Johnathan Lewie with his 55.1lb striper on June 16th, 2013

I'm not good at the calling pic's crap. Why is there white out in 2 spots that have nothing to do with location. Where is his right hand? And standing straight up feet crooked with a 55 with no strain?

Although the tail looks small (not questioning his catch) the only "white-out" I see, isn't really white out. Looks like the sun high-lighting the corner of his shirt. ??? and he's using 2 hands to hold her up, I think>>>

its June... people catch 50's

its June... people catch 50's

And 60's. The pic just doesn't look right.

The white spot below the dorsal and above the tail just jumped out. It even looks worked in the thumbnail. Like I said I'm NOT good at calling pic's crap this one just looked weird in a few ways. I didn't even question that FAKE world record pic a few weeks ago:rotf2: But for some reason this one didn't add up to me. There have been alot of 50's taken in the last week. And they will be replaced with bigger fish. This pic still has me scratching my head>

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I share your enthusiasm for making sure all the pictures are legit but man, you might think about getting another hobby to take up some of your time.:rotf2::rotf2:

If people have to perpetrate fraud to pump themselves up.....whatever......they have to live with themselves and the shame! I have more important things to do than worry about such trivialities! Don't concern yourself WPM......if the guy caught it all I have to say is congratulations and I move on! I don't want to waste any more time on this....I am trying to catch my own "50"......wish me luck! LOL!!:uhuh::fishin:

Best of luck Larry

You people are retarded. The white patches are the sun reflecting off of his shirt and pants.
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If you inspect the properties of the photo...you will see that the "program name" is

"Adobe Photoshop CS6"

enough said.

therefor retouched and faked.

Who cares?

White spots are as Eben says. shirt and pants in the sun.

Not convinced either way but relatively low stress for a fifty-something

No biggie

its June... people catch 50's

several of them and many 40s this past week....if you have a boat.

The head could be a cut and paste with the kerchief blending the transition to the body. Besides who wears kerchiefs besides fags and cowboys.
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If it was caught on a boat, its automatic -15 pounds ...

What I am saying is I hold a surf 35 equal accomplishment to a boat 50#

If you inspect the properties of the photo...you will see that the "program name" is

"Adobe Photoshop CS6"

enough said.

therefor retouched and faked.

so what? I used to use photoshop to re-size and file my pictures
it doesn't mean I altered them just like it does not mean for sure that this photo was altered.

I'm with bigfish, if it's fake, then the guy has to live with it.

maybe we can post a thread of all big fish pictures and see if the detectives can tell what is real or not

If people have to perpetrate fraud to pump themselves up.....whatever......they have to live with themselves and the shame! I have more important things to do than worry about such trivialities! Don't concern yourself WPM......if the guy caught it all I have to say is congratulations and I move on! I don't want to waste any more time on this....I am trying to catch my own "50"......wish me luck! LOL!!:uhuh::fishin:

Didn't say if he caught it or not. Just said the pic is way retarded. Especially to be published otw.
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If it was caught on a boat, its automatic -15 pounds ...

What I am saying is I hold a surf 35 equal accomplishment to a boat 50#

Sweet! I got two fittys already then!

If it was caught on a boat, its automatic -15 pounds ...

What I am saying is I hold a surf 35 equal accomplishment to a boat 50#

Words spoken as a true surfcaster Putski!

Sure seems that advances in modern electronics has almost made a mockery of the "boat 50" IMO.

I received several additional high-res pictures of this fish directly from the angler and have ZERO question of the fish's weight. He also landed a 53+ the same tide and they were both weighed on a certified scale. There have now been 11 50s caught off Block in the last 7 days including two 55's and a 58.

Why is it that it seems like every single big bass is being questioned this year? Did that ding-dong in Canada really make us all that skeptical?

I share your enthusiasm for making sure all the pictures are legit but man, you might think about getting another hobby to take up some of your time.:rotf2::rotf2:

Lmao.ha ha.
55# isn't that hard to hold up, hey Jay drop the pen and mouse and come work with me for a week,ya wuss!
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I saw another pic of this fish on the OTW page in front of the tackle shop where it was weighed in that looked legit..
here is the link:
Two 55lb Stripers Weighed on Back to Back Days (http://www.onthewater.com/two-55lb-stripers-weighed-on-back-to-back-days/)

If you inspect the properties of the photo...you will see that the "program name" is

"Adobe Photoshop CS6"

enough said.

therefor retouched and faked.

