Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)
(Walbaum, 1792); MORONIDAE FAMILY; also called striper, rock, rockfish, squid hound, greenhead
The striped bass, or “rockfish” as it is known in North and South Carolina, occurs from the St. Lawrence River to northern Florida on the Atlantic coast of the United States; off Florida, Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi in the Gulf of Mexico; and along the U.S. Pacific coast from Washington to California. Striped bass were unknown on the Pacific coast until they were introduced there in 1879 and 1882. On the east coast they have been well known to saltwater anglers and one of the most important f... Read More
The striped bass, or “rockfish” as it is known in North and South Carolina, occurs from the St. Lawrence River to northern Florida on the Atlantic coast of the United States; off Florida, Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi in the Gulf of Mexico; and along the U.S. Pacific coast from Washington to California. Striped bass were unknown on the Pacific coast until they were introduced there in 1879 and 1882. On the east coast they have been well known to saltwater anglers and one of the most important f... Read More
All-Tackle World Records
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
All-Tackle
37.14 kg
(81
lb 14
oz)
All-Tackle Length World Records
Line Class
Length
Location
Catch Date
Angler
All-Tackle (Length)
124 cm
Bouy 38A, Cape Charles,
Chesapeake Bay,
Virginia,
USA
15-Jan-2020
All-Tackle Length Fly World Records
Line Class
Length
Location
Catch Date
Angler
All-Tackle (Length)
cm
All-Tackle Length Junior World Records
Line Class
Length
Location
Catch Date
Angler
All-Tackle (Length)
cm
Line Class World Records (Conventional Tackle)
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
M-01 kg (2 lb)
22.93 kg
(50
lb 9
oz)
M-02 kg (4 lb)
20.41 kg
(45
lb 0
oz)
M-03 kg (6 lb)
25.79 kg
(56
lb 14
oz)
M-04 kg (8 lb)
21.63 kg
(47
lb 11
oz)
M-06 kg (12 lb)
30.27 kg
(66
lb 12
oz)
M-08 kg (16 lb)
31.29 kg
(69
lb 0
oz)
M-10 kg (20 lb)
35.60 kg
(78
lb 8
oz)
M-15 kg (30 lb)
32.20 kg
(71
lb 0
oz)
M-24 kg (50 lb)
34.47 kg
(76
lb 0
oz)
M-37 kg (80 lb)
37.14 kg
(81
lb 14
oz)
M-60 kg (130 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
W-01 kg (2 lb)
10.66 kg
(23
lb 8
oz)
W-02 kg (4 lb)
13.86 kg
(30
lb 9
oz)
W-03 kg (6 lb)
21.20 kg
(46
lb 12
oz)
W-04 kg (8 lb)
25.92 kg
(57
lb 15
oz)
W-06 kg (12 lb)
22.02 kg
(48
lb 9
oz)
W-08 kg (16 lb)
21.99 kg
(48
lb 8
oz)
W-10 kg (20 lb)
26.08 kg
(57
lb 8
oz)
W-15 kg (30 lb)
29.25 kg
(64
lb 8
oz)
W-24 kg (50 lb)
29.03 kg
(64
lb 0
oz)
W-37 kg (80 lb)
25.96 kg
(57
lb 4
oz)
W-60 kg (130 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet Class World Records (Fly Tackle)
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
Tippet M-01 kg (2 lb)
8.61 kg
(19
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-02 kg (4 lb)
11.03 kg
(24
lb 5
oz)
Tippet M-03 kg (6 lb)
11.22 kg
(24
lb 12
oz)
Tippet M-04 kg (8 lb)
19.05 kg
(42
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-06 kg (12 lb)
29.25 kg
(64
lb 8
oz)
Tippet M-08 kg (16 lb)
23.36 kg
(51
lb 8
oz)
Tippet M-10 kg (20 lb)
23.27 kg
(51
lb 5
oz)
Tippet W-01 kg (2 lb)
1.24 kg
(2
lb 12
oz)
Tippet W-02 kg (4 lb)
9.97 kg
(22
lb 0
oz)
Tippet W-03 kg (6 lb)
10.88 kg
(24
lb 0
oz)
Tippet W-04 kg (8 lb)
9.07 kg
(20
lb 0
oz)
Tippet W-06 kg (12 lb)
12.47 kg
(27
lb 8
oz)
Tippet W-08 kg (16 lb)
13.13 kg
(28
lb 15
oz)
Tippet W-10 kg (20 lb)
17.69 kg
(39
lb 0
oz)
Junior & Smallfry World Records
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
F-Junior
26.42 kg
(58
lb 4
oz)
F-Smallfry
22.23 kg
(49
lb 0
oz)
M-Junior
27.22 kg
(60
lb 0
oz)
M-Smallfry
22.93 kg
(50
lb 9
oz)