Dave Andersons Article in the fisherman..

[BassDawg]

while i've yet to read the article and

am going out now to pick it up,,,,,,,,,,,

a quick question for you wily veterans of the surf
who've been there/done THAT and have made the
transition to a kinder and gentler Striperman,,,,,,,,,,

what will you DO when that 80#er comes a calling on YOU???

can any ONE of you say that you would simply take her picture, revive her gently, and smack her on her tail section as she swims off into her briny depths ~~no worse for the wear~~ while you wade there resigned to ONLY your memories and thoughts of how "great it feels" and what a sensitive and thoughtful and selfish surf fisherwoman you've become by releasing such a beautiful and infertile beast; that will prolly die of OLD AGE and become bottom feeder food whilest you wallow in your extreme SMUGness??

if i was her,,,,,,,,,,,,,remembering that
".........vanity, thy name is Woman."

i'd much prefer the parading around of myself to the masses the day of the Catch~ a funeral march that is unequaled at sea, the mounting of my carcass displayed throughout Striperdom, my last fight becoming the subject of countless articles and publications~ no better obit possible, providing the riches and fame wrought on some well deserved(or not) surfcaster, and assuming the place of IGFA Hall of Fame that my documented death would carry~ should i perish so grandly; as opposed to death in sheer anonymity as the inconsequential feast of such loathsome forage that i've predated with great abandon and dominance~ lo these many and fruitful years!!! why not go OUT in a BLAZE of GLORY as the heroine of the Ultimate Fish Story, confirmation that there ARE Moby Stripers to be landed, and the inspiration of a multitude of stripermen along the mighty Atlantic to land the next World Trophy???

or even worse, to succumb to one fell swoop/bite of a Great White
or an Orca as a measly morsel in the Grand Circle of Sea Life.
i mean, iffin i waz her,,,,,,,,,,,i'm just sayin',,,,,,,,,,,,

sum thoughts gents, for yer wintering (dis)pleasure??

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by BassDawg

what will you DO when that 80#er comes a calling on YOU???

I'd take it home and Mount it......then take it to the taxidermist.

[Vogt]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

I'd take it home and Mount it......then take it to the taxidermist.

Hahahahaha

[Crafty Angler]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

I'd take it home and Mount it......then take it to the taxidermist.

Good luck, Dad - tried it, she claimed she had a haddock...

[BassDawg]

Originally Posted by Crafty Angler

Good luck, Dad - tried it, she claimed she had a haddock...

"........take my alewife, PLEAZZZZZZZZE!"

[BassDawg]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

I'd take it home and Mount it......then take it to the taxidermist.

FUNNY stuff, TDF, FUNNN KNEE!!

[fishaholic18]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

I'd take it home and Mount it......then take it to the taxidermist.

:heybab y:

[5 String Bass]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

I'd take it home and Mount it......then take it to the taxidermist.

So you are saying you would stuff her twice?

[Rockfish9]

I wasnt going to respond, becuase , everyone getting ruffled feathers does no one no good.... but ponder this.. if 40 and 50 lbs bass are all kept... the chance of an 80 will be nil to non exixtant, small fish havent run the gambit of life yet, there are far more of them for sure.... I carry a 100 lb scale aboard my boat as well as a tape measure. and camera. I can honestly say the fish( potential record) would be released, I need not prove anything to anyone,.... I killed a 61lb, and 58lb fish in '86, and another 58lb fish in 2004, all these fish went to market,now, I wished I had let them live, a fish that magnifigant deservs it's own fate at sea, I've released other 50's since then, I have pictures, those and the memory of the night is all I need these days, by doing so I give another angler a chance at what could be another world record... had I killed them, the chance would have faded that night, in bygone days, no one had the fine didgital cameras or portable scales we have today, lugging the fish to the dock was the only way to know it's weight....all that being said, my finest striper fishing memory is not of a bohemoth striper, but of a schoolie that just made the 16" minimum length, it was a short June night perfect in every way, almost.. that fish was the only one for me that night, I remember clearly although it was over 40 years ago, watching the gray dawn approaching and praying the night would never end.

Back to the article,as I see it the jist of it wasnt so much about people killing fish, that was mainly a sidebar, the jist as I read it was about the new breed, surfing the internet, sidesteppping the real meaning of why we fish for Morne Saxatillis.

again, good job Dave, keep up the good work..

Roc

[BassDawg]

great words and a fine opinion,,,,,,,,,,,,
ALSO, please note that most of the above
IS to be taken as fun and TICheekedness.

YET, it is my view that the 80#ers and up are
already out there my friend,,,,,,,,,,,,,

irrespective of what you killed before or kill/release NOW!
sum sharpies even believe that there are pods OF~~~

90#'ers to 100#'ers yearmates out there,
patrolling THEIR particular haunts and still
fooling anglers to this day,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,