Seasons Best Photos

[BassDawg]

Forgot to snap a pic of my pb from this year.
She measured 43" x 25" girth= 33.5# when she swam away.

Here's a couple from me honey hole near Cape Ann:

Doesn't seem to be working.......................
I keep getting a fatal error message. Maybe next time??

Everyone else...........................Those are sum slammmmin' pix!
GREAT THREAD!!!

[Back Beach]

Originally Posted by BassDawg

She measured 43" x 25" girth= 33.5# when she swam away.

Hooooooooollllllllly sheeeeeeeeeeiiiit, that's a heavy one.

Had quite a few that same length and girth that only went 27-28# on the official scale.

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by Back Beach

Hooooooooollllllllly sheeeeeeeeeeiiiit, that's a heavy one.

Had quite a few that same length and girth that only went 27-28# on the official scale.

Yup. that'd be a moo cow.
had a fatty that was 43" and 28lbs on a scale as well...

[Back Beach]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

Yup. that'd be a moo cow.
had a fatty that was 43" and 28lbs on a scale as well...

Maybe had a few of these in her...

[BassDawg]

Originally Posted by Back Beach

Hooooooooollllllllly sheeeeeeeeeeiiiit, that's a heavy one.

Had quite a few that same length and girth that only went 27-28# on the official scale.

So how long was your fish out of the water until you could put it on a certified digital scale? You do know that stripers lose weight the longer they are out of tha surf, right?

Just going by the math, bro! And using the C&R Formula that OTW and others employ. Somebunny onehelluvalot smarter than me came up with it and most people accept it, so that's good enuff for me. Unless of course YOU have a better calculation, something more accurate than that one for the Striper Coast to use?

Not worth it ~to me~ to kill any fish, especially LAHHHGE (50# - 70#), to place it on a scale at some B&T. I'd much rather take her pic, and take some measurements, and then let her go make sum more babies and somenight return; to be the New World Record beneath the cover of a dark new moon.

NOW!!! That BEEEOTCH is comin' Home with Tha DAWG!
Iff i should ever be so prepared AND so opportunistic !!!

[Back Beach]

Originally Posted by BassDawg

You do know that stripers lose weight the longer they are out of tha surf, right?

BD,
I actually disagree with the notion that fish lose a lot of weight once they are out of the water. I know you didn't invent the theory of weight loss, nor the weight formula. Lots of people have posed it over time.
The ones I weighed were out of the water less than one hour.

[BassDawg]

That's cool. Which scale do you use?
The Boga's look nice, definitely pricey.............

How accurate do the springloaded scales remain over the course of several seasons? Seems like a repetitive use sort of thing, ie the more you max one out or use it, then the less accurate it becomes over time. Am thinking of investing in a good Boga. Less handling the better, eh?