Man, I'm shakin'! I got a slob on ice right now that measures out at 49 & 3/4", with a giant head and belly to match. Shop opens at 6:00AM and I'm flippin out here:eek5: . I'll let ya's know as soon as I get back.

Thats GREAT Dave,let me guess,you caught it from a boat on bunker,right....great fish DAVE:D

:eek: :happy:

by the fish I have been weighing in this year that sounds like a 44 Lb

Great fish by any measure Dave, I hope your right, but I'd have to go with Mike on this one. The stripers just don't weigh as much as they did back in the 80's, when a 50 inch fish was a 50# fish. My 52 inch fish for example was 52 lbs, the following year one at 55" was just over 55 lbs. I'd bet between Mike's 44 and 47 lbs, either way it's a nice fish, how about some details. Hey we want the exact spot, parking, lure, tides, we are all lazy by nature; come on give it up.

DaveS,
Wow sounds like a hell of a fish even if it doesn't break the 50lb mark. Please post some pics for us......:)

All depends on the girth bubba! Billy's 53 was only 48" ... Good deal either way! Let's get some effin pics brother!

:happy: :cheers: :btu: :claps: :claps:

Super Job DaVe!!!....

..and don't tell anyone where OUR spot is...:laughs:

Guys, this could be very close as I think Dave is fishing down in NJ.

Those fish down there have been gorging on menhaden...might be different situation!

Way to go Dave! Send us pics! :D

-WW

Congratulations Dave :btu:

A fish of a lifetime is nothing to sneeze about. My knees would be shaking also.

Please tell us more and we want to see pics.
So did you bring it to more than one shop? :)
What did ya get her on?
Was it from shore?

Dedication sure pays off , good going!

OH YEAH BABY!!!!! 52.5#!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think I might cry fellas, I cant stop shaking, omg lol. Shore caught on a live bunker, man did I have a tough time with this one. I'll get some pics up very soon guys.:happy: :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy:

Effin' AY Baby!!!!! AweFRIEKINsome!

:D new front page material :btu:

Dave thats great==congratulations/

ENJOY every minute :D :D :D :D

Here we go! John, can you move this to the main forum?
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WOW!! I am so freakin happy!

So it looks like you dont have to come to RI anymore.....

Nice fish, congrats on achieving the holy grail.


P.S. You know you might have gotten some frebee's if you said you got it on wood..... :D but there is always next time.

WOW! what a fat fish.........Congrats again..

DaveS, congrats on beautiful fish!! A true milestone:)

Nice work Dave!

Congrats!

Beautiful fish and congratulations!

:claps:

You da man!!!! Congrats!!!!!!!!!

Dave,

Nice job! Way to go:btu:

Great going DAVE, :btu:

WOW nice one dave :D

Great fish,

congratulations....

Nils:bounce: :claps:

Congratulations!!! :claps: :bounce: :btu:

You're not a virgin anymore!...

(like the rest of us!) :bc:

holy poop thats a nice fish.:eek: congrats. look at that things gut!!!!!!!!!

saweeeeeet!!!!!

Tis what I aspire to drag in sum day!!!!!!

WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AWESOME !!!!!!!!!

Congrats. from all at team seamonkey

Right on Dude! That's the stuff. Can you going to stop fishing now?

Dave,
Congrats, nice fish! So now tell us, what did it weigh?

Lucky son-of-a-gun. Congratulations. All that skill paid off. Say, now that you have reached the pinnacle of striper fishing, you looking to unload all your gear? :btu:

Thank you all for the kind words. I think my next goal is to take a 40# on the long rod. I always said that if and when I get a 50# fronm the place i caught this one, I would move on to some new kinda fishing, and now I gotta uphold that promise I made to my self.

So where'd you get it? Was it in Mass.??:confused: I'm dyin' to hear the play by play of this great battle.:drool:

Great fish!! Congrats! Is that a Jersey fish? You don't have to tell us the spot...just the State!

SWEET! what a beauty!:D I will make you Mr. June for the calender!:laughs: :laughs:

Way to go Dave. :D :D

Nice fat fish.

