largest bass ever - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

tper · 03-22-2006, 10:44 AM

I was just reading an article and it mentioned the
largest bass ever caught --- not by rod and reel -

Anyone know the answer

Rappin Mikey · 03-22-2006, 10:58 AM

tper · 03-22-2006, 01:43 PM

close although not what I read --- where was it caught

Moses · 03-22-2006, 02:01 PM

125 off NC coast

tper · 03-22-2006, 02:28 PM

Straight from Outdoor life Apirls edition ----

In 1889 a 112 lb striped bass was caught in
a seine net off of Cape Cod at Orleans Mass.

Is this the truth?

Flaptail · 03-22-2006, 02:37 PM

Outdoor Life better do so more research. 125 is the what they ( there were two in the same seine) estimated to have weighed before they were gutted. The 112 is the gutted weight. Also, a Francis Miner caught and weighed an 89 pounder on Block Island in the 1800's but the documentation was lost. He caught it on a rod and reel.

JohnR · 03-22-2006, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flaptail

Outdoor Life better do so more research. 125 is the what they ( there were two in the same seine) estimated to have weighed before they were gutted. The 112 is the gutted weight. Also, a Francis Miner caught and weighed an 89 pounder on Block Island in the 1800's but the documentation was lost. He caught it on a rod and reel.

The block island bass is the one that is the print of the man and the striper but the striper has no stripes, right?