The Photoshop reference is local to your PC. :smash: JPG files do not carry that kind of information. On your PC, JPG files default to Photoshop. My PC JPG photos open with Windows Picture Gallery. I do agree that there is something unsettling about the photo.

There have now been 11 50s caught off Block in the last 7 days including two 55's and a 58.


And everyone ended up dead probably. :(
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^ 11 less 50's swimming is what we should be talking about!
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What ^ said.

I saw another pic of this fish on the OTW page in front of the tackle shop where it was weighed in that looked legit..
here is the link:
Two 55lb Stripers Weighed on Back to Back Days (http://www.onthewater.com/two-55lb-stripers-weighed-on-back-to-back-days/)

That is a big fish and still not straining, he is just strong. The picture Westportmafia was questioning did look a little weird to me too, but the one in this link you posted makes it official. It's real!

Not to open a can of worms, but I wonder if these guys would have kept these big fish if the tourney didn't exist?

Not to open a can of worms, but I wonder if these guys would have kept these big fish if the tourney didn't exist?

2012 Striper Cup Weigh Ins (http://www.onthewater.com/striper-cup/2012-striper-cup-leaderboard/fish-caught-in-2012/)

Official "kill report" of last years cup. Starting at 13.8 lbs.....Seems OTW has some responsibility to at least try to discourage entering fish that have no shot at winning. How is a 13 lbs fish even legal length?

OTW is just another industry exploiting the fishery.

Cool nice to see someone's getting it done!
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2012 Striper Cup Weigh Ins (http://www.onthewater.com/striper-cup/2012-striper-cup-leaderboard/fish-caught-in-2012/)

Official "kill report" of last years cup. Starting at 13.8 lbs.....Seems OTW has some responsibility to at least try to discourage entering fish that have no shot at winning. How is a 13 lbs fish even legal length?

OTW is just another industry exploiting the fishery.

They could easily come up with a better way to do it. They weigh stations should be able to post up the weight the day the fish was weighed. And the board would be updated immediately rather than a month later. And anyone who weighs a smaller fish than the top leaders could be penalized. Doesn't make sense to have such a huge contest and have the most outdated method of running a leaderboard

Cool nice to see someone's getting it done!
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Heard it was on an Eel M'cBob

2012 Striper Cup Weigh Ins (http://www.onthewater.com/striper-cup/2012-striper-cup-leaderboard/fish-caught-in-2012/)

Official "kill report" of last years cup. Starting at 13.8 lbs.....Seems OTW has some responsibility to at least try to discourage entering fish that have no shot at winning. How is a 13 lbs fish even legal length?

OTW is just another industry exploiting the fishery.

I like how in the RI fishing report they mention that they hope people are letting the 50's go, meanwhile they sponsor a kill tournament. They can't have it both ways. Totally hypocritical.

Heard it was on an Eel M'cBob

Ouch :(

I agree with Steve K. Pick a side of the fence.
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Heard it was on an Eel M'cBob

Ouch :(

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LMAO

. So 11 fish at the end of their life were taken. God forbid we concern ourselves with the thousands of good eating fish taken every weekend. Just because its a fifty guys get their pants in a ruffle.
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Cool nice to see someone's getting it done!
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Vic, there are lots of us getting it done. Just some of us are not killing every big fish we get. Personally, my partner and I have killed maybe 4 fish out of probably well over 100 legal fish. Those 4 fish were gut hooked. All were eaten.

By the way, I have no problem with guys keeping fish. It's why we do this thing.

Retards? Fags?

I guess a conspiracy theory brings out the best in people.

-spence

when you go out to stick fish with hooks, some are going to die. and when you spend money on gear, boats ect, its your right to take a fish home. Its the nature of the beast. its what we do. 1 @ 36" and be done with the BS.

That 50 is legit. When the wind lays down ill be out to stick my own 50 by any means necessary.

