This will get the blood pumping...

[Agitated88]

Wildlife Department spring electrofishing survey turns up massive striper

Fisheries personnel with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation have repeatedly surveyed a number of large fish during their annual electrofishing surveys being conducted this spring, emphasizing to anglers that now is a great time to be fishing. Several big largemouth bass have already been sampled by biologists from lakes like Arcadia, Lawtonka and Watonga this spring, and the newest big fish to add to the list of those sampled this year is a 41.5-inch striped bass estimated to weigh 51.5 lbs. based on measurements taken during the survey. The big striper was sampled during electrofishing surveys below Lake Eufaula, and if an angler were to catch the fish, it would beat the current state record by an estimated four pounds. The current rod-and-line state record striper tipped the scales at 47 lbs., 8 oz. when Louis Parker caught it from the Lower Illinois River in 1996.

50 pounder caught anywhere is a trophy (IMHO) but, in Central Oklahoma...seems to me I now know where I'm fishing next.



34lb caught and released in same area a few weeks prior...

[gottaflylee]

Jesse, years ago, we used to fish in Kerr lake for the big ones and did it like we do for King Mackerel with light lines, down riggers and live bait, worked like a charm, just saying...

[Agitated88]

Taking notes...please continue... Btw..."she does love me..." should be getting hitched Tuesday morning.