No keeper bass, but a great day out !!

[Msgdan]

Finally a day without crazy winds !!!   After my last few trips that I almost got blown off  the bay....today was a pleasure.........Launched before sunrise and wound up with at least 20 bass.......and not one keeper !!     I told my wife that I would be bringing home striped bass for dinner....that was a mistake.....LOL.......I had at least 5 fish I had to measure ...and everyone was at 27 inches !!    UGH....It was still a great morning to be out, except for the 15 minute hail storm....but the fish were biting through it,   so I almost didn't notice it.

 

I also came across a 6 or 7 foot, dead sturgeon that seagulls were trying to get at.....such an amazing looking fish......wonder if it got hit by a boat ???    

 

It looks like it could be a few more days before getting out again.....but looking forward to every trip on the water....

 

 

 

 

 

Danny V

[hammer4reel]

Nice trip Danny .

 

[megavites]

Nice! Is that an Atlantic Sturgeon?

[Bonefreak]

Wow!!  Sturgeon is cool!

Nice pics!!

[Bonefreak]

Sturgeon are an old fish!!  

Dinosaurlike!!  

With that mouth structure on the bottom of the head built for scavenging....its species is many thousands or more years older than say a fish that has evolved to have a mouth structure centrally located in its head more apt at chasing prey.....as more prey evolved to be chased. 

[crawdad]

Hey Danny V

https://www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/sturgeon_reportform.htm

Endangered....

bObk

 

[Msgdan]

4 minutes ago, crawdad said:

Hey Danny V

https://www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/sturgeon_reportform.htm

Endangered....

bObk

 

Thanks  !! I will fill it out !!

 

Danny V 

[Kype]

pretty cool

[Gunsmoke]

Nice picture of the sunrise.

[Jim_]

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No keeper bass, but a great day out !!

[Zipper]

Congratulations on a great day!

[LPJR]

Great trip and pics Dan! 

[deerstalker420]

Nice