19 lb 12 oz Weakfish - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

rphud · 05-22-2008, 09:29 AM

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 · 05-22-2008, 10:20 AM

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 · 05-22-2008, 12:40 PM

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 · 05-22-2008, 04:21 PM

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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.