[614097]

I ran into Frank Williams in the pre-dawn hours of Saturday. He had just landed this beautiful 47" bass that weighed 42-pounds on a hand scale.

BTW - Frank is about 6'3" & 250 pounds.

Stephen Byrne
NY Bight Editor
Nor'east Saltwater

 

[613687]

Can you give a general location where this bass
was caught?


IBEW local 1049

 

[Hunt n' Fish]

Is that the one from Montauk?????

 

[614097]

The fish was caught from the beach at Great Kills Park in Staten Island on a chunk. It was the only fish of the night, with six rods in the water.

The beach was quiet since, so this fish seems like it was a solo act - not part of a large body of fish.

I got a few small fish at dawn near Crooke's Point on a bomber.

Stephen Byrne
NY Bight Editor
Nor'east Saltwater

 

[614097]

Here's another look.

Stephen Byrne
NY Bight Editor
Nor'east Saltwater

 

[sandman]

nice fish !!!!!
go get them!!!

 

[Jaiem]

I used to fish SI a lot. Lots of good beach at GK and other spots. Used to be a great place for shore casting for fluke!

Jaiem
ArtsNFlies.com

 

[fisherking1979]

can you give round about directions from brooklyn to Great kills? that bass was a bute but don't they usually travel solo at that size?

 

[Crazy-Al]

Fisherking1979,

You are absolutely right! Under most circumstances... large fish tends to prowl and hunt alone! That is why at times I walk away from blitzes! However, a good way to find bigger fish is to work behind the blitz area! That?s where large fish takes advantage of an easy meal.

"Crazy" Alberto

 

[fisherking1979]

during the spring run i made a bad judgement call. i have a spot on a bridge in queens that i almost always get a keeper bass all spring run. there one particular place i cast to get these fish. one night i was up on the bridge and i buddy of mine was there i had a keeper and it was late so i packed up and reeled in my poles. he hadn't caught a fish so i told him give me your pole. i put the bait in this "magical" spot and before i picked up my stuff to leave his reel was screaming bloody murder. he hooked up with a 30 pound bass that i helped him net. all i could think of was 5 more minutes and i would have caught the biggest fish of my life. (1 out of 1000 times you stay 5 more minutes it produces nothing) thats life but im still fishing!