September 18th Striped bass report 44 POUNDER !! - Johnny Bucktails

[Johnny Bucktails]

Yesterday was one of those days that i will never forget. Left the dock around 3:10pm with dad and had plans to fluke fishing for a few hours. I asked dad to grab some bass gear just incase the fluke fishing didn't work out. We fluked for about an hour and a half of the end of the incoming tide which was not very productive. With bunker in sight i asked the lip if he wanted to try for bass. One throw of the net and we were off. Got to the spot at slack tide and did not see much life. Made a little drift with the light breeze and all of a sudden i felt what most would think to be a tiny fluke hit or something. Kept it there and thirty seconds later i set the hook on a monster. She did not want to stop and took some serious line. Dumped my reel about 3 solid times before i brought her boat side. When i saw the beast i almost had a heart attack especially when it didn't want to fit in the net at first. Got her in the net and put her on the boga. Pulled it down to 44 pounds !!!! Like i promised you all, i let her go to fight again. I got to watch my second biggest striper swim away and i have it on video as well. She was a little beat up and had cuts all over her tail. Another day that the lip and i will never forget.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7sw...Azes2ZsdGHTL7w

hope you enjoy the video

tight lines - Johnny Bucktails

[Down Deep Sportfishing]

Nice fish Johnny. Glad to see some local haunts are holding some big girls. We will be on em' this week. Here's to a great fall run. Good luck.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Way to go Johnny!! Going to have to follow you and the Lips lead here and start Striper Fishing sooner rather then later. AWESOME fish!!

[Joey Dah Fish]

Way to go Johnny I think you are gonna get 55lbr soon

Johnny Bucktails,

Nice fish and video. In the spring obviously you see spawners with tails marks but nothing like on that fish. Anyone have any thoughts on what caused abrasions on that fish. Could that be from a dragger? That was brutal, never saw a fish so beaten up before. Even worse when it's a trophy fish. Just wondered what others thought may have caused that.

Dakota

[NJ Dave]

Nice to see you back at it where you left off in the spring.
Hell of a fish, hell of a release.
congrats!

[MVP]

Way to get the Fall season off to a BIG start.

[FISHFORLIFE]

My money is on you Johnny You Go Boy!!!

[jws111]

Johnny, Nice FISH. REMEMBER always let the big girls go. I have 2 young boys and that is the only way to insure that they can catch a trophy bass when they get older. LET THEM SWIM. Great Catch!

[Captain Ahab]

Originally Posted by jws111

Johnny, Nice FISH. REMEMBER always let the big girls go. I have 2 young boys and that is the only way to insure that they can catch a trophy bass when they get older. LET THEM SWIM. Great Catch!

I Agree


Very classy move!