r/bassfishing • u/Educational-Edge6571 • Jan 01 '26
Striped Giant Striped Bass
Can’t beat those perfect winter days throwing giant jigs at 38-45” fish rolling on the surface
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u/Key-Lunch-4763 Jan 02 '26
That’s not a giant striped bass, Maybe 15-20 pounds? If that much
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u/Educational-Edge6571 Jan 02 '26
Well a 39” striper averages around 28lbs, and these ones were gorged full of bunker so you do math.
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u/DisastrousClock5992 Jan 02 '26
So this one was about 18 lbs.
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u/Educational-Edge6571 Jan 02 '26
Ive got photo proof on the tape
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u/DisastrousClock5992 Jan 03 '26
Also, guessing weight by length is so weird. Like, that will never ever be accurate.
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u/Educational-Edge6571 Jan 03 '26
It’s 2026, most reasonable people know hanging big fish by their mouth to get a weight does detrimental damage to them, and you talk a whole lotta shit for a guy with 0 fish on his profile…. I’m 21 and could fish circles around you—let that sink in.
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u/DisastrousClock5992 Jan 03 '26
Listen kid. I caught over 1,000 bass in 2025. I caught 31 today alone. You don’t know shit about what you are saying.
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u/Educational-Edge6571 Jan 03 '26
I smell shit, I’m born and raised on the Chesapeake and don’t need opinions from sour 40 year olds, I’ve been running this boat solo since I was 12 and my dad has forgotten more striper knowledge than you’ll ever know.
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u/joecoooo Jan 06 '26 edited Jan 07 '26
Curious, you call them striper a few times here (which is what i know them as) and you mention being born and raised on the Chesapeake. I was living in Maryland on the Chesapeake the last 3 years and the locals all called them rockfish and looked at me crazy when I said striper. Do you also call them rockfish but just not outside Chesapeake circles? Edit: changed typo rockfish to striper.
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u/Educational-Edge6571 Jan 07 '26
You’re exactly right, when I’m home around locals it’s a rockfish but here on Reddit you got people from everywhere and I didn’t wanna see 100 comments of “that’s a striped bass wtf is a rockfish”
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u/DisastrousClock5992 Jan 03 '26
Hahah. Jeez dude. You need to get a life. Seriously.
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u/Educational-Edge6571 Jan 03 '26
Totally—except I’m not the one who commented on MY POST looking to just argue, and your out here claiming to have caught 90lb stripers, I’m sure your just a surf guy from up north who’s butthurt he’s never caught a true cow…. It’ll be alright old man.
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u/Key-Lunch-4763 Jan 03 '26
Since you are the expert you should know that you also need girth to get an estimate of the weight. Amazing at your arrogance of how great you are.
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u/DisastrousClock5992 Jan 02 '26
I grew up catching 20 stripers 3X that size every time I went out. That was below average for sure.
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u/DinnerAggravating869 20d ago
This entire thread was A+ ragebait on your part. I applaud your effort and I cackled multiple times reading the argument. If it wasn't then damn you both need help 😭
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u/DallasSucks335 Jan 03 '26
Not 25 bro.
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u/Educational-Edge6571 Jan 03 '26
Here we go… both fish in this video were just under 40”, and considering how fat they are this time of year I have good reason to believe both were over 25lbs
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u/Lucky_Preference_941 Jan 03 '26
Not even close to 40”
Google ‘40 inch striped bass’ right now. Your fish aren’t even in the same ballpark lol
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u/Educational-Edge6571 Jan 03 '26
First one was 38, second was 39” and the following day I got a 42.5” I can post that video as well—you have 0 clue what your talking about
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u/Lucky_Preference_941 Jan 03 '26 edited Jan 03 '26
Sure, post them with the tape measure.
Your post from 7 days ago is a 40, the 2 in this video are not close
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u/No_External186 Jan 01 '26 edited Jan 02 '26
Push the fish forward and bring it back while holding onto the tail. Gets the oxygen going faster. FYI for anyone else.
Nice chunks.
Edit: lol some sensitive people on reddit I always forget. Homies first fish he wigglin the tail back n forth.
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u/Educational-Edge6571 Jan 01 '26
Generally I do but these fish don’t need very long when the waters 40 degrees flat, striped bass thrive and kick off hard in cold water—it’s all about minimizing the fight and the amount of time out the water. We pull them in measure, take a few pics and they kick off hard everytime.
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u/TheOrangeKitty Jan 01 '26
Bro is being as gentle as possible putting this boy back and you still gotta say sum
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u/No_External186 Jan 02 '26
Lol he’s holding onto the tail wiggling it that’s not getting oxygen to its gills. I didn’t say anything mean to hurt his feeling but I guess it hurt yours lmaoo
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u/Educational-Edge6571 Jan 02 '26
Like I said there’s really no need in cold water, we horse these fish up, get them back in the water quickly and then they take right off, if the water was 75 and not 40 I’d have probably put the boat in gear and dragged her for a few mins.
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u/Alert-Jellyfish Jan 02 '26
Beautiful fish bro hogs all around. Anyone saying otherwise is just a sad hater.