I'm not really ragging on the guy or anybody else who kills a fish like that. I won't go as far to say that I can even come close to figuring out what our problem is up here and don't find fault in what is happening in waters south of here. I'm just curious as to how old a fish like that is and what the guy is going to do with it after the pics are taken. It's a major accomplishment to land that fish and my hat is off to him.

Awesome Fish congrats to the angler

Thats a big ass fish.....Good Job!!

I would have kept that fish in a second.....wouldnt even have thought otherwise.

Me to

me THREEEE!

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on another note,

that Supa COW only adds 15 pts to their totals.
since they have 10 feesh entered all ready,,,,,,,,,

drop the bottom fish and the difference between the 2
is only 15.85. nice accomplishment at any rate!!!

congrats =)

There will be more than 15.85lbs upgrade.... See the updates tommorow ;-) That wasnt the only fish wieghed in the last few days!

am well aware that you have others to be added!
my comment was referring to THAT specific feesh, bro!

you guys are having an amazing run of BOAT caught stripers,
and are no doubt the Team to BEAT,,,,,,,,,,and BEAT you, we WILL!!

only time and tides and screamin' drags and tightened lines will tell~~~

Kenny, some people will never get it....:smash:

That's an awesome catch!! ...good for him.

If some people had half a clue as to how much time and effort is put in by some,,,,...they'd learn to keep their mouth shut and learn to be silently jealous, ...I for one, am loudly ENVIOUS!...slight difference. :drool:

Not sure about the guy in the pic, but very few on here could follow YOU around for a week,,,,....cases of RedBull would still not be enough,,, still waiting for a pic of a 70 caught by your hands :uhuh:

....has been seen on this board somewhere...LOL

i am not jealous, and have given Kenny and
his team mates HUGE props for every Cow caught.

but within the spirit of this thread, and his other one about
"such and such ###age weighed in for The Cup,,,,,,,,,,,blah,blah,blah, TEAM REEL DEAL" <<<<that is ALL GOOD!!!

it is still okay for me to speak about the numbers with respect to how these magnificent beetches impact their board vs ours!!!
and i mean no disrespect to either angler~~~ just stating the FACTS and determining how steep the mountain may, or may not, be!!

and i TOTALLY AGREE, 1,000%, ad infinitum!!!
~~FIX the POGIES~~ ~~1 @ 36"~~

carry on, gents~~~ :grins: :grins: :grins:

Thats true, if people did get it, we wouldnt have so many beuatoful breeding fish killed for a stupid contest. We'd be practicing catch and release and preserving the fish so we can catch them again. Not to worry, soon, you'll get it.

I can asure you, That fish would of been DEAD weather it was in a stupid contest or not... How many people do you honestlty think would of released that fish??? I wish I had caught that fish but Good for Frankie, hope he wins the month and wins 10K with it!! All my buddies know I do my best to promote catch and release and get tired at me bitchin' at them, I even get a little carried away scolding my clients when they want to kill everything. My boats released a 51 and numerouse 40's this year... Yeah, so many of us like a little competition, it keeps us young at heart.. To each their own..

What happened to all the Bass when the pogies disapeared in Narragansett bay this year?????

Jimmy,you're full of crap,stop ragging on a guy who caught the fish of a lifetime and give some props to the old codger.That would be hanging on 98% of our walls,end of story.
There was good fishing outside the bay for a good amount of time,lots of big ones caught by those who know how to fish for large.

Seems like most who bitch about people keeping such fish....have never been so fortunate??!!!! I would bet they would sing a different tune if they caught it!!!! BANK ON IT!!!:uhuh:

Agreed that there was quite a bit of large caught right outside the bay, but what happened to all the fish inside, the ones that consisted most of the Rhode island Spring Com Quota the last few Years???

This is 100 Percent correct!!! Or have they even come remotely close....

I'm surprised no "bait is easy" posts yet.

