19 lb 12 oz Weakfish

[Rockport24]

yeah it seems like a kind of by-catch thing. the way it was described in the article is that the guide knew of some nice weakfish caught in the area, but for the most part they were fishing/targeting bass.

[PaulS]

As andy said in Conn. they are targeted at a certain beach for a short period of time. Even then, most people are unlikely to catch one.

In NJ, its a whole different game and when they are in people take as many as they can. I never understood why there wasn't a limit -like 1.

[rphud]

Actually if I remember correctly Crazy Al was going light tackle to try to set a record for Weaks and ended up with a large (like 45 or so) striped one. Now that's what I call by-catch. Weaks seem to be targets at all points south of RI by some and depending on the time of year.

[Mike P]

I don't know if they're up here in numbers big enough to target, but Mike weighs in a few every year at M&Ds.

Look for the pogie schools.

[kevin d]

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that the same fish as a squeteague? If so, I knew folks in RI who used to fish for them every spring back in the 70s. I never caught one or saw one that wasn't already cooked.

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by kevin d

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that the same fish as a squeteague? If so, I knew folks in RI who used to fish for them every spring back in the 70s. I never caught one or saw one that wasn't already cooked.

Squeteague, weakfish, grey seatrout---all the same fish. Great fighters on light tackle.

[chris L]

Originally Posted by PaulS

As andy said in Conn. they are targeted at a certain beach for a short period of time. Even then, most people are unlikely to catch one.

In NJ, its a whole different game and when they are in people take as many as they can. I never understood why there wasn't a limit -like 1.

my largest to date 12# from said spot . a few 9#ers too .