It looks legit to me..
 

I am not an expert but I do know a bit about photo shopping, etc. I say the photo is likely legit. 100lbs? ...I don't think so but its a huge fish thats for sure. The World record LMB was tied by a guy in Japan I think. I agree, the world record LMB will bring far more cash than will a Striper.

I hate that guy . He has ruined every picture I have ever taken of a fish. Jeez dude, go play the lottery.:wall:

Congrats to the angler and thanks for releasing the fish.

makes a 50 look like a racer

come on really, a 25 pd fish is gonna get more press and money than a 80 pd plus fish thats not locked up in one body of water?? i hope this guy gets some real press, thats a hell of accomplishment and he caught it from shore, sir if you read this my hat goes off to you....thats something everyone on this site hopes for one way or another...

There are many X more LMB fisherman than striper fisherman. That's why there are so many more bass shows that surf fishing shows. As was said, if you have the world record striper and play your cards right, you'll do ok, but I doubt you'll become a millionaire
off it.

One thing to remember if you catch it, don't let anyone take a picture of it as once the picture gets out, I thought I read that you might loss control over it and any equipment manuf. might be able to use the picture with their product (doesn't sound right but I'd need a legal opinion on that).

The first picture I saw of that fish I thought was photo shopped but the 2nd looked real.

I wonder how much AH or BF would pay me if I caught it on their plugs:biglaugh:

Yes really. :uhuh:
Let me know when you are ready for your next lesson. :rtfm:

beautiful healthy looking fish. I do have my doubt about the picture do to certain shadows present and others apparently not but I'm willing to give the guy the benfit of the doubt (since I'm no picture expert) and say Congratulations.

CONGRATS!!!
 

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imho, the pic is REEL~~~
and only serves to confirm my view~~~
there ARE 80+, 90+, hundy pounders out there~~~

whichever the weight, NICE WORK, releasing that BEEETCH!!!
and i'll agree with the Nebulous One on it's worth; unless, of course,
one hires that momma jamoke Boras! he could sell you your own mother,
for the price of an orphanage, and have you believe SHE was the Virgin Mary :bl: :bl: :bl:

anytime.... i would welcome the conversation.... it kind of bothers me personally that people take freshwater fishing so dam serious, trout gets stocked, opening day makes me wanna throwup, large and small mouth fishing has oh boy o'berto written all over nowadays, i guess it's a good thing that not much money or sponsorship comes out of surfcasting in general....

B.S.

You'd cut the thing up and make sausages out of it...:laugha:

Look at bass pro shops for example A huge multi million dollar business owned privately... a business built on LMB fishing and hunting. Largemouth are found in just about if not all states in america.. striped bass are only on the east coast, california and southern oregon. Ok.. some small areas have land locked hybrid stripers.. but my point is that in this country there may be 15 million people who fish for LMB every year. The striped bass fishery is a fraction of that. Sure there are large tackle manufactures who market to LMB and stripers who are huge and could afford to sponsor someone or give prize money to the next world record holder, but the fact is this- they know that the real cash cow is LMB and that is where they focus their advertising money and sponsorships.. and as PaulS said... look at how many LMB fishing shows there are compared to striped bass fishing shows... there is no comparison.

Looks legit to me. Congrats to the Angler on letting her swim another day.

LMB is fishing NASCAR

nebe is 100% correct. If the world record SB was caught people in about 10 states would care. Drive around this country and you'll see bass boats everywhere. We used to chuckle that in Florida you'll see a 2 bedroom shack, broken down car, and a beautiful Ranger parked in the driveway.

i wish striper fishing was even LESS popular than it is...

In Vermont it's a couple of snowmobiles also.

give me a break!!!!
 

100 pound released striper!!= internet hoax!!

Makes me wanna get out and start fishing!

...with lots of garlic and oregano!!!:rotf2::uhuh:

100% legit - I know the "kid", his Dad, and people who fish with them.

They have been coming up this way every year for a week or two since the kid was 2 ft tall - good people, and good fishermen.

wow

Wow is right

My cousins best friends Uncles neighbors brother said it was taken on a BigFish plug.....but I can't confirm or deny!:rotf2:

The first pic looks.....hmmmm.....but the one on his lap looks real to me! Good for him!:uhuh:

The first pic made everyone question it I think mainly because of the "Sltwater Sportsman"esque holding of the fish far away from the body. The second pic gives a better perspective. I say mid 80's. Incredible that we will never know the exact weight too.

I definitely think he could have made some money on that fish, but like it was already said in MD where he most likely caught the fish it is C&R only right now.

Good for him on the release.
Most would have boxed it and said they caught it some place else just to be an Internet hero.
:kewl:

The latest I read on the other site reported the fish at 53" long with a 33.5" girth, giving it an approximate weight of 74.35 lbs according to the weight formula. WOW! I bet that fish may be one of the top 5 biggest bass ever caught from shore.

sorry if I missed this, but does anyone know what it was caught on?

Almost depressing to see, since most of us realize we will NEVER get a fish that big... I guess 50 is the new 30 these days

That's a fine looking cow! And she's still out there roaming around. Sharpen your hooks and change up those leaders gents and gals. Let the games begin!