Premium Mapping20 min fight just to release it, Just awful
41 lb. Striped Bass with a Bloodworm
Hudson River South (West Point to Kingston)
Greene - New York
25 catches
253 followers
6 spots
Largemouth Bass average 7-pounds and smallies 6-pounds on this portion of the river. Stripers can run up to 35-pounds. Also available, Pumpkinseed, Bluegill, perch, Crappie and carp. 38 river miles mapped.
Apply blood worm securely ...more and fished between 16â and 24â depth, 2 poles ea. Started at 9:30am, high tide was just about over, but we had decent luck this day during 1st low tide, enough to keep us wanting more anyway. 2nd high tide the bites and fish were plenty and often. Just as the tide and action were long gone, I hear my buddy yell, âFenwickâ!!!!!!, ! I spun around grabbed it from the rod holder and the 20 min fight was already happening without me. Fish had hit that bait with such speed and power!!!!!!!!!, I thought aloud to whomever was listening, âitâs bigger than any striper I ever had battled beforeâ, âit seemed as if I didnât pick the rod up, that the battle was going to be over quickly and instantaneously because of the raw power of this big fish snapping/breaking my fav fenwick rod off in the rod holder before ever setting my hands on itâ
Absolute hog(for us that is)(previous biggest ever under 30lbs). It weighed in at 41lbs. And over 40â
Why the rule change and why this yearđđđ
The fish lives on, and so will all the memories of the day as for it was the greatest outing............greatest so far, that is.
âWeâll be back to fish on and create many many more memoriesâ