I'm behind a desk 65 hours a week. I'm happy to see fish pics. It reminds me of what they look like :(

Agreed. I will never begrudge anyone who keeps their legal limit of fish. Rec or commercial. Hell keep 2 65# fis!! Release the 28-32 inch fish. Do I agree with seeing folks take 28 1/8" Long fish, not personally. But they're within the law.
I'd love to see a table fish and trophy fish type slot limit in ri. But the want just isn't there.. And well the enforcement... Is a joke at best.

I like it when other fishermen do well :) good on them! Big fish don't happen accidentally or from lack of preparation or we'd all have multiple 50's and 60's under our belts :) again good to see someone's getting it done :)

when you go out to stick fish with hooks, some are going to die. and when you spend money on gear, boats ect, its your right to take a fish home. Its the nature of the beast. its what we do. 1 @ 36" and be done with the BS.

That 50 is legit. When the wind lays down ill be out to stick my own 50 by any means necessary.

Wind has been a PIA most of this week. Thursday morning was hell. This morning wasn't as bad but still crappy.

Retards? Fags?

I guess a conspiracy theory brings out the best in people.

-spence

Retarded fags are the best. Save me a slice of that pie!
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Retarded fags are the best. Save me a slice of that pie!
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Won of course. People were flabbergasted by it...
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Sunlight shirt and pants

Words spoken as a true surfcaster Putski!

Sure seems that advances in modern electronics has almost made a mockery of the "boat 50" IMO.

I caught more big fish from shore DZ, I must be a slow learner
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Won of course. People were flabbergasted by it...
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I was flabbergasted by the description of it. Good job
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You people are retarded. The white patches are the sun reflecting off of his shirt and pants.
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.....and people who throw the word retarded around are nothing but ignorant fools.
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. So 11 fish at the end of their life were taken. God forbid we concern ourselves with the thousands of good eating fish taken every weekend. Just because its a fifty guys get their pants in a ruffle.
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My pants are always ruffled.
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"Fags" "retarded" Really? How about ignorant?

Fags, retarded, ignorant. The list goes on. I have 20 slang words for each of the above. Stop being part of the United States of the Sensitive! I know and associate with Fags and Retarded people. And I have blacks as part as my mostly white family. If you are gonna get pissed off about racial or retard jokes because a family member fits the description you may as well just become a born again Christian. And I have no jokes about born agains at all just true stories!
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Amen.
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Guys I get It I am by far the least PC person on the planet. I know when you use that word you are throwing an insult to someone who does not fall in the category. However if you spend time with an individual with special needs regardless of who they are the word starts to work its way as far as possible from your vocabulary. It is what it is. But at some point in time utilizing a word like that as an insult you have to realize that people with special needs might hear that word muttered about them under others breath or to their face etc. the word takes on a whole new level of ignorance.
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Guys I get It I am by far the least PC person on the planet. I know when you use that word you are throwing an insult to someone who does not fall in the category. However if you spend time with an individual with special needs regardless of who they are the word starts to work its way as far as possible from your vocabulary. It is what it is. But at some point in time utilizing a word like that as an insult you have to realize that people with special needs might hear that word muttered about them under others breath or to their face etc. the word takes on a whole new level of ignorance.
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Thank you Jackbass. It bothered me also - I never thought I'd see those words here.

Thank you Jackbass. It bothered me also - I never thought I'd see those words here.

Likewise. I'm regularly surprised that people still use that word.

(also very far from politically correct).

pictures can be decieving... I've had pictures of 20lb class that looked like they were 50+.... I've had pictures of fish in the high 50's that looked every bit of it... fish in the low 50's that looked like they were 30lbs.... some one posted an old picture here ( from 1986)of me in Surfland with my 61... imediatly there were several "photo shop" claimes... why because the picture was black and white... the original is on the "big boy" wall in surfland ( a long with 4 other 50+ fish pictures of mine)every one needs to chill... as others have said if it is "fraud" they will have to live with it... it's fishing season... time for everyone to step away from the computer and fish.. i know i have..

. So 11 fish at the end of their life were taken. God forbid we concern ourselves with the thousands of good eating fish taken every weekend. Just because its a fifty guys get their pants in a ruffle.
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End of their life only because they were caught. End of their life in the same way a 53 year old guy on this board is at the end of their life. Natural life expectancy for a striped bass is 30 years. 52" and 53" fish are approximately 19 years old. They have almost 40% of their life expectancy remaining. They are rare because ~half the bass in the legal age classes are removed each year. Kill less catch more.

