the 50 lber... - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

stiff tip · 06-20-2008, 03:53 AM

in our group , alot of you are very dedacated and hard core bass fisherman.

some are still comm. fishing ,yet some c/r most fish.. my question is how many have caught a 50+ lber yet ... i know a lot of great fishers that would give there left kazoo for one.

....i got lucky and got a 55lb on a gibbs pencil popper a long time aqo at the canal, most of my big fish were in the high 40s but no real big ones in a long while...i know at least 6 + guys that got 50s in the canal ..how bout u ???

steve · 06-20-2008, 04:12 AM

I have one 50- a 51 pounder from the surf in RI, but I am more proud of the 58 forty pounders I've caught in the surf since 1973!

BigFish · 06-20-2008, 05:04 AM

I have a right kazoo and a left kazoo.....glad to trade either one or both for just one fitty pounder!!

Flaptail · 06-20-2008, 08:07 AM

Man, you must be realy bored. Take a day off and go fishing, money isan't everything and you end up reliving the past like this.

Ho Hum/////////

BrianS · 06-20-2008, 08:09 AM

My grandfather has two canal 50's....(and one cutty 50) Gonna be awhile before I can beat that.. He likes to remind me of that when I bring my "little" fish home....

Circlehook · 06-20-2008, 08:13 AM

I got a 50 in the canal this year, I had to add 4 fishes weights together to get it though.

numbskull · 06-20-2008, 09:29 AM

Keep in mind the reward is in the journey, not the destination reached.
It dulls the pain.

stiff tip · 06-20-2008, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flaptail

Man, you must be realy bored. Take a day off and go fishing, money isan't everything and you end up reliving the past like this.

Ho Hum/////////

i was wondering how you were gonna respond .... good reply. un like you i love my job. and money means nothing to me,i would rather be working . who needs fihing .i can catch fiftys all day long..one morething hope my new meds come in the mail soon..... steve the bites on .uknowher....

piemma · 06-21-2008, 12:26 PM

40 years in the surf. Never caught a 50. 3 years in the boat. Never got a 50.
Got over 100, 40+ but no 50. Do I care? Not really.

tattoobob · 06-21-2008, 12:44 PM

I got 2 25 #er's in a night does that count?

Skitterpop · 06-21-2008, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by piemma

40 years in the surf. Never caught a 50. 3 years in the boat. Never got a 50.
Got over 100, 40+ but no 50. Do I care? Not really.

This year could suprise you

keeperreaper · 06-21-2008, 02:56 PM

I got one last year. Does it mean alot? Not really. Is it an accomplishment. Certainly.

BasicPatrick · 06-23-2008, 10:19 AM

No Fifties here...

A bunch of forties from a boat (best=46# 8oz)

A bunch of thirties from shore (best 36#)

Squibby17 · 06-23-2008, 10:37 AM

I'm still looking to break #30 from shore. Each year I have a new goal and surprisingly have reached it sometimes not as fast as I wish I could but eventually.

I'll try for the next rung on the ladder (30#) but if I skip a few and get a # 50 out of nowwhere that would be fine by me

BassDawg · 06-23-2008, 04:07 PM

am hoping to be able to speak from experience
BEFORE this season closes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

am still trying to break 40 from the surf, since
i broke 30 last year, in only my second season.

does that make me special, NOOO! just trying to
climb the ladder of accomplishments, and ~you seee~
i gotts this SPOT............. where i know sum BIG GURLS

are hiding and waiting for me to stick 'em in thier
maws with a 7/0 Gami, attached to an eeeeeel or
the head half of a fresh adult bunkah

!!

like it or not, having been there or not, YES a 50lber
is a benchmark of sorts, and why most of us would
give both kazoos to join that elite club

especially so, if done from the surf. since we ALL know.........
"<insert snide remark about boatcasting>"