just got word from a trusted source of a 61# caught by a 13 year old kid up in Rhode Island. Boat fish, but caught about 100' from shore.

Fish was only 49" in length but had a 34" girth.

The original author of this post might be around these parts, but I just couldn't help posting this. Stay tuned for confirmations...13yrs old and 61#...wow, how will this kid ever fish again for stripers? How do you out do 61#'s?!? LOL - wish I had that problem.

Uhhhhhh............:eek:

Originally posted by beachwalker
Uhhhhhh............:eek:

Whadda matta, BeachWalker? Cat got your tongue yet?:p

Uhhhhhh............ :eek:

Well, well, looky here, are you the 13 yrs old who caught the 60 lber?:D

Oh, to be that 13 yr old :p

Hahahaha, the time of the beginning of our puberty. And a full of dorky and embarassing memories of our pre-adolescence....:( I remembered how my father tried to teach me about sex education...It was very hilarious and he got pissed.:o

Drunk ?!!

No, he couldn't explain it to me.

details details.......

I was at the tackleshop where it was weighed in and yes its true

61.20lbs 49".


What a fish!!!

No details to tell ya except it was caught from a boat with a rod and reel!! And yes it was the first striper caught by the 10yr old.




Russ

krap........

WOW.......wonder how much the kid weighed!!!!!! :eek:

Forget the 50's?????????????? huh

Ya know, what a second here....49" and 61 lbs?....that thing must have been a football........I've gotten one at 48" and it was only 36 lbs....and THAT one had a big belly on it.......

Not saying it's not for real, but......:confused:

I posted this elsewhere yesterday - Bud8 - musta missed ya...

Just got back from Ericksons B&T where the owner told me to check the cooler. I know he wouldn't if there was anything less than a 50 in it. He asked me to guess the weight so I picked it up and it was freakin' HUGE. Biggest bass I've ever lifted I guessed 50 long by 33 girth and 58 pounds - well it went 49x34 and 61. Well, a thirteen year old kid caught a 61 pound bass within 100 feet of shore - incredible....

The fish was taken aboard Capt Mike Neto's Boat. He is also the one that won the MSBA Tourniment

WOW!!!

That's one fat belly......WOW.......

Congrats to the Kid......:cool: :cool:

Congradulations :happy: :happy: :happy: to that 13 year old. He will remember that for the rest of his life:cheers: :jump: :walk: :walk: :walk:

:eek5: :eek5: :eek5: :eek5:

WOW!
Grats to that kid!

13?
fish musta been as big as him!

This boy must have passed his manhood rite.:D

Originally posted by JohnR
I posted this elsewhere yesterday - Bud8 - musta missed ya...



The fish always go to the fishermen:D

It does sound a little short for its weight...but not impossible:

http://www.stripersurf.com/ageweight.html


My 58#'er was 53" long....it "should have" weighed 68# from the chart. I would rather have an overweight fish then a starving one.

Crap!!! what a lucky kid!!! his father must have been crapping in his pants, seeing his own kid outdo him...

That kid will forever remember his first striper, that's for sure.

Congrats to that kid, if he ever sees tis post!!!!

:happy: :happy: :happy:

Originally posted by Mr. Sandman
It does sound a little short for its weight...but not impossible:

http://www.stripersurf.com/ageweight.html


My 58#'er was 53" long....it "should have" weighed 68# from the chart. I would rather have an overweight fish then a starving one.

I think those old charts considered fork length instead of overall.

Using the Girth x Girth x Lenght / 800 method shows the fish at 70#s so for it to be 61 is certainly reasonable. I lifted this fish myself and can attest to it's size...

I don't deny it...a 61 is a monster...no matter what the dimensions!

I wonder if its the 66 I heard about, and its just gained a few lbs in the news traveling?:confused: That kid is ruined for life now, unless he starts fishing for shark or tuna. Killer catch though;)

Measurements don't surprise me......

Most of the giants are always going to be abnormal fish.

Think about it....if you're an alien fishing for big humans with cheeseburgers as bait, you're not going to win the tournament catching the 35 year old guy who might still go to the gym a few times a week and buys his cloths off the rack at the department store. You're going to win catching the obscenely huge slob who buys his cloths from some obscure website for abnormally large people.

Same goes for stripers......the really big ones will rarely have the same proportions as the overall sample size.

i like that analogy blitz.

man, that's one lucky kid.

Are there any pics anywhere?...

Where in Rhody?...

Don,
Pics were taken that day at the bait shop but I havent been there since so I dont know if they have been developed and posted yet?

I can also confirm that this fish was 61.20 lbs.

Weighed on certified digital scale that all the RISAA members weigh there fish with.

If you saw the belly on this fish you wouldnt even ? her weight.
Not to mention the size of her head!


Russ

From Ctfisherman, apologies if it is a repeat. Dave

I mated today for Captain Scott Anderson on the Kingfisher out of Noank. We had a group of guys from long Island who wanted to catch some light tackle stripers. We grabbed some Hickory shad for bait and ran over to the Watch Hill Reefs. We Three-wayed the shad with 3 oz. sinkers in about 30 feet of water. Every single fish they caught was HUGE. The biggest striper measured 54 inches and weighed in at 55lbs It was caught by a 12 year old kid Whats amazing is we also caught a 52inch 50.5lb fish earlier. We also had a 40lbder and a 42lbder. There were some fish also that looked to be over 30lbs that we didn't weigh. I have never seen a day like this. Capt. Scott really has some great spots and great techniques. What kind of irked me was I have been fishing for 20 years and this kid who had only been fishing once before landed that big fish Another thing thats really scary is we broke off two fish that were even bigger .... Maybe , Scott can post some pictures. I'm tired!

Mike