66lber caught

[undisputed]

caught somewere out of rudi inlet


http://www.cfadventures.com/66poundstriper.jpg

[Dr. Bass]

Oh my God Oh my God

[Partnership]

Oh my God, Oh my God, OH MY GOD!!!!
TIMES TWO

[stoneharborchef]

Damn...season's greetings boys and girls

[Capt Lew]

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: That's it....Im getting the boat in the water. :D Nice Fish!!!

[Dr. Bass]

That guy is the Master

Any details??

Pretty good evidence of the East West thing

[ 03-05-2005, 09:09 PM: Message edited by: Dr. Bass ]

[Dr. Bass]

Is it possible the is Rudee Inlet in Virginia beach??

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Angler?s commercial license disqualifies ''record'' striper

By LEE TOLLIVER, The Virginian-Pilot
© March 5, 2005 | Last updated 8:51 PM Mar. 4

Alvin Wimbrough could hardly stand the boat ride back to Lynnhaven Inlet.

Click here He had caught a huge striped bass Friday just south of Sandbridge. He thought it might be big enough to be a state record.

It was.

The fish was weighed at Long Bay Pointe Bait and Tackle and tipped the scales at 66 pounds, 8 ounces. That easily tops the current state record of 63-8, caught in January by Paul Kleckner of Greenbackville, Va.


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But Wimbrough?s fish has been disqualified as a pending state record. Wimbrough, of Virginia Beach, holds a state hook-and-line commercial fishing license. Rules for the Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournament, which oversees state records and presents awards for significant catches, prohibit commercial hook-and-line fishermen from participating in the program.

But Wimbrough said he has a tournament release citation hanging on his wall.

?It could be that he does,? said Claude Bain, director of the awards program. ?Some of these things slip through the cracks. But a state record is not going to slip through any crack.?

Bain said the tournament committee has been adamant about the rule.

?We can?t get into the mind of a commercial fisherman when they go out on a trip,? Bain said. ?The rule was designed to prevent one from going out, catching a big fish and then saying that they weren?t commercial fishing. More often than not, the trip started as a commercial trip.?

Bain does not dispute the intent of Wimbrough?s outing Friday but said rules are rules.

Wimbrough, 41, was fishing with a group of friends on the charter boat Fishing Fever with Capt. Paul Ewing. Wimbrough has chartered Ewing?s services in the past.

?This was a charter trip,? Wimbrough said. ?Since I got my citation from last year, I never thought it would be a problem.?

Ewing and Wimbrough said they plan to fight the ruling.

?I?m a charter captain and this was a charter trip,? Ewing said. ?We fish hard like every other recreational charter. His commercial status has nothing to do with this trip or this boat.

?We?ll fight this for as long as the day is long.?

Reach Lee Tolliver at 222-5844 or lee.tolliver@pilotonline.com

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Originally posted by Dr. Bass:
Is it possible the is Rudee Inlet in Virginia beach?? You got it my friend Va Beach Va :D :D :D

[Re-Bait]

Look what else they have been catching......here's another one from same area/time......

51 Pounds!
http://www.restassuredcharters.com/id21_m78.jpg

[nospot2fsh]

Damn, thats a huge striper. Nice catch.

[stripedfever]

It's nice to see picture's of the big bass that are released up north to be shown off down south !! Life is good !! :D :D

[Ding]

Thats a burny!!!!!!!

[Stiffs-r-us]

Originally posted by Dr. Bass:
Is it possible the is Rudee Inlet in Virginia beach?? Yes.........you are 100% right...it is the Rudee Inlet

[finally]

here it is.

http://www.cfadventures.com/66poundstriper.jpg

[Dr. Bass]

Originally posted by Stiffs-r-us:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Dr. Bass:
Is it possible the is Rudee Inlet in Virginia beach?? Yes.........you are 100% right...it is the Rudee Inlet </font>[/QUOTE]I was hoping they were more more NOrth than that

Awesome Bass

[capt.snagalot]

Long Bay Point is on Long creek and that runs right into Lynnhaven Inlet. Rudee is on the ocean side of VAB while this marina is on the bay side. I fish with someone who used to have there boat at that marina before they re-built it...its a darn nice marina now. but WOW what a cow!!!

[DEEP POCKETS]

Wow - thats HUGE - I wonder what he caught it on?

[capt.snagalot]

Im not trying to step on anybodys toes here lol tongue.gif

[DONNY O]

NIIIIIICE FISH!!!!!

