62 pound striper caught in Oregon Inlet

[Islander]

I saw this on another board and had to post it! 


http://www.oregon-inlet.com/journal/article.cfm?article_id=1247

[rivercrab]

Wow thats a cow They have brought em up that big on surveys they have done in the bay...Last year on a survey they brought up a cow that was over 90lbs so someday it might happen here in the bay...Thats is a nice fish

[Crab A Lot]

              WoW this is an awesome fish just imagine telling the fish story about catching a 62 pound striper

Sure you caught a fish that big,then you show the pictures,nice fish great catch

[Islander]

Tom was there an article Did he catch it on the beach in front of the inlet where everyone 4-wheels onto the beach and fishes or was he on a boat in the inlet?

Click on the link under the Pic.    "It was caught in the inlet itself aboard the private boat Triple Crown. "

http://www.oregon-inlet.com/journal/article.cfm?article_id=1247

[SHELLFISH]

I read an early account of Fairfield CT. from the early 1700's. The town records stated that the  average Striper back then was six feet long! That would roughly be a 180 pound fish! I think the record today is 78.8 pounds caught off NJ in 1982. I don't know if the town records were exaggerating or not; sounds a little too large to me. The same report also stated that lobsters would be caught at the intertidal zone walking over the rocks at low tide. The colonists used the lobster for fertilizer and would not eat them! It also said the Indians would boil the lobster for 24 hours before they would eat one! Sounds like one of the natives got sick on a lobster once upon a time!

[Islander]

Not sure about those town records either, but your right about the current record being 78.8 Lbs.

Here's a pic of that fish. 

[kajuncrabber]

              Gang,

          I fish all the time and did not know that Bass can get that big. Those Bass are huge. If Bill Dance ever catch one of those Bass he will have to dance to get it in the boat.

kajun 

[Islander]

Hey Kajun, Check out this link!! 

http://stripers247.com/

[Seaweed]

              Gang,

          I fish all the time and did not know that Bass can get that big. Those Bass are huge. If Bill Dance ever catch one of those Bass he will have to dance to get it in the boat.

kajun 

Bill Dance wouldn't know what to do with a monster rockfish.  Probably say goshdarngollygee as he and his T hat fell overboard

[kajuncrabber]

              Islander,

            Wow,  they are some huge bass, man o man. I have seen off shore fish get that huge and bigger and on the inshore we have Drum that can get close to that size,  but for fresh water that is some big bass. I do believe it is fresh water.

kajin 

[Crab A Lot]

Hey Kajun, Check out this link!! 

http://stripers247.com/

                    Islander,


                                    Real good information you gave Kajun (stripers 247.com) it has question and anwsers on fishing,boating maintenance,a lot of interesting subjects.




Thanks Crab a lot!

[kajuncrabber]

         Yes , Islander thanx for the site, and some real big fish and records, very educational.
               How big do rockfish get up there seaweed?

kajun 

[Crabbyd]

Hey Kajun

Here's one my daughter caught last spring.  She had the biggest of the day.  Almost as long as she is tall.

[CrabDog]

Bill Dance wouldn't know what to do with a monster rockfish.  Probably say goshdarngollygee as he and his T hat fell overboard

seaweed,
man I was thinking the same thing.  it would tow bill dance all arond in his jon boat and he would fall over board and giggle.. Oh I am thinking of Jimmy houston.. he is he one that giggles.
Kajun.. big difference between largemouth/ small mouth and stripers.  I fish for all of em and stripers kick butt way beyond a fresh water bass.  I watch the OIFC reports daily or so and they always hae good pics.  I go down 1-2 a year and chater several trips.  Catch tuna, hooked a marlin,  dolphin, shark, cobia, stripers, trout, flounder, blues, croaker .  not cheap, but compared to OC, md it is actually less for offshore and the run time to blue water is like 1 1- 1/2 hours vs 3 hrs.  I think this is supposed to be the new NC state record from what I heard from one of my capt. buddies.  I tell ya though the inlet is one stinky peice of water to fish though.  @ guys flipped 25 ft boats in it last year try to catch stripers in the winter. risky business.

...Cdog

[tattoo]

GREAT pictures, thanks.

[Seaweed]

seaweed,
man I was thinking the same thing.  it would tow bill dance all arond in his jon boat and he would fall over board and giggle.. Oh I am thinking of Jimmy houston.. he is he one that giggles.
Kajun.. big difference between largemouth/ small mouth and stripers.  I fish for all of em and stripers kick butt way beyond a fresh water bass.  I watch the OIFC reports daily or so and they always hae good pics.  I go down 1-2 a year and chater several trips.  Catch tuna, hooked a marlin,  dolphin, shark, cobia, stripers, trout, flounder, blues, croaker .  not cheap, but compared to OC, md it is actually less for offshore and the run time to blue water is like 1 1- 1/2 hours vs 3 hrs.  I think this is supposed to be the new NC state record from what I heard from one of my capt. buddies.  I tell ya though the inlet is one stinky peice of water to fish though.  @ guys flipped 25 ft boats in it last year try to catch stripers in the winter. risky business.

...Cdog

Just read an article in Saltwater Sportsman about nasty inlets... Oregon Inlet in NC was mentioned.  And they showed a boat like your talking about on its roof.  Not too smart

[Islander]

Here's the link to that article in the Saltwater Sportsman. 

http://www.saltwatersportsman.com/saltwater/fishing/article/0,12746,1145646,00.html

[Seaweed]

Here's the link to that article in the Saltwater Sportsman. 

http://www.saltwatersportsman.com/saltwater/fishing/article/0,12746,1145646,00.html

 And there's Capt Dumb and his mate Dumber plowing through.

Thank god for the weekend-long boating safety course.

[CrabDog]

Yeah man,

that is about right.  Oregon inlet is a real stinky peice of water. Almost fell in while climbing down from my capt buddy's cobia tower.  blowing 20 knots from the nor east pitching about 6 foot seas in a 22 footer and if hadn't grabbed me by belt I would have been in the drink.  current in there rolls harder than kent narrows on a bad day...plus 6-8 ft rollers.  I have even seen one one roller when we were going out for an offshore trip in a 55 footer that was 16-18 high.  rouge waves are not too uncommon.  it hammered that 55 ft custom hard too.  Scared the [curd] out of me.  I have seen guys get knocked out of their boats in there and 2 guy flip a 18 center console.  My capt buddy was up by bonner bridge fishing for stripers against the pilings and he got sucked into a whirlpool next to the piling and it sucked his boat half down and he lost both lower units on both his outboards and had to get pulled out by a big offshore boat. Another buddy of mine ran his 44 fter aground.  sandbars and the cahnnel in there change not only yearly, but even week by week.   very risky piece of water.. not for the rookie... 

.....Cdog

[CHIEF]