Been trying and trying to break 25 lbs.
Did it today and then some.

36 1/2 lbs.

She took a live pogie.

Weighed her in for the OTW striper cup too.

Congrats. Thats a real nice fish, and there's nothing like beating your personal best.

Good for you Van. Have a beer tonight and enjoy the moment. Tomorrow's another day. Nice job my friend.

Excellant Van, congrats.

Van,

Very nice fish - congratulations. You pretty much zipped right by the 25lb mark with that one. Now you can set your next goal to a 40 pounder - hope you get it this year.

Nice, Van! That definitely does not suck!

wow van you got old. Last time I saw you was 4 years ago off of Pt judith light. HAHAHAHAH nice fish

Nice fish:kewl:

congrats on the personal best


was it weighed for s-b.com

boat or shore?

congrats!

NIce fish Van:btu: :btu:

Nice fish Van

congrats on the personal best


was it weighed for s-b.com

boat or shore?



Ahhhhhhh :hidin:

Weighed in for the MSBA.... :kewl:

Van, Congrats on the Nice Fish.....now its beverage time :gu:

Congrats Van..Nice fish..But smile.........:bl:

Congrats!

good work

Congrats Van
maybe the fish wore you out too much to smile:claps:

Great Fish!!!

:cheers:

Great job Van...you have been working hard the last couple years and truely do deserve it.....Great for the team in the Striper Cup also.

nice fish!

Nice Fish Van!

Van,
Most excellent fish and don't forget to frame the pix.
I have only one reservation--that fish has Food Dude
written all over it. Are you sure it was a live pogie??

Next is a forty.

Van,

I believe that fish gets you a gold pin in MSBA derby for June.
Just under the wire.:huh:

Nice job Van! You deserve her

congrat van, nice fish - looking to break my PB this year too!

Van,
Great job. All of your hard work and persistence paid off. You earned that one.

Nice fish. Quite a gut on her.
I':wiggle: m trying to break 30 lbs this year too, I would love to break it the way you did

Nice fish Van:happy:

my all time best is 36 you got me by 1/2 pound :spin: :laughs:

that girth looks huge
It's amazing what a good diet of pogies will do for a fish.


I fished Friday night/ sat am with live ended up getting the best fish of the night 27 pounds on a fresh cut pogie head:whackin:

nice fish....congrats on the new record. Good luck in the cup. :hf1:

Nice "Abba" fish there Van !

So much for the
"I've been netting and fishing since you were in diapers"
(pretty stupid since you're 47 and I'm 43 )
and
"Ive been fishing and learning on my own instead of teaming up with pros like you"

Hope you tipped Teddy well for putting you on that fish !!!:bl:

Thanks guys.
It was quite a day, and we worked hard for what we caught.

I'm sure this seems strange, but what I think what helped was getting a reel with bad mojo off my rod.
Since I got rid of it, I found my digital camera (I thought was lost forever), got some sweet news at work ($$$$),
caught a nice fish, got good news from my daughter, and Got my boat back, and shes running smooth and strong..so its off to TOONA land for me.:drool: :drool:
Maybe I should play the lottery !!


And of course, thanks to a great guy and friend who took me out in his boat while mine was in the shop.

THATS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR !!!! :btu: :btu: