Been putting in some work on the stripers and it finally paid off. My goal at this lake has been a 10lb bass and a 20lb striper for probably the last 5 years. Still haven't gotten my 10lb bass or my 20lb striper. I skipped right into the 30lb class. Really not sure what else to say. Right place, right time.

Date: 12/24/2012
Rod: Okuma 7'11"XH (won on this site)
Reel: Calcutta TE
Line: Triple Fish Camo 25lb test
Lure: 8" Huddy (pictured)

Fish weighed 36lbs on the Berkley Digital Scale and was released.


http://www.calfishing.com/dc/user_files/9167-36_calfish.jpg

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Pretending to be a swimbait fisherman since 2001.

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Dude! Congrats Erik. That's a fat monster striper :) Stoked for you :0)

Awesome! Congrats on the biggun and big props for the release.

Congrats dude. A well-deserved catch.

Edit: I still can't believe how big that thing looks. Jesus.

The fish was solid and round. Not sure if it was the same fish but right before I caught it there was a nice trout chase going on. This fish bit about 4 casts in. No other bites in the next 45 minutes.

I really wish I could have taken a picture of the fish being held up. Might be time to get a Gorilla Pod.

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Pretending to be a swimbait fisherman since 2001.

Very, very nice striper. So fat and round--it's shaped like a tuna!

Awesome striper! especially for casting!