# First Striper / Rockfish! **URL:** \ **Category:** Saltwater Fishing General\ **Created:** [April 23, 2008, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/first-striper-rockfish/129720 "2008-04-23T22:57:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![allingeneral](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@allingeneral](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/allingeneral)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2008, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/first-striper-rockfish/129720/1 "2008-04-23T22:57:17Z")
It’s been a long time coming. I’ve heard about monster stripers since I was a kid. I finally got one this past weekend. It was 27lbs and 40 inches long. Not a record by any means, but certainly respectable! [inline P4180082-1.JPG] Ah, there we go… a couple of pictures! 🙂 [inline AIG-Rockfish-2.jpg] ---
**Author:** ![tubeN2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tubeN2](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/tubeN2)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 12:50am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/first-striper-rockfish/129720/2 "2008-04-24T00:50:38Z")
When you need to post a picture, make sure you upload the attatchment. After the attatchment is loaded then you can select the inline funtion. Once the inline box is checked, then you can load the actual picture by clicking on the “create link” button. There you can choose the inline option and load the picture. After you click on the “Post” button, then your picture will appear in your post.🕶 ---
**Author:** ![mactuna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@mactuna](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/mactuna)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/first-striper-rockfish/129720/3 "2008-04-24T12:50:13Z")
Where did you catch that nice Stripped Bass ? ---
**Author:** ![allingeneral](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@allingeneral](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/allingeneral)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/first-striper-rockfish/129720/4 "2008-04-24T13:48:54Z")
I was in the Middle (Tidal) Potomac River in about 30 feet of water trolling with a chartreuse umbrella rig. and I plan to do it again!! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![mactuna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@mactuna](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/mactuna)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/first-striper-rockfish/129720/5 "2008-04-24T13:52:08Z")
My Wife and I love Stripped Bass fishing, we only get to fish for them in freshwater below Hoover Dam, they get to 70+ lbs and our biggest is 42. Sure want to try saltwater fishing for them.Probably a great fight being they are in current all the time. ---
**Author:** ![allingeneral](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@allingeneral](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/allingeneral)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/first-striper-rockfish/129720/6 "2008-04-24T14:04:56Z")
70 pounds good golly! lol We were dragging 8 lines with planer boards, so couldn’t stop the boat to pull the fish in…still trolling at about 2mph while pulling this fish in, so I couldn’t feel much of the fight. It was a tough pull though! ---
**Author:** ![tubeN2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tubeN2](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/tubeN2)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 11:44pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/first-striper-rockfish/129720/7 "2008-04-25T23:44:53Z")
Those are some nice stripers. Thanks for sharing and we look forward to more reports as soon as you have some.🕶 ---
**Author:** ![theangler](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.bigfishtackle.com/theangler/32/12218_2.png) [@theangler](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/theangler)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2008, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/first-striper-rockfish/129720/8 "2008-05-09T19:21:39Z")
SWEET! Congratulations, I have never got on a striper that big!!! Great Fish!