HE DID IT AGAIN!!!!

[Katie]

holy shizzle thats amazing!! i envy you!

[piemma]

What really absolutely amazes me is 2 fish that size in the same week.

I have over 40 years chasing Bass and I cannot recall anyone, boat or surf, getting a 50 and a 60 in the same week.

Bank in the early 70's (the good old days, ha, ha) when there were a lot of big fish, I don't remember this happening. 2, 50s YES! Back to back 40 and 50 YES! A 50 and a 60, back to back, not that I can remember.
When you consider all the factors that have to be included and how everything has to go exactly right, it's a mind blower.

The one downside, which I have spoken to Bill about, at length, is,

Where do you go from here? How do you top this? Do you loose the "fire in the belly, the eye of the tiger"?

I once knew a guy on the Block back in the early 80s that got a 64 at the Poop Shute one night. He hung up his rods and never fished again. Said "I'll just never top this".

Double edged sword, perhaps?

[Back Beach]

Originally Posted by piemma

The one downside, which I have spoken to Bill about, at length, is,

Where do you go from here? How do you top this? Do you loose the "fire in the belly, the eye of the tiger"?

Paul,

Like we were discussing the other day, a fish like this was likely to be caught by one of you guys. With the fish carrying good weight, it wouldn't surprise me to see more of them in this class taken, hopefully by you guys. Either way, 60# is a lifetime fish, you just don't see many of them, regardless of what year it is. Last year there were none documented on the entire striper coast that I know of. Keep taking advantage of them while they're around.

Awesome fish, Bill.

[piemma]

Originally Posted by Back Beach

Paul,

Like we were discussing the other day, a fish like this was likely to be caught by one of you guys. With the fish carrying good weight, it wouldn't surprise me to see more of them in this class taken, hopefully by you guys. Either way, 60# is a lifetime fish, you just don't see many of them, regardless of what year it is. Last year there were none documented on the entire striper coast that I know of. Keep taking advantage of them while they're around.

Awesome fish, Bill.

You are right Mike. There are an awful lot of large around. I have never seen it this good. A morning with 4 fish in the mid to high 20's is just and "average" morning lately. A 30 just about raises and eyebrow. Just amazing.

I wonder about the long term effect on the population with this many large being caught. Most are bing released but I believe there is still a statistical mortality that has to be taken into account. We will find out soon enough.
Where's that Baby????

[Striperhound]

we are not worthy, lifetime fish Bill, enjoy!