M o o - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

MotoXcowboy · 03-20-2005, 08:21 PM

We all know about Al McReynolds 1982 World Record 78lb, 8oz-er. I want to know, how big do they get? Has their potential size ever been realistically or scientifically estimated?

- edit - I guessed 100#

Goose · 03-20-2005, 09:08 PM

I have a hard time beleiving fish over 100# are still out there. With the many boats and anglers up and down the striper coast someone would have gotten one by now, even if those monsters stay off shore reports by commerial fisherman would spread far wide. The opinion of a small fish in a big pond means nothin.

Nebe · 03-20-2005, 10:19 PM

durring my sophmore year in college i went down to the chesapeake for the beginning of summer break.. we were out on a boat fishign for croakers and the most enourmous dead striper floated by us. we snagged it and brought it up along side the boat and the thing had to have been over 80 pounds easy.. It was freshly dead and we even inspected its mouth for hookmarks. Nada. After much debate we decided it died after spawning, but man oh man, what a site to behold. After ooing and ahhing, we let it drift down current.

i bet there are a few bass swimming around that are over 100 but i doubt there are many over 110, but who knows.

tynan19 · 03-20-2005, 10:22 PM

I would think there is one out there that defy's all expectations. Where?

bart · 03-20-2005, 10:35 PM

i have heard that people hand feed 100+ pound bass at a certain SE MA fish pier

Peter Lajoie · 03-20-2005, 11:15 PM

I read somewhere, about a coast guard diver who they say saw a bass one day that was "as big as a volkswageon".

somewhere off NJ...Hopefully its swimming in rhody this year!

hotshot78 · 03-21-2005, 09:53 AM

I don't think any of us can discredit the idea that there could conceivably be cows in excess of 100lbs in our waters. Fish reach these sizes and ages because of their superior genetics and will remail elusive. Isn't this idea the reason why we all gather here day after day trying to pick up any additional scrap of information to bring us closer to the possibility of landing a striper of epic proportions. This idea is the basis for all types of fishing. This is why I will wake up at 4am fish Quabbin Reservoir till 3pm drive an hour home, load the truck up with my surf gear and fish till sun up. How can you not love the sport?!