Big Striper

My friend Mark Nelson. East coast big girl 6-14-2011

Ah, that's a cute little thing.

What were the dimensions on that huge oinker?  40" and 30 lbs is my guess.

That thing is bad a$$!!!!! GREAT pic!

Beautiful hog!  Thanks for the picture Craig.

DAmn Craig, That's a toad. Did he get it out of NY, NJ, or VA?

Doooooooooood, that is crazy!  What do they use for stripers out there?

Doooooooooood, that is crazy!  What do they use for stripers out there?

Live eel...

Rhode Island. 44 inches over 30lbs im sure. Ill ask. I think he released.

Awesome! especially being able to catch them at night.

Oh man, that is a beauty!! Just last week I was yak fishing the local surf for stripers, hoping to get one of those. Instead, I got a real nice paddle workout all the way to Soldier's Club and back to MBK lol   

Thanks for the pic Craig, it's the inspiration I need!! 

Doooooooooood, that is crazy!  What do they use for stripers out there?

Live eel...

Sometimes different baits for different striper haunts. In addition to season. Eel yep, also mendahaden(sic) or bunker in the summer and clams in the winter The stripers are huge in size out East, like here years ago...but one of the main reasons they're larger IMHO, is the amount of forage fish/food that's available to them. At times there's plenty of it and the avg size of food is bigger. And, two or more somewhat delta systems in the Hudson River valley and the Chesapeake Bay estuary. Our delta water going south with the smelt, salmon and striper smolts is strinking our striper sizes and its population. Sorry to jack your thread Craig.