Throw the book out!!!!

[BassDawg]

Originally Posted by nightfighter

You are kidding me, right? (should just hit the ignore button now...)

I, for one, would like to see some pics of your sizable fish, posted here, in a thread of your own.

For me, a 19# fish can be a big fish, when I have been fortunate to get it after catching many smaller, even sub-legal fish. It's all relative. We're not all destined to get a 50, 40, or even a 30# fish.

All this chestbeating is Bullchit. That's a nice fish. Congrats.

i never said that it wasn't a Decent fish,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

just not what I would consider BIG/LAHHHHGE.
that is a sweet belly-filler, but not a big striped bass, imho.

and yes, i have caught several in that size range and 1 fish over 30#,
with this only being my third full year of surfcasting................
not chest beating, only offering my opinion. for me large does not start
until 30# and up, ask around ~~i think others would agree

while i respect your opinion, nightfighter, i will respectfully disagree
with your relativity/subjectivity interpretation of what is LAHHHGE.
my point is stated in Slingah's new Thread upon the subject.

how's yer neck these days?
still mighty finicky on the Other Cape.
hoping for some heat to provide for sum settling in up North.
seen some schoolies being caught at the Mags at first light, Sun.

[Slipknot]

Yep, always a good time on the goodskiff lollipop. Very relaxing no stress, no pressure atmosphere. Just casting plugs for fish to eat and good times.
Warm water, cool water,dark water ,deep water, shallow water, it's all good.

Originally Posted by BassDawg

i never said that it wasn't a Decent fish,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

just not what I would consider BIG/LAHHHHGE.
that is a sweet belly-filler, but not a big striped bass, imho.

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you wouldn't?

well big and large are 2 different catagories according to the other thread and your reply. You said since when is a 25 lb bass big, I guess you need to change your definition you wrote yourself then. If you want to be taken seriously, you may want to be consistent with your posts. Some people are nit pickers

Originally Posted by BassDawg

my own scale goes a li'l sumthin' like this:
0" - 28" ;;;; schoolie
28" - 30#;;; rats to big bass
30# - 40#;; LAHHHHGE
40# - 50#;; SLOB
50# - 60#;; TROPHY
60# - 70#;; COW
70# - 80#;; IGFA World Record
80# - 90#;; MONSTAHH
90# - 100#; FISH OF A LIFETIME

those are the goals for me, so far so good,
and i LOVE the challenge and the mindset that
is required to not settle, and TO go for sum Big Gurls.

rats to [U]big[U] bass = 28" to 30 lbs. I think 25 lbs falls in that area towards the upper end and a 25 pound bass is no slouch so if it can't be a rat, it must be big.

conclusion = 25 pound bass are big

[RIJIMMY]

Originally Posted by BassDawg

i never said that it wasn't a Decent fish,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

just not what I would consider BIG/LAHHHHGE.
that is a sweet belly-filler, but not a big striped bass, imho.

and yes, i have caught several in that size range and 1 fish over 30#,
with this only being my third full year of surfcasting................
not chest beating, only offering my opinion. for me large does not start
until 30# and up, ask around ~~i think others would agree

while i respect your opinion, nightfighter, i will respectfully disagree
with your relativity/subjectivity interpretation of what is LAHHHGE.
my point is stated in Slingah's new Thread upon the subject.

how's yer neck these days?
still mighty finicky on the Other Cape.
hoping for some heat to provide for sum settling in up North.
seen some schoolies being caught at the Mags at first light, Sun.

hmmm, last time it was several over 30.....show us the pics

[BassDawg]

thanks for your interest, slip

just to clarify my, and that is the key word here, my
category that seems to befuddle you,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

rats to big bass means simply that there are two ends of the spectrum within that particular classification.

imho, 28# - 30# is a big bass and not 25, 26, nor 27#.
and if you were paying attention i began the
Lahhhge category at 30#+,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,nitpick if you must,
it's only an opinion and personal goals that i've set for myself

RIJIMMY,
still crying for pix of every feesh i've ever landed???
have you got pix of ALL of yer Stripers???
this year there will be plenty to post, the wifey and i
gave ourselves the Stylus 790SW for Xmas last year .

shore hope i'll be able to fill the memory card, the fridge,
and some certified scales up around the Cape of Ann ~way
digital should at least make it more frequent, and better quality.

[RIJIMMY]

Originally Posted by BassDawg

RIJIMMY,
still crying for pix of every feesh i've ever landed???
have you got pix of ALL of yer Stripers???
this year there will be plenty to post, the wifey and i
gave ourselves the Stylus 790SW for Xmas last year .

.

pixs will give you credibility. IMHO you have none and should build some up before making the claims and statement that you do.