GREAT JOB Dave!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:bgi: :bgi:

Congrats!

I'd mortgage the house to have that baby mounted!

Mike

Dave congrats you deserve it. Hopefully you will make the next RI leg.

Oh I'll be there, would'nt dream of missing it. Matter of fact, I might be up next weekend for a little walk to the promised land. I need to catch a fish on a needle baaaaadly, bunkers are fun, specially when your gettin 10 fish over 25# a night, but after a while ya get this weird feelin' that ya smell kinda funny:think:.

Nice fish Dave congrats. Must have been a helluva battle! :D

Great fish !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good going!!!!!!!!!!!!

:D :D Way To Go My Man:D :D yyyyyeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhh

What a nice fish...Great catch Dave!

good job Dave :happy:

congrats dave!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great job Dave :btu:

Oh my God. OH MY GOD!!! OutSTANDing!!

Un-be-flippin-lievable!!! HOLY FISH!

Are you sure that isn't a neighbor's kid dressed up?? Thats an actual fish!??! MY LORD they come that big?!

I am floored!!!!

WAY TO GO! Beautiful. Congratulations, I like your style!

Good for you!:bgi: :bgi: :bgi: :bgi: :bgi: :bgi: :bgi: :bl2:

Nicely done! That thing is freakin huge! :eek: Still no story?!?!?

BUT TOTALLY AWSOME FISH!! CONGRATS I KNOW HOW HARD THAT IS TO DO!!:bgi: :jump: :jump:

Congrats Dave. That is quite a fish! Very hard to get a fifty these days. Best of luck with your next goal of getting the 40 on the fly rod! :)

NICE fish Dave and what a way to catch her on bunker my favorite!!!!!! To bad we don't get them around much anymore:( :( John is this fish on the front page yet????????

That is a fish of a lifetime for sure!!
Great Job Dave!!!!!!!

And for those that haven't met Dave before - he's a tall guy - what 6 3 or so?... That's a real nice fish!

What a slob, sweet fish Dave, welcome to the club :). Gee now what 60?

SWEEEEEEEEET Cow!!!! Nice going!:smokin:

Nice job Dave,
That's a monster!!!!
Later,
Rick

What a porker!:drool: Way to go!:kewl:

DaveS, that is totally awesome bud, GOOD FOR YOU!!!!!!! Nice cow buddy!!!

great fish dave. you deserve it.. looking for a flyrod???

DAVE my man that is one nice fish,now you can take the summer off:smash: CONGRATS BUD YOU DESREVE IT MAN:D

WOW

Nice job:btu:

Great fish there, Dave. Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :happy:

Congrats (again) Dave. I can't believe that comedian rained on your parade on SOL. If I ever do go to another Fling, and that JO is there, I may bounce a 3-1/2 oz Danny off his worthless head.

GRERREEEAAAAT accomplishment Dave,

Enjoy this as yo seem to have earned it the hard way.

I did'nt evn read it Mike lol, which guy?

Dude go to sleep no one will steal your fish ! LOL

I wish I could knew how you feel . when I caught my 44 # I felt lost and mad at the same time ( cause it was short of 50 ) . LOL

But now Im proud !
:D

he be the "BASS WHACKER" boom shakalack-ah ..... BOOM!
he went- he saw- he kicked BASS-ASS. NICELY done! BRAVO ! :)

AWESOME !!

gorgeous fish. many congrads.

excellent job........ your making me jealous :D

Very Nice Indeed. Great catch!!!!!!!!!!
Heres hoping your next slob is a 60 #.:cheers:

Nice work Dave!

Fish of a lifetime.

THAT'S A BEAUTY !!!!!!!! congrats dave .

:claps:Congratulations Dave:claps: You a hard core moe foe ya know!!:hihi: That ones gonna be hard for you ta beat. Will ya be mounting her??:blush:

i know if i had caught her i probably would have mounted her right there on the bea......OH YOU MEAN FOR THE WALL:smash: :smash: :smash: :smash: :smash: :smash: :smash:

AT redcrabber.

CONGRATS Dave NICE FISH...............

Thx Habs, thank you all.