Massive Skipjack

[Seanstone]

Amanda and I fished the Ohio River this morning and got into some massive skipjack while fishing for Hybrid Striped Bass. She caught the largest skipjack of the day at 2lbs. 6oz and 17.5".


I then caught a 2lb. 5oz Skipjack.

......and then a 2lb. 3oz skipjack.

.....and then a 1lb. 15oz skipjack.

We filled a 5 gallon bucket all the way to the top before calling it quits and we then started fishing for cats. Just for reference the Kentucky state record is only 11oz larger.

They put up a heck of a fight and go airborne everytime. They are known in some parts as Tennessee Tarpon because the way they fight resembles tarpon. If only they grew over 100 pounds. Lol.

Got plenty of bait now.

[Smoothkip]

Thanks for the pics Sean! Them are some giants!

[dreadnaught]

For that part of the Ohio River those are big for sure!!! When we go down to Tennessee we catch them up to 3 lbs sometimes 3 at a time!!! Those are some great Bait for sure!!!

[Seanstone]

Jan 6, 2013 11:53:26 GMT -5 dreadnaught said:

For that part of the Ohio River those are big for sure!!! When we go down to Tennessee we catch them up to 3 lbs sometimes 3 at a time!!! Those are some great Bait for sure!!!

Youd have to get the net out for a haul like that, maybe even 20lb test. We catch the smaller ones in pairs every now and then, but rarely 2 skipjack over a pound at the same time.

[Catfishrollo]

Thats some dandy skipjack bro!!! I could use a freezer full of bait like that for sure! Congrats to you and Amanda! rollo

[atika]

couldn't see any images..

[Seanstone]

Sorry..been cleaning up photobucket and the links had been broken. I'll get them up and working again soon.