Keyport Seahawk - Got what we came for! Quality > Quantity

[Chrisper4694]

Finally the weather matched our schedule to get out on these big stripers! It wasn't fast and furious action, but the quality was there. And they were feisty! I've landed bigger stripers but the one pictured may have given me the best fight a striper has ever given me...really tough to control and it almost got me on the engine when i barely got my stubby arms over it haha.

And for good measure a whale was in the area as well and did a straight up verticle breach, mouth open, which i had never seen in person.

We also did some blackfishing, but that was slow as well. we only caught 8 in a few hours (5 on jig, 3 on bait rig) with one nice jigged keeper fortunately (18")...not sure how opening weekend will go, but so far it's been slow for us.

Smaller stripers 19-29" started pushing bait the the surface at the end of the day and we proceeded to land a handful more on various lures. Fun way to end the day after nabbing some quality fish in the morning.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/photos.fishidy.com/5a0a2b2466b01a0ba8c7ea0c_800

https://s3.amazonaws.com/photos.fishidy.com/5a09d9e166b01a0ba8370196_800

[Chrisper4694]

i want to do an experiment/prove a point....how big do you guys think this bass is (length and/or weight...which ever you feel accurate guessing from the picture :)

[slammer]

14'' 3 1/2lbs

[shrimpman steve]

18 pounds

[bulletbob]

I will guess 40 inches /26 pounds...

[slammer]

my bad I guessed the tog. The bass is 36'' 30lb

[Ry609]

I'll go with 38"/27lbs on the bass, looks like a fatty

[tjd24]

42" --- 36lbs

[ALS Mako]

32" 16#:eek:

[FASTEDDIE29]

It's a slot fish ya wacko!!! Good eater! Fry that mercury filled Striper whole!!! Hehehehehehe!!! :D

[JDTuna]

Sweet trip man! Thats a cow bass for sure.

[Bob T.]

43", 39 lbs.

[hammer4reel]

38" 25#

[Oasis]

Nice catch, congrats

[stugots]

Always hard to tell from pictures but I am looking at the size of the tail, mouth/head, and belly....I'm going to say 26 pounds :)....once those fish start pushing 35-40 lbs, they start rolling over in your arms and becomes hard to control them.

[slammer]

Chrisper.What is the length and weight? I know im off on the weight.

[Chrisper4694]

It was just under 42" with the tail pinched and almost 27lbs on the digital scale on the boat.

[Chrisper4694]

Chrisper.What is the length and weight? I know im off on the weight.

And the tog was 17.75" haha

[slammer]

Wow.Hard to tell true length and weight from pics.

[Chrisper4694]

yeah that was one of my points haha some guys were pretty accurate with the striper though...

[stugots]

Haha I was close. Once you see enough of these things .... when these fish get 35-40lbs they tend to roll over in your hands, belly squished big time from your hand , and very hard to hold straight out in front of you.

[Capt. Debbie]

Weird camera. The first picture looks photo shopped. The aura around the guy and the OB tilted up


Finally the weather matched our schedule to get out on these big stripers! It wasn't fast and furious action, but the quality was there. And they were feisty! I've landed bigger stripers but the one pictured may have given me the best fight a striper has ever given me...really tough to control and it almost got me on the engine when i barely got my stubby arms over it haha.

And for good measure a whale was in the area as well and did a straight up verticle breach, mouth open, which i had never seen in person.

We also did some blackfishing, but that was slow as well. we only caught 8 in a few hours (5 on jig, 3 on bait rig) with one nice jigged keeper fortunately (18")...not sure how opening weekend will go, but so far it's been slow for us.

Smaller stripers 19-29" started pushing bait the the surface at the end of the day and we proceeded to land a handful more on various lures. Fun way to end the day after nabbing some quality fish in the morning.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/photos.fishidy.com/5a0a2b2466b01a0ba8c7ea0c_800

https://s3.amazonaws.com/photos.fishidy.com/5a09d9e166b01a0ba8370196_800