ANother GReat Day on the Bay by Bob Dodds

Posted on July 13, 2023 by VHFC

On Friday, July 7, VHFC members, Bob Dodds and Phil Simon with future member (procrastinator) Boston Bob, went out with Brett Taylor. The fishing (catching) was initially pretty tough. It was a strange bite. The fluke were simply holding onto the Gulp, and then letting go on the way up. We started giving them a little more time and had success. We finished with 8 keepers from 18.5 to almost 23”. I had a great day with 4 keepers, 18.5, 21, 22 & the biggest one. The weather, wind and water could not have been any better. Well, maybe one more for our limit?

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Of the fifty United States, thirty-eight have a striped-bass record. New Jersey has the largest striped-bass record—a 78-pound 8·ounce whopper that was caught in 1982. The state with the smallest striped-bass record is Iowa. That landlocked striper weighed only 9 pounds 4 ounces and was caught in 1983.

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