Plug this - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

SolOmoN · 11-21-2005, 08:08 PM

If you have direct cable, check out the following link that will take you to
an actual underwater clip of the world record Striper on spear being taken.
What I am hearing is that this fish was taken about 2 weeks ago off Block
Island and was 60.5 lbs. Looks to be in 20-30' of water. No way to tell
the actual size. ( forwarded from another forum )

http://www.renepotvin.com/peteworldrecord.wmv

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JohnR · 11-21-2005, 08:21 PM

Not trying to stir anything up but is that legal?? Nice fish...

teaser · 11-21-2005, 08:39 PM

Geez, let me see ... get a speargun, shoot a striper, oh and call it fishing.

Where is the sport in this?

It's like being at the arcade at the mall on one of the games they have there, only you shoot sharks ... not ferocious and deadly stripers.

Real sporting of the guy to give the striper a fighting chance, guess we're all doing it the wrong way guys.

I think I'll take my chances and enjoy the fight the right way (rod & reel) when and if I ever get into something that big.

This guy should be great at the local turkey farm for Thanksgiving, he can pick his turkey the same way he picked the striper.

Real sporting ...not!

tlapinski · 11-21-2005, 08:49 PM

Teaser, how is this any different from hunting deer, bear, turkey, or any other animal one would hunt and shoot shoot? Have you ever been out there in a wetsuit diving? My guess is that you ahve not after your assisnine response.

Anyway, congrats to the hunter/fisherman.

basswipe · 11-21-2005, 09:03 PM

I'm with Tlap on this one.

Which fish "suffers" more the speared one or the one hooked on rod/reel?

Which deer "suffers" more the one shot with a wooden/aluminum shaft or a 30/06 round to the skull?

Sorry teaser but you need to re-evaluate the way you view nature,fishing and definitely about the food you consume.Simply put you got it way wrong.

zacs · 11-21-2005, 09:10 PM

gonna have to agree with tlap and bw on this one. notice, he was not SCUBA diving, he was free diving... SCUBA would definately be a little unfair to the fish, but still, no different than hunting deer, IMO.

_Z_

teaser · 11-21-2005, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by tlapinski

Teaser, how is this any different from hunting deer, bear, turkey, or any other animal one would hunt and shoot shoot? Have you ever been out there in a wetsuit diving? My guess is that you ahve not after your assisnine response.

Anyway, congrats to the hunter/fisherman.

To answer you're question, yes I have been out there in a wet suit, I dive alot off Cuttyhunk.

I do not hunt nor do I have any interest in it, I never found it all that exilerating to kill an animal that I am not going to eat.

And before you say or think it I'm not a tree hugger or a member of P.E.T.A.

I fish for enjoyment not profit, I don't knock anyone who does it for a living nor do I take aim at guides for hunting, everyone has to make a living.

I just stated my "opinion" which I believe I am entitled to as everyone else, so before you get heated as it seems so easy to do on this site lately, whether you agree or not it doesn't matter to me, it was meant as that ... just my opinion on the subject.

libassboy · 11-21-2005, 09:26 PM

Man, 60lbs is massive. Most of the bass in that school looked around the same size too.....

Id be scared to do that there tho, in deep water like that with a huge fish towing and spinning behind me

Nice fish neway u look at it!!

basswipe · 11-21-2005, 09:31 PM

"I think I'll take my chance and enjoy the fight the right way(rod&reel)"............

Why is rod/reel the "right way"?

If you think spearing and bringing in a big fish is even slightly easy.........

zacs · 11-21-2005, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnR

Not trying to stir anything up but is that legal?? Nice fish...

afaik, yes it is completely legal in RI, illegal MA, not sure about CT.

_Z_

Jamie K · 11-28-2005, 01:02 AM

That was sweet.

Only way it could have been better is if he used a hawaiian sling. Spearguns can make it too easy.

Fish_Eye · 11-28-2005, 03:26 PM

Like a well-executed shot in billiards, it looks so very easy...then you go and try to accomplish that same three bank shot and all of sudden it’s a lot more difficult than it looks. The new breed of freediving spearos (including veterans that are 60-73 years old) are taking the sport to a whole other level.

The guys and gals that are competing and blue water hunting these days are serious athletes that put their lives (quite literally) on the line each time they make a dive. Some divers can work at depths over 100 feet and many local divers work 50 and 60 feet in places like the SW Ledge at Block and the rips off Watch Hill and Race Rock. Most anglers wouldn’t want to fall in the water there, never mind diving down 50 feet in current that wants to rip your mask off, in visibility that’s sometimes measured in inches not feet, and where the rocks are festooned with super braid and wire line. Pete “The Greek” who shot the record bass, is a good friend of an old teammate of mine, John Warnock, and he said Pete works hard at shooting only quality fish and pursues them with the same attention to detail that any savvy angler would. It’s all about reading the water, understanding the tides, knowing your boat, having the right equipment and knowing your capabilities. Is this a sport? You bet it is.

libassboy · 11-28-2005, 05:55 PM

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many local divers work 50 and 60 feet in places like the SW Ledge at Block and the rips off Watch Hill and Race Rock. Most anglers wouldn’t want to fall in the water there

Thats what i was thinking about when i saw that clip, u do alot of diving in these places Fisheye, have you ever had any close encounter of the shark kind? That part at the end of the clip when he was swimming up and dragging that bass to the boat, i wouldnt wanna look behind me.....

Squibby17 · 11-28-2005, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by libassboy

Thats what i was thinking about when i saw that clip, u do alot of diving in these places Fisheye, have you ever had any close encounter of the shark kind? That part at the end of the clip when he was swimming up and dragging that bass to the boat, i wouldnt wanna look behind me.....

from my experience scuba diving when you intitially go in the water thats when your a little scared of your surroundings, after your down for a few minutes you become more comfortable. I have never been real scared underwater and the only sharks I saw were of the dog fish variety. Granted I wasn't free diving like that guy.

People think its crazy to go out in the water and claim they never would meanwhile you see them dodge several cars on boylston street everyday when they go to lunch. Pick your poison. I would rathe be eaten by a shark than killed by some cab driver who doesn't speak english

smac · 11-30-2005, 12:42 PM

I go fishing from the beach hoping I will be lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time. I am thinking these guys float around a reef or some other structure till the fish finder goes crazy, jump in, pick out a cow and blast it in the frigging head. Swim to the surface and fire up the grill. Maybe I am just jealous.