Nice striper from the Ohio

**toppwater** · 05-18-2015

Yesterday morning I had the good fortune of catching a personal best on the fly rod

**mhall** · 05-18-2015

Wow that is a pig Ohio fish it is good to see the big Stripes showing up again out of the river....wtg man..great fish

**fishfever** · 05-18-2015

Awesome fish! That is a monster!

**air1lch** · 05-18-2015

On a fly rod and in that current....had to be one hell of a fight!! That's one of the biggest stripers I've seen out of the Ohio

**toppwater** · 05-18-2015

Manbear, I reluctantly had to keep the fish. It was a long fight in pretty swift water. after a couple of pics I made an honest effort to revive the fish.. She would not kick and swim off on her own so I made the decision to harvest the fish. I am a huge advocate of catch and release.. Especially on striped bass in a unique fishery where it was caught. I don't know about your buddies fish but I can tell you this. The measurements were at 42in. Long by 26in girth. Putting the weight over 30 pounds easy.

**toppwater** · 05-18-2015

No guessing weight.. Weighed on a IGFA certified 30lb boga. It bottomed the scale out. The fish was well over 30.

**byrdland** · 05-19-2015

Nice fish! I fly fish and tie most of my own flies. I've fly fished in fresh and salt water. Even took a 10 weight offshore for king mackerel. The idea of catching stripers in the Ohio on the fly is exciting. I have a bass boat, but have been reluctant to put it in the river. I may have to re-assess my reluctance. Are you using fast sinking lines and shad type flies? Anchored or drifting with the current? Congratulations!