51" Striped Bass

Type: Chesapeake
Region: Eastern
Location: Chesapeake Bay

On Thursday November 30, we were trolling in the Eastern Bay and caught this 51 inch rockfish. This fish was caught on a spoon attached to an umbrella rig. It took about 20 minutes to reel the fish in and actually bent the net in half when we were netting it. Shortly after a few pictures and measurements, the fish was released back into the water. It quickly and strongly swam back into the water.