About Striped Bass
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- World Record Striped Bass and Bluefish
- Facts About Striped Bass
- Chesapeake Bay
World Records
Everyone wants to know what the record is, for the species of fish for which they are fishing. We will show you. However, we support a catch and release policy for striped bass, especially the larger ones. Female striped bass grow larger than the males. If you catch a striped bass over 30 pounds it is probably a female, with the potential for producing three million or so eggs each spring. Don't take her out of circulation. Take a picture, and gently release her. Let your photograph be your trophy.
Al and his Striper
World Record Striped Bass
The world record striped bass was caught off the Vermont Ave. Jetty in Atlantic City,
during a storm on Sept. 21, 1982 by Albert McReynolds. It was caught on a 5 ½ inch black-back silver
Rebel plug. It weighed 78 pounds 8 ounces, and had a length of 53 inches. This fish was estimated to be
about 36 years old.
Although the striper was hooked while fishing from the jetty, Al somehow scrambled off the jetty
and landed the fish on the beach to the side of the jetty. The Vermont Ave. Jetty is relatively short.
Link to photos of the: Vermont Ave Jetty.
Al and his world record striped bass are shown at the right.
Hank and his Striper
World Record Freshwater Striped Bass
The world record freshwater striped bass was caught by Hank Ferguson in O'Neill Forebay, San Luis California, on May 7, 1992. It weighed 67 pounds 8 ounces.
O'Neill Forebay is a 2250 acre freshwater reservoir in Merced County, that is part of the California Aqueduct System.
To find out how stripers got to be in the California Aqeduct System check the link below.
Link to: California Striped Bass.
92 Pound Striper
92 Pound Striped Bass
Since 1982 there apparently has been only one striped bass caught and verified that exceeded Albert McReynolds 78.5 pound world record. This fish weighed 92 pounds, and is shown at the right. This fish now hangs on the wall of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources in Annapolis Maryland.
This 92 pound striper did not become the new IGFA record because it was caught in a net by the Maryland DNR during a research project in 1995.
World Record Bluefish
The world record bluefish was caught by James M. Hussey on Jan. 30, 1972 at Hatteras, North Carolina. It weighed 31 pounds, 12 ounces.
World Record Weakfish
Om May 7, 2008 at at 2:30 AM, David Alu of Jackson NJ, caught a 19 pound 12 ounce weakfish while surf fishing for striped bass on the shores of Raritan Bay. He caught it on a bunker head. The weakfish was 37 inches long and had a girth of 23 inches.
This weakfish is a pending IGFA world record, as the current all-tackle weakfish on the books weighed 19 pounds 2 ounces. David was guided in his efforts by Rich Swisstack, of the Shore Catch Guide Service.