would be fun to see the answers again.
My guess is as follows Going from best to least.
1)Block Island's east and southeast side ( fall)
2)The Elezabethan Island chain..(cuttyhunk,Naushawn,Nashewena..etc)(spring, early fall)
3)Fisher's Island.(including the race).. (fall)
4)montauk .(fall)

Also, do you think it will come from boat? or surf??

My gut tells me the next one will come from boat as much as I would like it to come from the surf.

Finally, what bait or lure will have the best shot at the record behemouth!!

I say odds are,live menhaden or fresh chunk on the bottom...

What say the masses???

If the striper gods are with me, it will be caught about 5am this Saturday, on my boat (LOL), using my hand poured jerkbait and weigh in at just over 80 lbs. Hey I can dream can't I, lol. Had one on that came unglued at my feet at Peggoty Beach in Scituate some 15 years ago that had to be around 65, based on 3 over 40 I landed before that. That was an unbelievable blitz, sow bass and big blues and trapped a hugh school of poggies in the cove and ripped into them for hours. Every cast with the Atoms was a hit or hook-up and everything was BIG.

Tight lines.

Yes I'd like to see some big boys around Minots coming through. I may be out there myself Saturday morning early.

If you see a funny looking Basstracker Tournament V17 out there, that will be me. Funny looking in the sense they don't build a center console. I stripped it down to a bare hull about 3 years ago, when the decks were in need of replacement (1987 vintage) and built myself a center console. Just stay off my favorite ledges, lol.

Good luck and tight lines.

I wouldnt discount the backside of the cape. Stetzko took the 73 from Nauset and if you could drain all the water from Wellfleet to Truro it would blow your mind what you would likely see sitting just off the beach.

It may come from a dragger in 300' of water. But seriously maybe Nauset in sept. on a live eel. but in the year 2020.

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