Throw the book out!!!!

[Just n time]

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. I'am a believer now! Got a tag yesterday.

[ProfessorM]

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

[Biteme]

Tommy, extra milk one sugar, no french vanilla

[mrstriper]

yes...NO french vanilla

[Joe]

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

[likwid]

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

[Skitterpop]

Originally Posted by Just n time

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. I'am a believer now! Got a tag yesterday.

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

[BassDawg]

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!!

[numbskull]

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

[bassballer]

Originally Posted by BassDawg

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!!

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.

[k-e-v-i-n]

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 ...

[Skitterpop]

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.

[ProfessorM]

in the eye of the beholder, IMO

[Adam_777]

Originally Posted by ProfessorM

in the eye of the beholder, IMO

I'd have to agree with you on that.

[Skitterpop]

Originally Posted by steve

Bill got these Rats on Wedensday,31 and 28lbs..embaressing isnt it

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

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

[ThomCat]

Hey Steve, I guess you got all the kinks out of that computer U musta aquired & fired up this morning!!!

[JoeBass]

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!

[EarnedStripes44]

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.

[Joe]

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

[Just n time]

By big bass I meant fish in the 25+pound cat. We were watching them all last week cruise the flats in great numbers. 100's of fish in that range is big to me and you don't see that everyday. If someone out there was sick of catching 50's and 60's then they should go get "bored" doing something else.

[mrstriper]

remember that this thread was about the water temps...


nice fish...and of course good times are always had on my boat
(especially when I fall overboard, or hit the console with a plug and it blows up...)

I think all the members who have fished with me at least have fun!!! and we catch some fish!!!

Mr.Striper

[Just n time]

Let's not forget to mention the excess flatus and the sound effects. That sure can raise the water temps.