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Title: Liberty State Park 5/15
Post by: Drew806 on May 17, 2009, 11:01:22 PM

Didn't make it to the shore as planned and ended up going back to Liberty State Park. Went to Moe's in Jersey City for some bunker and got to the park around 8:00am. After 3 hours of incoming tide not a bite. Then the blues started to attack. Caught a few from 20-25inched all released. About 20min before leaving the spool started feeding out line and locked the baitrunner. Knew i had a decent size fish and after about 5min of reeling in i see the stripes we like to see. Thought i had my first keeper landed only to measure it and come up 1/2 inch short and released.  :'(  They are there though and the blues where being caught nonstop by others all on bunker.

Title: Re: Liberty State Park 5/15
Post by: ped579 on May 17, 2009, 11:50:37 PM

Drew I hate to tell ya but that might of been a keeper.  On stripers you can close the tail which sometimes adds that 1/2 an inch.  Just an fyi.

Good going anyway.  You got the skunk off ya for the season.  t^ grtn

Title: Re: Liberty State Park 5/15
Post by: Drew806 on May 18, 2009, 12:13:10 AM

Whis i would have known that. Good to know for next time which will be Tuesday.

Title: Re: Liberty State Park 5/15
Post by: ped579 on May 18, 2009, 12:27:34 AM

Yeah the best way to measure a bass if to close its mouth and with its nose up against a flat surface pinch its tail closed and then with the tape measure under the fish and not over the body, take your measurement.

For the tournaments I have judged this was the norm.

Good Luck... t^

Title: Re: Liberty State Park 5/15
Post by: Reel Time on May 18, 2009, 02:14:06 AM

 the NJ fish and wildlife mag to make it easier to understand,,
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/pdf/2009/digmar11-19.pdf

 mouth closed and tail squeezed. also run the tape how ped said to, or straight down the side.

 the f&g guys aint gonna care about any excuses when they are checking people out.

 we always play it safe by only keeping fish that are at least 1/2-1" over limit, gives us a little buffer, and a piece of mind

Title: Re: Liberty State Park 5/15
Post by: kpcoe on May 18, 2009, 04:59:55 AM

 whs,rather be safe then sorry, he got to swim another day...or two if hes' lucky! chrz

Title: Re: Liberty State Park 5/15
Post by: IrishAyes on May 18, 2009, 08:49:41 AM

Nice catch and pics.  t^

Title: Re: Liberty State Park 5/15
Post by: Pfishingruven on May 18, 2009, 09:23:04 AM

Nice catch!

 TT^

Title: Re: Liberty State Park 5/15
Post by: Hunter 2 on May 18, 2009, 10:42:38 AM

If the Striper sticks its tongue out it can add a half inch. :P :P

Title: Re: Liberty State Park 5/15
Post by: mgm on May 18, 2009, 10:48:06 AM

It's smart to use a real ruler as you did as many of the rulers on top of coolers are not accurate.

Title: Re: Liberty State Park 5/15
Post by: Uncle Luna on May 18, 2009, 12:23:02 PM

Quote from Luna Sea Nick pinch the tail Unc, pinch the tail  rofla

Title: Re: Liberty State Park 5/15
Post by: ped579 on May 18, 2009, 04:24:17 PM

This time its legal... rofla rofla hhppy hhppy

Title: Re: Liberty State Park 5/15
Post by: Capt -Jerry P on May 18, 2009, 04:46:28 PM

Keeper or not

Way to go Drew

Nice catch

Title: Re: Liberty State Park 5/15
Post by: makokeith on May 18, 2009, 04:57:36 PM

Tail squeezers ;D  good job.

Title: Re: Liberty State Park 5/15
Post by: gymrat987654321 on May 18, 2009, 05:40:12 PM

Nice  t^