Well I just wanted y'all to know that I finally caught some stripers. No keepers but 3 of 'em went 26 1/2" - 27 1/2". I was fishing in the merrimack in my buddy's boat. I gotta say those thing put up a fight!!!!! I can't imagine what a 20 pounder would do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for all the info guys...now I'm hooked!!!!!

Congrats Shawn. the first few are the hard ones. You'll be catching them more often now!

JOB WELL DONE " hooked".....YEH! the skunk is dead:happy:

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good going , now remember what you learned.:D :happy:

Forget the 20 pounder, imagine what a FIFTY'd do :eek5: - seriously, glad you enjoyed it now stick to it and get back out there :D

Congrats on your first stripers.. Those are some nice sizes..
It took me 4 whole seasons to catch my first keeper this spring at 33 inches in the mouth of the merrimack....:happy: :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy:

Sorry needed to put in the state puff marshmallow man.. he makes me giggle

SWEEETT !!!!:D :D :D
Keep putting that time in and you never know.;)