newsworthy fish caught today?

[ProfessorM]

good more room for me at other spots. Isn't canal record like 62 Mike?

[striprman]

I remember seeing an old picture of a 65 pound bass. The pic (it was actually a newspaper clip) was at the check out counter at the old bait store on the Sagamore rotary. I remember because I looked at it for 5 or so minutes. I think a guy from New Bedford caught it. The headline said it was the biggest recorded canal bass.

That was 30 years ago.

[niko]

was it a gibby cup fish?

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by striprman

I remember seeing an old picture of a 65 pound bass. The pic (it was actually a newspaper clip) was at the check out counter at the old bait store on the Sagamore rotary. I remember because I looked at it for 5 or so minutes. I think a guy from New Bedford caught it. The headline said it was the biggest recorded canal bass.

That was 30 years ago.

Guy's name was Frank Machado and he caught it on a 4 oz Stan Gibbs Popper. The Gibbs display at the shows has a picture of the guy and the fish.

Can I mention where it was caught back in the late 1950s without the spot police getting their panties in a wad--naw, just too risky.

You guys bitching need to learn how to fish nights and fish jigs.

[BigFish]

The canal has something like 16 miles of shoreline both sides included (or there abouts) quit your whining! The only place it will be jammed is where folks hear the fish was caught!!! Got news for you.....the fish swim by you so pick a spot, close your mouth and catch some fish!!! How many people on here did not know you could catch real nice fish from the ditch?? Or that there was a ditch???