Congratulations

Greg fishes out of a tin boat in CT.Fish was weighed in with many there to witness. Talk about red gills are silly, if you have fished in the Back Eddy tournament the last two years you would know what a freezer burned fish looks like.Apparently Greg,who is a really big person,has not decided to pursue a world record and yes, he had some type of panic attack and left his own party with the fish in tow.I think,after reading of McReynolds travails, that he made a good decision.However,gone are endorsement deals,boats and any other freebies he would certainly garner for his considerable efforts.I know if I caught a World Record fish or even an IGFA class record it would be on a product with benefits,not a live eel.Welcome to tournament fishing...and the microscope that surrounds worthy accomplishments.

Congrats Greg wish ya the best!
I can't imagine catching a fish of that magnitude. That bass is probably as old as me give or take a couple of years...

Sweet fish. Hope all you jealous anglers out there tryin to crap on it keep gettin crapped on by the fish gods and keep catching those giant schoolies you exagerate with photo shop to make them look legitamit. LOL Me I'll just plain drool all over myself with jealousy an keep tryin to beat 60 or another fish over 50 on another one of my plugs.Damn but thats one sweet fish.

First off, congrats to the angler. Anything in the area of the record deserves recognition.

Who knows, Chris, maybe the guy jus doesn't know how to handle fish. Looks like the picture was taken of the side that was laying down in the cooler. He may have just tossed it in and put bags of ice on top of it. The side that isn't red from the blood pooling is all lumpy from the ice.
Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device

The guy has a clue....I'd do the same...hunker down and think about value exploitation and promotion...the quietuses me think this fella is smart...CT fish in august...ever here of a guy named Sherwood Lincoln?
Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device

Congratulations. You shoulda claimed the record.
It's a crying shame that there are so many jealous pricks out there who have to ruin what others have done because they can't do it themselves.

BB
AMEN >>>>>>>>>>:buds:

Me, too.
You're known for having a knack at catching large fish, how much BS comes your way? Not realizing that they ruin the experience for themselves as well.
I'm glad and proud to have shaken you're hand , Joe.

He is having the fish certified by the IGFA for the world record . He said

There’s another rumor he can put to rest: Reports that Myerson won’t enter the fish as a world record? Bunk, he says.

“I’d be an ass if I didn’t, wouldn’t I?” Yet at the same time, he says, “I don’t care about the world record. I broke my all-time record, and that’s what really matters to me.

Nice
Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device

Wow what a fish. This thread is just as interesting covers the range of human emotions from admiration to flat out envy and resentment. A mini social experiment.. Great fish that guys is a stud. Of course he went to URI all the best fisherman come from there. Class of 83. lol

LOL those that can't always resent those that due. It's why the ankle biters association is so big in our society.I laugh at them and tell them their jealousy flatters me. They don't realize that to those if us that do and can they don't mean anything to us and we laugh at their resentment.They;re sad people that make their own problems we just keep doing.Nice to see a great fish landed by a good fisherman instead of someone that won't appreciate what it really means.

Congrats to Greg that dude is a fishing machine!!
Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device

Hopefully he has a valid fishing license
Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device

I want one of those.
Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device

BRAVO!:buds:

Here is a shot from FS site

Congratulations to the angler, that is a true feat! Gaining fame this fast has to make your head spin. Can't wait to read the story.

What a fish! Hope he gets the record. Congrats to him
Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device

What does that tape say - 50"?

I was at a marina (not mine) this morning and I heard some of the most outrageous stories about this fish.Like:
All beat up. Was really caught by a dragger. Full of rebar and lead.

Personally, I believe it's the real deal and the guy has a history of big fish so why would he lie?

Who woulda thunk it- a 50" 82lb. striper.

I always figured a bass that heavy would go 65"+ .
Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device

Note to self: When I catch the new world record striper......let it go as fast as I can and tell no one.:uhuh:

:buds:

I've caught plenty of 20lb fish that were all beat up, these fish ply there trade in the rocks you know..

Larry-You wouldn't have to do that. You are a known entity whose credibility is above reproach.

When such a prized record falls guys will always cast a suspicious eye, especially when the details are as ... Interesting ...as they are here: 1) The guy won't seek the IGFA record, 2) The fish is short for its weight, 3) The fish is entered in, and will likely win, a major contest, 4) Said contest does not require the fish be cut open to see if it has been loaded, 5) The fish was caught in Connecticut, 6) By a relative unknown...

Being a skeptic does not make one a jealous a$$hole as some would like to believe.
Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device

:rotf2:

There is more information on the Field and Stream site, good story, hats off to the angler
http://www.fieldandstream.com/photos...d-striped-bass

Looks like it will be submitted too: "There’s another rumor he can put to rest: Reports that Myerson won’t enter the fish as a world record? Bunk, he says. “I’d be an ass if I didn’t, wouldn’t I?”

Some poor bastard broke this fish off too, there was a hook and leader in its jaws :smash:

49" and 82 lbs?? That don't make sense.

And they call it a 54" striper in the article??

That's a RHM fish