[Reel-ality]

Those are some real nice looking fish, hope they are headed our way.

Dave Isanski

[Reel-ality]

One post says Rudee inlet and the other says Lynnhaven inlet, whats the story one goes to the ocean and the other to the bay, where was the fish caught. One other question, he doesn't qualify for the state record just because he has a commericial license, that doesn't seem right.

Dave Isanski

[rubrbsct]

GOOD GOD...sadly most of my fish aren't even as long as his is wide.... :rolleyes:

[Old Hat]

Nice fish, The bigguns are on their way up the chessie to their natal waters to spawn. Anyone heading to the susquehanna flats for some C&R.

[Ginz]

Yahoo! :D smile.gif ;)

[TWIN D'S]

Virginia has a black and white rule; holding any commercial fishing license automatically excludes someone from participating in the Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournament. In this case, the guy was on a charter boat that was fishing recreationally. I even think the guy that caught it, though he was a comm, had a rec license also.

I guess I understand why they do it that way. If they had a state record for a specie that was taken by a comm guy, the allegation would always be that the fish was caught in a net. They're trying to preserve the integrity of the VSWFT.

[Re-Bait]

Their rules are black and white.......

"The following persons are not eligible to participate: ........ holders of commercial hook-and-line fishing licenses and all persons participating in a commercial hook-and-line
fishing trip......"

Now he might attempt to say that he deserves recognition because he had a rec permit, or because it on hook and line, or because he was fishing as an angler on a charter boat, or because he was previously awarded a citation.....

All those agruements would be incorrect. He holds a commercial liscense, SO HE'S NOT ELIGIBLE. All those other "angles" don't make him eligible.

[JerseyJoeC]

I interviewd the guy who caught the fish. His arguement is that his commercial hook-and-line license is only valid in the Chess. Bay. But he caught the fish out front where he couldn't legally commercially fish anyway. He claims he's prepared to take the matter all the way to court if he has to. Of course, I feel the same way... RULES ARE RULES!

[Tom Powers]

Here is the rule.

The following persons are not eligible to participate: a captain or mate of a charterboat, headboat or partyboat and professional guides while under charter or hire; holders of commercial hook-and-line fishing licenses and all persons participating in a commercial hook-and-line fishing trip; any person convicted in a court of law of the violation of any marine fishery law or regulation, including failure to possess a fishing license, is ineligible for the year in which the conviction occurred and the following year.

End of rule.

There are two types of hook and line licenses in VA. The first is a general hook and line license which is valid in all state waters. The second, which I am not sure is really a seperate licnese, is one that allows anyone who holds commercial striped bass tags to use hook and line to catch them. I do not know which type this fellow had.

One could argue this stuff for several pages of posts, there is a board that has about 200 posts on one thread regarding this. However, the fellow was ruled not eligible for a state record.

My understanding is that the hook and line rule was put in place because it is often a gray area when a recreational trip ends and a commercial hook and line trip begins.

Tom

[ 03-17-2005, 11:15 PM: Message edited by: Tom Powers ]

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Originally posted by JerseyJoeC:
I interviewd the guy who caught the fish. His arguement is that his commercial hook-and-line license is only valid in the Chess. Bay. But he caught the fish out front where he couldn't legally commercially fish anyway. He claims he's prepared to take the matter all the way to court if he has to. Of course, I feel the same way... RULES ARE RULES! Joe, did you read the rules? He holds a commercial permit, he's not eligible to particapate. Nothing he could have said or done can change the fact that commercial permit holders can not apply.

YES his permit is only valid in the bay. That means if he has a permit, he is only allowed sell his catch from the bay. And the rule is crystal clear...if he has that permit he is ineligible to enter his catch (of a lifetime), irregardless of where fish caught.

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1. Eligibility: The following persons are eligible to participate: all persons holding
valid Virginia Saltwater Fishing Licenses; all persons fishing on private
boats, charter or head boats, commercial fishing piers or rental boats that
possess valid "blanket" Virginia Fishing Licenses; all persons with valid
out-of-state saltwater fishing licenses that are reciprocal with Virginia's
license; except as provided in section following:


The following persons are not eligible to participate: a captain or mate
of a charterboat, headboat or partyboat and professional guides while
under charter or hire; holders of commercial hook-and-line fishing
licenses and all persons participating in a commercial hook-and-line
fishing trip; any person convicted in a court of law of the violation of
any marine fishery law or regulation, including failure to possess a fishing
license, is ineligible for the year in which the conviction occurred
and the following year. ............................