Throw the book out!!!!
 

Bass,big bass in shallow water 68-72 by the hundreds. Mr Striper put me onto these fish the last 2 days. They are very picky but we managed to get a few 25lbers on snakes.Throw the book out on bass not liking warm water:jester:. I'am a believer now! Got a tag yesterday.:bounce:

Mr. Striper is a crafty son of a bitch. How many plugs did he scrounge out of you. Nice fish.

Tommy, extra milk one sugar, no french vanilla :wavey:

yes...NO french vanilla

Were you sight fishing with live bait to fish cruising the flats?

Didn't you hear? You can't catch big bass during the day.
:jump:

25#'er is a BIG Bass???

:huh: :huh: :huh:

since WHEN???

Its a decent fish Jess and one that did`nt get away :spin:.

Oh I apologize, I forgot some people on the site s#@t 50's and got tired of 60's the other day. You should slam him for boga'ing a baby fish like that.

ps: nice socks. :hihi:

The Book is for the blind :wave: Nice fishing and congrats... I second Likwid`s compliment on the high risers :hihi:

decent fish, No Doubt!
i like to call that size belly-fillers, Mike!!

just wondering about the definiton of quote,
"Bass, Big Bass"...................

imho, big bass start at 30#+.

then there's LAHHHGE bass at 40#+;

then there's TROPHY bass at 50#+;

then there's COW bass at 60#+;

then there's MONSTAH bass at 70#+;

then there's IGFA bass at 80#+;

then there's the 90# to 100#'ers + that fall into that
"stuff Striper Dreams are made of" class, and YES ~oh yes~
i do BELIEVE that she and her yearmates are out there for
sum lucky and skilled sumbeetch to land THE Striper of a Lifetime!!!

shore do hope it's me, or
someone from these pages...............as

The Good Lord knows the members here Fish Hard and Smart,
and are well deserving of the Prize ~~so magnificent~~ and
worthy the fruition of their relentless haunts!! :bl: :bl: :bl:

Taken by day while sight fishing in shallow water, that's a big fish in my book. Nice catch.

in the eye of the beholder, IMO

I'd have to agree with you on that.

Why would it be embarassing? Nice fish though Bill look like he is having trouble with gravity all compressed and all.

Good for him :musc: and I hope you are doing better Steve. You had us all worried there for awhile as Bill did to.

you need to build some credibility up. A guy fishing for 2 years from the surf and getting several 30s and losing a 60 just doesnt sit right with me. If I remember correctly, you got a new camera this year? Lets see some pics of you with a small 25 or larger and I'll forever shut my mouth.

If ya lost the fish...how do ya know it was a sixty:confused:

I have a spot that features heavy structure in shallow water (6' at low tide...) that ONLY works in early July- early Aug. when water temp there is at least 68- 72 degrees...

Have taken bass to 36 lbs. there in broad daylight on bunker (pogy), live & chunks... & lost much bigger ones to the structure! :doh:

Thus: I've long ago given up the notion that (big) Bass only want cool water! :hs:

A fish in hand is worth more then a whole school in the water reguardless of it's size....people put to much emphasis on size..it's all about getting out and enjoying ones self.

Cmon Jess, since when is a 25# not a nice bass? You know damn well you log a 25# you would be psyched. Cmon now.

all i have to say is this... last year my biggest was 24lb ... all season...

this year... I landed a 35lb and Sh*t my pants that I landed it in the surf... since that i have logged 13fish over 21lbs and each of them TO ME are big fish so that being said >>>>> I am fortunate that my season is my best (of only 3 years) and I would never tell someone a 25lber is only a decent fish...

with as many people on this board and only the few here and there posts of 25+ fish ... that in itself should say something.


Can't we all just get along... and be proud of another person catching a fish??? its really annoying that everything has to be a pissing battle on here... sometimes I feel we all are worse than women when it comes to bitching ...

How many times
 

have I seen on a sunny day in places with a lot of human activity in boats or splashing around in the water very big fish cruising through it all or smacking small baitfish right against a very shallow shore.

The more you learn expands the real book. The book in general is a nice guideline but is far away from the actual reality of what Striped Bass do and when they do it.

Hey, when I land a striper in a tidal river that's 30" (inches, not pounds)on my fly rod and 3" sand eel fly that screams line off my reel and takes 5 minutes to land I'm the happiest Mo-fo around!

Congrats on a gorgeous fish!

I have never landed a 25lb striper in my life!! I hope that changes everytime I hit the surf.

Catfish on the other hand.... damn near half dozen to 25+

Nice fish indeed.

Don't throw out the book until after you read it.

so how many 25# or larger fish have you landed??

:hidin:

compared to a 2.5# schoolie, 25# is a big fish. 10x bigger.

compared to a 50, it is still a decent size fish, only 1/2 as big, but not 1/10.

I am very happy to catch 25# fish, and consider it a very good trip. I know most others do as well.....

I have lost more sixties than I can shake a stick at.........go figure. Then I wake up, and can't remember what beach I was on.:fishin:

Three thoughts:

1) Nice fish

2) If the real "book" is ever written, it will say things like, "sometimes bass like warm water, sometimes cold" and "sometimes they like shallow water, sometimes deep"

3) Regarding size of fish.....come on. Of the seven categories of large fish quoted in the earlier post, there are three of those categories where there is a distinct possibility that nobody on the entire East Coast will catch a fish that large in a given year. (70-80, 80-90, 90+) For the overwhelming majority of surfbound anglers a 30 lb+ fish is the fish of the season, if not a lifetime. If this forum becomes a place where a 25 lb fish (during the day in shallow water, no less) can't be acknowleged as a great catch and a "big" fish, I think posts are losing touch with reality. Or maybe we need a new forum for people who only target fish over 60 lbs. :rolleyes:

All on 8wt with a 10lb tippet absolutely crushing the IGFA record right? :hihi: