BIG MD striper

No pics yet but yesterday my Bro in law landed a 45 1/2 inch and 53 lb striper off Annappolis in his pb. They call them rockfish over there but they taste just the same.

Awesome! Thats a hog

I'd love to see a picture of it...yep, the east coast striper and bluefishing is awesome. I've fished Martha's Vineyard a few times and the blitzes of blues are sensational, not to mention stripers ripping through schools of squid.

Kick those pic's down ZANMAN!!!
(To the tune of Jethro Tull "Living in the Past", or Hendrix "Castles Made Of Sand") I can only imagine, hearing what you do, after that cold and wet DV trip!
Used to be a few like that around here...in the surf and delta...
Awesome stuff DUDE!!!!!

Please share a blow by blow story...Something we can only dream of...AWESOME!!!!!!!!

Ill see if these work- what a hog!

Sorry bout the triples. He usually fishes around the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, drift the towers just like we used to do here at the S. tower.

That thing is thick, what a beast!!!

Verry impresive, thats definetly A fish of A lifetime! That one would go on the wall!!..Andy

That is a HUGE striper!!  Our West Coast versions look so skinny compared to that!

Wow.

Those 45inchers are so hard to come by around here. If I ever catch one, sorry to
say but I am going to keep it and have it taxidermed.

Jedmo

Those 45inchers are so hard to come by around here. If I ever catch one, sorry to
say but I am going to keep it and have it taxidermed.

You know that you can take a few pictures and have somebody make an exact replica.  You get the best of both worlds, a fishy on the wall and a big fishy either to eat or let swim again to produce more big fishies.

BTW, nice job G-man's bro-in-law!

Michael

Thanks dilbeck, I did not know that you could have a replica of the actual fish made.
Good to know. I almost kept the fish I dream of cathing someday.

Jedmo

I've never had it done so I don't know the specifics but you probably need a few measurements as well.  Maybe length and girth.

BTW, I'm not preaching catch and release, I'm just saying that a replica is an option.  I know that personally it would be a very hard decision for me.  I'd want to take it home for bragging rights and to eat, but I'd be taking otherwise good genes out of the fish population.

*Note - end of thread jack*

Michael