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Posted: 3/4/2013 10:05:44 AM EDT
un-freakin-believable: http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/03/dora_man_catches_record_stripe.html
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Quoted: I didn't even know it was possible to get that big. Have you not viewed any Godzilla movies? |
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That's a TOAD!
He needed a huge livewell and he could have made bank touring with that fish. |
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Wow, nice fish!
Nobody has sued to get the name of that river changed? |
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i've lived and fished for stripe in that area and around tn river all of my life. thats 2x bigger than anything i've ever seen....
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Didn't know they could get that big either...Would have been a good time bringing that biggin' in!
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Have seen and handled a LOT of stripers over the years, but never weighed any that big:
Back in the '80s, our scale only went to 60#, but it did get bottomed out from time to time, a few that I'm sure were north of 70#. Had a male do it once, by far the BIGGEST male we'd ever seen (usually big ones are ALL females!!!) Once has over a dozen above 50# in ONE day (gillnetting) |
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Quoted: I know a photoshopped zebrafish when I see it. Don't be jealous
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If I was Surf Casting I bet I would of giving up reeling that one in LOL.
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I didn't even know it was possible to get that big. The all tackle world record striped bass (saltwater) is 81.88 lbs; caught August 2011 in Long Island Sound: http://www.onthewater.com/articles/2012/08/catching-the-world-record-striped-bass/ |
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who fishes fresh water with 30 lb test.... Striper and Muskie addicts. |
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I didn't even know it was possible to get that big. The all tackle world record striped bass (saltwater) is 81.88 lbs; caught August 2011 in Long Island Sound: http://www.onthewater.com/articles/2012/08/catching-the-world-record-striped-bass/ dont they have separate records for salt water and fresh water (land locked)? |
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...landed a 70 pound striped bass from the Black Warrior River...
The catch may become the new IGFA world record for a landlocked stripe bass.
What is a landlocked river? Alabama ain't even a landlocked state. In the context of the article, what does "landlocked" mean? 25 years ago, catching 40 pounders seemed to be routine, and so, I would have gussed the WR would be much bigger than 70 lbs. It's certainly a big-ass fish. I'd be proud of it. |
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Quoted:What is a landlocked river?
Guessing a river with a dam that doesn't have fishladders. |
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Nice one.
We have one of those steamplant cooling water creeks around here. The thing steams in the winter time. The water stays bath water warm all year around and therefore it's a popular fishing spot. You can catch speckled trout and stripers in there pretty much all year around. Of course there is the rumor you will grow a third eye eating the fish from there, but that's just rumor. |
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who fishes fresh water with 30 lb test.... Guys who catch world record fish |
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I didn't even know it was possible to get that big. The all tackle world record striped bass (saltwater) is 81.88 lbs; caught August 2011 in Long Island Sound: http://www.onthewater.com/articles/2012/08/catching-the-world-record-striped-bass/ dont they have separate records for salt water and fresh water (land locked)? Yes. The current record for a landlocked striper is 67lb 8oz; caught May 1992 in O'Neill Forebay, Los Banos, California. http://wrec.igfa.org/WRecordsList.aspx?lc=AllTackle&cn=Bass, striped (landlocked) |
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Holy you know what! --I think he can stop now --He wins at fishing.
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I've heard that fish don't stop growing. The longer they live, the bigger they get.
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Quoted: Damn record went from 15lbs to 70????? Good lord. No, this fish beat the prior record BY 15 lbs, not of 15 lbs. Still, damn. I had no idea they could get that big. |
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I've seen several 40lb+ stripers, but damn!
My personal best striper (24lbs, 5oz, Lake Texoma) would be nothing but bait for that bastard. |
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Quoted:What is a landlocked river?
Guessing a river with a dam that doesn't have fishladders. Me too. I was hoping to get a fishing expert's opinion and details. Like: 1) Can parts of the same river be landlocked and other parts, not. 2) Does landlocked mean saltwater fish are proven to be unable to get in, or proven to be unable to go back and forth, or, are landlocked rivers assumed to be closed to saltwater fish? 3) Is a dam with a lock system considered to be the same as a dam with a ladder? Etc.. I guess I'm really wondering how strong the word "landlocked" in the record's description or category. |
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My largest striper was only half that size, and I had considered that a helluva fish!
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How come it looks like it has a beer belly? Do all fish of that type have that?
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How come it looks like it has a beer belly? Do all fish of that type have that? It's because it's hanging from a hook upright like that. |
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" the Black Warrior River near the Gorgas Steam Plant"
MUTATION!!!! |
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