He never had a 50 lb. bass, how about a 60? w/pics

[Capt Steve]

My good buddy Bob Cummings is a die hard bass chunker he went to a favorite spot in 12 feet of water in the lower bay on his Regulator, the Lady J, with his brother Bruce. ( They own and operate Bayview nurseries in Northfield) The bass were slow to bite and he had a few 34-36 inchers. Bob fishes 4500 baitrunners with 20 lb. line. He got a pick up on a head and set the hook. It didn't matter to the fish that Bob was honking on the rod to stop him with the drag up as high as he dared, he just slowly swam off down tide. It seemed that there was no way to stop the fish so Bob shouted to hitch up the ball and get off the anchor. Of course, he forgot the short anchor line he uses in the shallows and had 200 ft on the anchor. By the time they got off the ball, he was down to less than a quarter spool! End of story- 10 minutes later they slipped the net under a 52" beauty. the next day she weighed 60 lbs even at Dolfin Dock in Somers Point. Last night he stopped at the boat and asked if I had ever seen a 50 lb bass. I said, " No, why?" He said, "Neither have I but I've seen a 60." What a fish. He is 6'2 and about 250 himself and you can see from the pic that the fish goes from his eyes to below his knees. He is my friend that had the 43 1/2 lber earlier in the season with me. He now has a 3 fish total of 138 lbs in the contest. Just wanted to share.
http://freespiritsportfishing.com/bob60.jpg

Here is a side view

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http://freespiritsportfishing.com/bob601.jpg

[ 11-18-2004, 05:40 PM: Message edited by: Capt Steve ]

[Brian E. Mullaney]

HOLY SHIRT!

[KeysKid]

Originally posted by Brian E. Mullaney:
HOLY SHIRT! My thoughts exactly!!!! :eek: :eek:

[In Depth]

All i can say is :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: !


Congrats on the fish i've been hunting for a long time.

52 x ?

Just think she weighed more before she went on the ice.

Thanx for sharing this steve, and congrats to Bob!

[Partnership]

Wowzer!

[CYCLOPS30]

HOLY COW :eek: :eek: :D

[CaptG]

That a hog there! Congrats to Bob!

[Squid pro quo]

Shaaaa-ZAM!!!

[hipkvw]

MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mako6950]

DONT FILLET THAT FISH, COASTAL HAD A BOUNTY FOR A 60# STRIPER FOR A FREE MOUNT!!!!!!!

[ 11-18-2004, 06:23 PM: Message edited by: mako6950 ]

[Red_Cherokee]

BABABOOEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[son of the sea]

Well congratulatiuons Bob!! Now you just set a higher standard for all the members in the 50+ catergory. Me not included in any of them :(

[VDAWG]

AWESOME FISH !!!!!!!!!

[NJAngler Bill]

whew.

[reelfishman32]

Wow.....let me sit down,oh i am........wow

[bones]

What a fish he missed the fisherman dream boat contest by a few days. But still has one hell of a fish. Nice job!!!!

[Jeff - Fazmataz]

Woof!

[Jeff - Fazmataz]

Woof!

[fishkid01]

I heard the news of a 60# caught while getting bait at Jim's this morning......couldn't wait to get home and see it.

[ 11-18-2004, 08:30 PM: Message edited by: fishkid01 ]

[Dr. Bass]

That is friggin awesome.

Thanks for sharing

That coming off anchor thing is something that lurks in my mind all the time

Just awesome

[Dakota Rob]

You are the man.

http://www.notabene.ru/down_syndrome/IMAGE/TROPHY.GIF

[wentfishn47]

My arms and back hurt just looking at that picture ;) .Great catch that is awesome!!!!

[ 11-18-2004, 10:20 PM: Message edited by: wentfishn47 ]

[BIGGESTJACK]

a fish of a lifetime,congrats bob

[wish2fish]

Congrats Bob,now theres a 60 club. HHmmm I guess that makes you president :D Definately a wall bragger.

[bigbites/shoretunadoctor]

even i gotta say dadm nice bass man congrats on a true catch of a lifetime

[finaddict5]

Fantastic!!!!!!!! Way to go Bob! What a brute! What's most amazing is how we all target DEEPER water and you nabbed this MONSTER on a flat. We sure must pass a lot of big fish on the way to fish deeper spots?

[RodFather]

Awesome fish, congrats!

[fshlot]

That is one beautiful fish!!!...Congrats!!!

[E-FISH-N-SEA]

WOW! Great job maybe some of the heet will rub off on the boat next to you.

[Ramblin]

I am jealous....
Congrats!

[Bob ECT]

NICE!!!!!!

[Scarface]

I can only dream Nice FIsh !!!

[The Reckoning]

It's almost scary!

[Ippomatic]

Nice fish bro! Congrats

[James Tackle]

WOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO! Kick Arse!!!!!!!!

[canyon caster]

Nice fish!!! congrats ......

[Get it wet]

Now that's getting it done.

[The Rover]

Go Bob!!!!

Your slip neighbors on the "Spool's Out" offer you a well deserved congratulations!!!!

[Limunious]

WOOOHOOOO now thats what im talking about wot a hog...you could feed a whole family on that
phil

[ReelWork]

Truely a monster of the deep? Shallows? Way to go!!

[Fish Tails]

WOW!!!! what a monster.

[LunchMan]

Congrats..Great Fish

[cisco651]

I tip my hat to you on a fine catch...

[HarborNights]

Way To Go! heart must of been racing the adrenilin pumping ? Sweet fish congrats!

[sparse grey]

Nice Thanks for sharing. Ron

[EddieB]

That is one great catch....A catch to be really proud of.

[AFEW50S]

Congrats....Catching a 60lb Striper in NJ waters is like an "all world achievement"

[GRIMREAPER]

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: Congrads!

[luv2fish]

Game Over!!!

[johnrogers]

Congrats to him. What a fish

[Silent A]

The bar has been raised! Nice going.

[Silent A]

The bar has been raised! Nice going.

[Capt Steve]

I believe that Coastal will be mounting the fish. That is really great!

[DopicDick]

What everyone said! WOW! :eek: :eek: :eek: Congratulations.

[GRABENFISH]

AHHHHHHH just let it go to grow up!
Nice fish.
Bob