100lb stripers ??

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I hope they're out there, out there eating dogfish

[Nebe]

i bet some poor surfcaster has hooked into one then either gotten spooled or broken off. You hear the stories adn tehy say it had to be a 50.. could hav been a seal.. who knows.. could have been 90

[Skitterpop]

unbelievable hey

[CANAL RAT]

iv heard storys about roccus,a striper over 100lbs in the east end of the canal.

[squiddler]

Capt Don's had a 90 pound bass mounted that was on loan from somewhere, so they do exist, and they are still out there. There was acatch in 1997 in Delaware from a commercial netter that went 104, 88 pounds at the dock gutted. Look at the largest Cod ever caught on rod and reel- 98pounds 12 ounces by Alphonse Bielevich off Isle of Shoals, NH in 1969.
The largest ever confirmed Atlantic Cod was 212.4 pounds taken off St. Pieere Bank, NS. Look at the huge gap there. The same thing holds true , in my opinion, for almost every game fish sought by man. The largest and fattest of these species do not get to be that way by biting things with hooks in them. They are wary, careful fish, who often frequent deep areas where larger baits are present and fisherman do not often target, due to the depths, distances, and other factors that draw these fish to these holding places. Large stripers caught in nets are always in winter months, offshore, where they are more than likely suspended mid depths, and get caught up in them. If they do ever become hooked, think of the efforts and gear that would be required to land such a beast. The odds heavily favor the fish in those circumstances. Just my .02

[squiddler]

Oh, yeah, the reason no commercial guy takes photos is 1). its $$$ not trophy, and 2, who the hell takes their camera to work every day?? Remember that 64 pound Striped Bass last year turned in at a monger in New Bedford? They basically had to send out smoke signals to get the guy to even come forward with his name, let alone pictures of him holding it.

[Goose]

15# or less, Think I'll go mess with the schoolies today.

25#or less, Going out tonight getting me some dinner.

35#or less, It sure felt good getting to them bass.

45#or less, dude what a freakin night I had, I couldn't even sleep.

50#or less, dream come true for a lot of us.

60#or less, hugging grown men high fiveing strangers.

70#or less, I could die today who cares.

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80# to 100#+ dude let me tell you about the dream i had last night.

[MoroneSaxatilis]

Originally Posted by squiddler

Oh, yeah, the reason no commercial guy takes photos is 1). its $$$ not trophy, and 2, who the hell takes their camera to work every day??

I've been an offshore commerical fisherman for over 20 years, and I can tell you that many guys, including myself, have been taking cameras out with us ever since I can remember. In the early days, it was those cheapo point and shoots... I forget what mm they were. Then there were the Cannon Sure Shot types... then the disposables... and now, of course digitals. One of the reasons so many guys take cameras is because the nature of the job is, you'll never know WHAT you'll see.

[clambelly]

flaptail would be correct in his account of the 120lber caught off orleans.

if you ever go to nauset beach, there is a plaque in the rangers station documenting the story with the date and the size of the fish and the method it was caught. it was taken only a few miles off nauset beach.

MoroneSaxatilis...great pic of the sea scallops. the dollar sign is a nice touch as well