Last evening I landed the longest striper I have ever caught from shore. The fish measured 52 inches. So, was it 50 lbs.? No, this fish was a streaker- very skinny for its length. It had a huge head but nothing in the belly. Still, I'm guessing it was in the upper 30 lb. to low 40 lb. range.
We are in an unpresented time with massive numbers of large stripers in RI waters right now. I've never seen anything like it in the spring. It reminds me of the heydays in the Cape Cod Canal about ten years ago. While there are a ton of large stripers around, there are very few schoolies.
While I had that 52 inch fish last evening, I also had about 7 or 8 more fish at or over 40 inches. Numbers and sizes like this are unheard of in the spring from shore here in RI! I think this spring's striper bonanza is a once in a lifetime event here in RI. Jump on it while you can.
By the way, all my fish were landed on 9 inch Slug-gos. I was using a discontinued rainbow trout color with a BKK Titan Rider, 6/0 hook up front. My son, Jon, who was with me, was doing equally as well with a white Slug-go.
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