I never ragged on anyone, just blucrab. And trust me, Im not full of crap. I practice what I preach. I've gone back to the slip on many occasions when I forgot my camera. Just in case I did catch the fish of a lifetime. I guess I'm that 2%.
A week after you catch a fish like that you're left with a memory and a picture. Thats it. So why keep it? The end result is the same. Hey look at my trophy fish - I have some fillets in the freezer! A pic is all that matters. Dont mean to derail the thread. Its a great fish and an accomplishment. IMHO its a greater accomplishment to let it go.

I don't think the bait was the same as the last few years and I heard the bay fishing reflected such.That's why Jimmy has his panties in a bunch.

Huh? What does my fishing have to do with this? I released all the fish I caught in previous years.
And for your info, there where PLENTY of bunker in the bay this year. They never disappeared, but come mid-June they are mostly way up in the rivers, sometimes they are in a few harbors. This year was the same as previous years bait wise. Stripers are a different story.

Jimmy,why keep it?
$10,000.00 reasons to keep it
or at least a $1,000.00 in prizes for a monthly.
If you choose not to participate,good for you. I'm sure the fish rest easier knowing you abstain.

Why is it when someone keeps a trophy fish...which they are legally entitled to.....and they make the choice to do so as they earned it, some people have to piss all over the place???!!!!! Why can't people keep their personal negative opinions out of a positive thread????

I rest easier knowing I dont contribute to the decline of a gamefish. We all have to answer to ourselves in the end. I dont hold anything against anyone in the striper cup, commercial fisherman or anyone who keeps their limit. i get pissed when people with an opinion against the majority get jumped on and called jealous or other things, which is foolish. From my view, some guys out here just want to plan their lips firmly on the a$$ of great fisherman, they dont have the balls to speak their minds. If you dont want an opinion, dont post.

The only logical way you can keep from contributing to the decline of striped bass is to not fish for them at all! Again though....why do people have to piss all over a thread to voice their own little agendas???

You guys have a serious Problem with the bait and it WILL Keep getting worse... In NJ this year we had the Pogie boats, Arc Bait and Several boats from NC in our waters... What does that say? New England is getting wiped out and so is the south.... The Boats were kicked out a few years ago to limit them .6 miles offshore. Wish that was enough because this year they made it up this way and wiped out all the bait that was normally hanging .6 toa few miles out. It got really ugly here. just look at all the threads "Bunker wars" on some of the other boards. Well I can say, although the damage was done with pogies and pitch forking dead bass, rest assured those boats will not be allowed in state waters next year.... All the Charter Boats and rec guys banded together and did something about it! The sit back, watch, do nothing but bitch about it attitude did alot of damage up in new england, first herring and now pogies.... It will get worse, along with the fishing, most impacted will be the surf guys since those pogies gravitate to harbors, rivers. When they pour in and pour out what is waiting? Just look at the surf catches of NJ and Long Island the last few years... In the late 90's early 2000's it was horrible, now look at it... Fix The bait!!

Im not pissin on the guys fish, Im aiming at those who attacked the previous posts. read the thread.

I have read it! The thread was posted to congratulate a fellow angler on a great accomplishment!! If you can't stay in line with the purpose of the thread then you are "off topic" and should start your own thread about catch and release!

point taken, I will graciously bow out.

Striped bass are NOT a gamefish Jimmy. Maybe that is a good place to start.
I don't know the angler and have never heard of him either,he could just be lucky for all I know. In my opinion that fish deserved an attaboy. I don't plan on"planning" my lips anywhere near him.I must admit Bloo was smooching up to Ken a little too much though.Ken, please send Bloo an autographed picture for the headboard.

Congrats to the angler, that is an awesome fish ( and I would have that fish in the box in a heart-beat ).....
It also appears that this was not so random ( lucky).... Mr. Noto is on the board in the window in the 2nd picture with a 50+ fish already weighed in.