A look back at a striped bass world record

In going through Facebook today I was surprised to find the following entry on Bob Rocchetta’s world record striper.

“It was 1981 when Robert Rocchetta, of Long Island, New York, set both the All-Tackle and @theigfa Men’s 24-kg (50 lb) Line Class World Record with this incredible 34.47-kilogram (76-pound) striped bass. At the time of catch, this striper was the largest known to have been caught on rod and reel, and was taken off Montauk, New York a few hours before dawn.”

A classic!!

I happened to be at Montauk at that time, and took all the photos of Bob’s catch. Unfortunately, I had only a roll of very high speed film in my camera — and it was a very bright morning.

What wasn’t mentioned was the fact that the bass was caught on a live eel in the rips off Montauk Point during an eclipse of the moon.

A small craft advisory is up to through late tonight. Tuesday starts with northwest winds at 10-15 knots before going southwest in the afternoon.