Guys I get It I am by far the least PC person on the planet. I know when you use that word you are throwing an insult to someone who does not fall in the category. However if you spend time with an individual with special needs regardless of who they are the word starts to work its way as far as possible from your vocabulary. It is what it is. But at some point in time utilizing a word like that as an insult you have to realize that people with special needs might hear that word muttered about them under others breath or to their face etc. the word takes on a whole new level of ignorance.
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well said.

If people have to perpetrate fraud to pump themselves up.....whatever......they have to live with themselves and the shame! I have more important things to do than worry about such trivialities! Don't concern yourself WPM......if the guy caught it all I have to say is congratulations and I move on! I don't want to waste any more time on this....I am trying to catch my own "50"......wish me luck! LOL!!:uhuh::fishin:

:uhuh::wave:

Fagabeefee? Tell me the movie, you win a prize. You must however match it with ZIGGYBUMWA. It was a commercial.

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sunlight on clothing

This is the kind of BS that keeps me away from the boards these days. If you're gonna call someone out you'd best be prepared to put the same effort into an apology.

If you're gonna call someone out you'd best be prepared to put the same effort into an apology.

That should be in some people's Signature Line.....

End of their life only because they were caught. End of their life in the same way a 53 year old guy on this board is at the end of their life.

How many 53 year old women are in the Prime of their Reproductive life?

Guys, knock off the "Retard & Fags & Gay" and the like. It is unnecessary and you can still be funny without the dumbassery.

Johnathan Lewie with his 55.1lb striper on June 16th, 2013

I'm not good at the calling pic's crap. Why is there white out in 2 spots that have nothing to do with location. Where is his right hand? And standing straight up feet crooked with a 55 with no strain?

I dun no!
How about this one,,, real or fake

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This is the kind of BS that keeps me away from the boards these days. If you're gonna call someone out you'd best be prepared to put the same effort into an apology.

What should I apologize for I never questioned the fish it was weighed in and I was obviously aware of that in the beginning. I thought the pic was screwed with before they posted it and thought it looked bad.
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What should I apologize for I never questioned the fish it was weighed in and I was obviously aware of that in the beginning. I thought the pic was screwed with before they posted it and thought it looked bad.
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I saw a picture of you and thought the same thing. Then I realized the pic was fine and you're just hideous looking.

thanks to the internet fishing sites,i no longer have to spend money on comic books.

and as far as bandanas and the like,check out all the pro snowboarders,and freeride skiers,far from gay,but all decked out in the latest bandanas

Looks like a buff not a kerchief

I saw a picture of you and thought the same thing. Then I realized the pic was fine and you're just hideous looking.

I was trying to get on your pro staff. I thought being ugly was the most important part

How many 53 year old women are in the Prime of their Reproductive life?

MMMMMMM, that thought keeps me up late at night just dreamin about it........

I was trying to get on your pro staff. I thought being ugly was the most important part
White bucket, White Boots and Giant White Sunglasses your in!

White bucket, White Boots and Giant White Sunglasses your in!

And it doesn't hurt to be really ugly and have a repulsive personality like me.

Hey, I have another opening on it if you're interested. I think you and Jay would round it out nicely.

And it doesn't hurt to be really ugly and have a repulsive personality like me.

I happen to be overqualified at both!

Fagabeefee? Tell me the movie, you win a prize. You must however match it with ZIGGYBUMWA. It was a commercial.

Midnight Madness.

Who cares get out and fish!!!
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How many 53 year old women are in the Prime of their Reproductive life?

There is no evidence of a decrease in fecundity in 20 year old class striped bass relative to smaller fish. They still produce millions more viable eggs than smaller fish. 200 years go, a human woman would rarely outlive fertility. Human women release one egg at a time. A 53" fish released could produce tens of millions of viable eggs over the remainder of its life. The science is clear. There are a lot of reasons put out there for killing bigger fish, but they are pretty much never supported by science.
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When we kill all the big fat fish and release the skinny long or small fish, we are removing from the gene pool the fish that could breed more big fat fish.
Letting big health fat fish live will promote more big fat healthy fish in the future.
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