west cost bass?

[ProfessorM]

They took stripers across the land from N.J. via RR in 1879 and released an initial 133 in San Francisco Bay. A very interesting story. By 1899 they were netting a million pounds commercially from SF Bay. Considered one of the most successful fish introductions ever made. Would never happen in this day and age because of invasive species problems. Still think next world record will be fresh water caught, very close at this point. P.

[baldwin]

It was only successful if you look at it from the point of the striper. Disastrous for somebody else. Every available niche in an ecosystem is already filled. Someone new comes in, they at best displace someone else. At worst, they topple the entire ecosystem.

[doc]

i used to fish san francisco...lots of stripers to be had but i never hooked into any large fish there in 5 years of fishing...fantastic surf though...the cold water, big surf and tons of seals are the challenges...

[wstcoastcastn]

Originally Posted by ProfessorM

Still think next world record will be fresh water caught, very close at this point. P.

someone may need to correct me if i'm wrong, but i think we have the world record landlocked striped bass at 67lbs, caught in 1992.