Talk about BFF! 82 pound, 54-inch bass hauled from Long Island Sound waters
Record Striper: It already had one broken leader in its mouth. I think it was mine!
Aug. 6, 2011: A striped bass that could break the world record was fished up from local waters by Greg Myerson, boating out of Westbrook, CT. The striper weighed in at 81.88 pounds. It has not yet been certified by the International Game Fish Association. Myerson was drifting eels on August 4th when the monster hit. Can you imagine a fish this big at the end of your line? Read about it here.
The current record holder is Albert McReynolds who landed a 78.8 pound striper from the night surf of Atlantic City, NJ, July, 1982.