Greg Myerson's IGFA World Record Striped Bass
IGFA Saltwater World Records   US State Record Striped Bass

Photo Credit: Kierran Broatch

Official IGFA All Tackle World Record — 81 lbs 14 oz (37.14kg)
Greg Myerson — August 4, 2011 — Long Island Sound, Westbrook, CT
Live Eel on 60-pound fluorocarbon leader with 6/0 octopus hook.
Time Required to Boat Fish: 20 Minutes
Tackle: 6-½ foot St. Croix tuna rod with roller guide tip — Quantum Cabo reel — 50-lb. Berkley Gorilla Braid

Al McReynolds and his former World Record Striped Bass caught on the Vermont Ave Jetty, Atlantic City, New Jersey September 21, 1982 78-pound 8-ounces Length 53 inches, Girth 34 ½ inches Female; Year of "birth" determined by biologists as 1946! Line: 20 lb Ande® Premium Monofilament - Pink Lure: Rebel 5-½" Black-back Silver Minnow Time Required to Land Fish: 1 Hour 40 Minutes Read our Exclusive First Person Series: Fishing with the Master