The biggest fish I caught this season was 40 inches - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

striprman · 11-12-2006, 08:05 PM

lost a couple much bigger, in mid August on the full moon and a couple days after that

How'd you do ?

Slipknot · 11-12-2006, 09:34 PM

can you translate that to pounds please?

I usually hate the full moon
better luck next time

I think my best so far this year was 34 pounds

riverrat2 · 11-12-2006, 11:43 PM

37lbs from the boat low 20lbs from the surf. Surf sucked for me this season but didnt spend as much time as usual in it. Next season will be different.....

nightprowler · 11-13-2006, 12:03 AM

around 35 lbs, didn't have a scale and fish was released.

nightprowler · 11-13-2006, 12:05 AM

june was my best month for quality, may was best for quantity, and the middle of oct was had solid numbers with decent quality,but nothing over 24 lbs

numbskull · 11-13-2006, 07:10 AM

Didn't break 30 lbs this year, but caught plenty of fish in the 20's plugging and, more importantly, had a blast doing it.

NIB · 11-13-2006, 08:19 AM

AT least 60 fish bigger than 40 inches.40 inches is only around 20-25 lbs.I know I had a few trips where I caught 20 fish bigger than that..One afternoon,From 12-4 when I had to leave, my brother an I basically alone had em every cast.I had 4 or 5 over 35 lbs that day..
All surf..
Next yr i'm gonna try to keep a accurate log of the happenings.It'll be tough as time was short.Fish, work, fish sleep.I was on 4-5 hrs for a month putting wet gear on every trip.Tyin leaders,changing hooks an dryin plugs took all my spare time..
NJ ain't the land of twinkies anymore...

RIROCKHOUND · 11-13-2006, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by numbskull

Didn't break 30 lbs this year, but caught plenty of fish in the 20's , more importantly, had a blast doing it.

Numbskull just summed up my season....
fair number of 18-25lb fish in May/June and Sept/Oct with several larger than 25 but nothing over 30.

fish4striper · 11-13-2006, 09:33 AM

One 30 lber, a few others close to it. Caught tons of small fish, its all good, many nice days on the water.

bart · 11-13-2006, 10:47 AM

best was about 25 lbs...only fished about a 1/3 as much as i normally do though....

BillyBlanks · 11-13-2006, 11:01 AM

My season sounded a lot like Bart's. Biggest one was about 25lbs on a plug. Spent a lot of time with the fly rod, caught a ton of schoolies, and decent size blues. Also got a good amount of snook in FL. Trying to get back down south for some Tarpon this winter.

Mike P · 11-13-2006, 12:51 PM

32.75# officially, was the biggest I weighed. I don't think I released anything bigger, altho it's possible

I did the "early release" thing on a couple of possibles, too.

luds · 11-13-2006, 01:07 PM

I came close to the 30# mark but I don't think I passed it. I can't be sure because the only fish over 20#'s that I kept was 40" and 25 pounds. I did have a few fish in the 43-44" range. Most likely just high twenties.

BrianS · 11-13-2006, 01:07 PM

Biggest bass? 27.5

Inches
not lbs

it was a BAAAAAAAD year... but in retrospect, i had to go out when i could.... my wife being pregnant and then giving birth in august... so im happy.. i got the best catch of all in my son

but for fish... it was a BAAAAAAD year

The Dad Fisherman · 11-13-2006, 01:30 PM

I had 3 fish over 25 lbs. this year, biggest being 27.5

Considering I had never caught one 25 or better before this year, I gotta say I'm happy w/ this year.

30 lb'er next years goal

luds · 11-13-2006, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

I had 3 fish over 25 lbs. this year, biggest being 27.5

Considering I had never caught one 25 or better before this year, I gotta say I'm happy w/ this year.

30 lb'er next years goal

Congrats TDF! Nothing wrong with that. Any on your plugs?

Pete F. · 11-13-2006, 05:41 PM

I caught some nice fish, much bigger in RI and Mass than ME. I still want the real big one. And almost all on my plugs or teasers.

Slingah · 11-13-2006, 05:48 PM

size wise one of the worst years ever for me..........fishing wise, one of the best

vanstaal · 11-13-2006, 06:02 PM

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Christian · 11-13-2006, 06:52 PM

43" not sure on weight.

NEXT2NUN · 11-13-2006, 07:27 PM

25 Lbs for me. Logged over 750 fish not many keepers. The future looks bright

keeperreaper · 11-13-2006, 10:52 PM

I got a 45 pound bass and a few tuna well over the 200 pound mark this year.

shadow · 11-13-2006, 11:40 PM

had one 30# fish and plenty of high teen to 26# fish I think at least 10 fish above 20# mostly this was in July and aug. the two best months of the year for me .I almost never measure fish so don't know how long.

The Dad Fisherman · 11-14-2006, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by luds48

Congrats TDF! Nothing wrong with that. Any on your plugs?

Got a couple in the 15 lb class on my own wood (the jointed Danny was most pissah this year). the bigger ones were on eels and whole herring

CowHunter · 11-14-2006, 10:47 AM

On the boat this year two fish over 50lbs, 50.6 and 52.....23 fish between 41lbs and 47lbs, last 40 was caught just a few days ago, not gonna mention 30lb and 20lb fish....Not going to be done this year, fishing all year.

Krispy · 11-14-2006, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by CowHunter

last 40 was caught just a few days ago

Ken, its cruel to text me pics of slobs, while Im at work

But keep em coming

I managed close to a dozen bass from the surf over 30lbs this season, mostly from 2 runs of fish in Aug. and Oct.
I dont think any of those were over the mid-30lb range. Still holding out for a 40 this year

Back Beach · 11-14-2006, 01:21 PM

Decent year overall, but many of the fish were very hard earned.Got about 65 fish in the 16-25# range for the year in about 60 nights of fishing.4- 30 plus#,47# was best. I fished strictly the surf this year, only hit the boat once for a couple hours. Like Krispy experienced, two runs of fish really accounted for a good portion of the numbers I caught. Runs I hit were mid/late may, and late sept/early oct. Most everything else was singles. Lots of nights with one hit/one fish, but usually decent fish, 20 plus pounds. Eels and storms did the dirty work.

Vogt · 11-14-2006, 08:58 PM

I fished all surf , all plugs , and my best this year was a 25lber. The friggin blues were monsters but i hate the @#%$& things now! They were fun in August and September when we were having trouble with bass, but they stuck it out all through October, and got in the way of some good cow opportunities. I mean every pod of bunker we found was loaded with the friggin things, even at night a few times too.
Oh well , I cant complain, I had alot of fun this year, and I'm not done yet.

doc · 11-15-2006, 12:00 PM

...i had a bunch of 20lb'ers this year with my biggest (and best ever) being around 50" (maybe 45lbs but did not have scale and i let her swim another day)...i only use topwater plugs and i rarely fish at night...but like everyone else, lots of micro bass this year...

Flaptail · 11-15-2006, 01:52 PM

I am at the point as long as I am catching fish and fishing with people I enjoy I really don't give a rat's ass how big the fish are. Big fish, small fish it's all fun especially if you match the gear to the situation. I especially like to fish by myself and when bigger fish are caught on a lonely beach with no one around it's even better. I did not keep one fish this year or last, the big ones suck to eat and the little juicy ones can't be kept. After a while dead fish pictures all look the same and then you have to get rid of the things if you don't eat them. I only contemplated one fish going home but Numbskull told me it wasn't worth it and he was right, I just hope the next guy who hooks the old girl feels the same. Had a great year that's for sure and it has not ended yet as I will be out tonight, just hope next year is as good and the beach thing opens up. Dang sealage.