NDR...BIIIGGGG fish pics

[michael barnes]

I caught her from my kayak on a live eel, about 3 miles North of the North end of the Chesapeake Bay bridge tunnel. The fight lasted 10 minutes or so, she towed me 60 yards. My biggest kayak fish!!!
Top pic was taken by Kevin Whitley

 

[Mark Vanderhoof]

michael. love it! great fish. that is a beauty. what did it measure? 44, 46"?

 

[michael barnes]

She was 45", and "guesstimated" in the 35-40lb range.

 

[Jay Anglin]

N - I - C- E !!!!!!!!!

 

[Kirk Talbert]

Awesome fish from a kayak.

 

[William Stahl]

Nice fish. Must have been a fun ride !?

 

[Kristan]

Awesome fish....I bet that was a fun fight out of the sit-on-top...10 minute fight...It would of took me two hours with trying not to go overboard...

Thanks for sharing your bounty,

Kristan

 

[Carl]

Damn, what a striper! And good eats too!

 

[Matt_n_Barb]

Nice fish..often wondered about using kayak near Juneau AK for salmon. My daughter lives there and I have fished silvers, pinks, and chum when visiting her (fly rod).

Never fished for stripers myself.....How do you cook them?

matt

 

[Carl]

How to cook them?
I've never met a fish that didnt go well with flour & hot grease!
Except maybe salmon.

 

[Huntindave McCann]

Nice fish Michael!!

Something like that would give me an excuse to visit my sister-in-law out there.

 

[Scott Farris]

[font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]Michael,

So your saying he weighs close to what the kayak weighs?

Wicked nice linesider, bet the Nantucket sleigh ride was fun!

Great job,

Scott


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[Phil Eager]

Nice girl, just picked up a yack and I'm looking forward to spring run in NJ

 

[Luke Berkey]

Very nice bass. I have caught a lot out of my kayak but never one close to that size. I bet it was a great fight. Congrats.

 

[Matt Moore]

Nice fish! So in a kayak, if the fish is pulling sideways to the boat, do you just roll your butt toward it? I've seen guys fishing for salmon in the Columbia River with kayaks, but I haven't seen them out for sturgeon.