Swimbait302 Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 Was in the area and decided to fish the body of water the Delaware state record largemouth was caught out of (wagamons pond in Milton). I started at the dam above the spillway casting into the wind and lost an 8” magdraft to a pickerel and decided I’d had enough of the swimbait for the day. The spillway at wagamons pond dumps water into the upper broadkill river which is a brackish tidal fishery (roughly 9 miles from the Delaware bay). I caught abt 15 little largemouth blitzing micro bait on a lucky craft pointer sp and as I was abt to leave I watched someone across the river catch a 6lb largemouth on a worm and bobber and said “what the hell why not throw the sly guy around”. I moved over to the other side of the river and saw 20+ bluegill beds scattered around a drainage pipe and knew I had a shot at a big largemouth. These beds happened to be abt 50 yards from a popular Mexican restaurant so there were plenty of people walking around and even more people fishing the spillway. First cast out by the drop off I get 2 chops in with the 6.2” sly guy gill before the water erupted around my bait. At first I thought I’d hooked the state record but after a drag stripping 20 yard run I got her to the bank and realized what I’d caught. And the people fishing next to me offered to take a picture of my catch. I had no idea striper of this size traveled this far upriver and after getting a weight and length on her I realized that this was my biggest striper period. I’ve been chasing a striper of this size all my life in the canal by my house in Lewes and I think it’s pretty funny that I finally land her 9 miles upriver in trophy largemouth territory. Sorry for the long write up but this fish means more to me than a 6lb largie ever could. 11.2lbs 29” BFZimm7, Mkel83, manansalsa and 24 others 27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossyback Angler Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 (edited) Congratulations, that’s a beauty of a striper. No apologies needed for the write up. Be proud of your catch and share your story, it was a good read and deserves to be told. Edited June 6, 2023 by Mossyback Angler Spelling. Swimbait302, Glidepride, BigBaitThirty and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenPig Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 Very nice Swimbait302 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SumoNinja Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 Love seeing stripes on a gill swimbait. Congrats Swimbait302 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 Congrats and well done! Swimbait302 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BittyRanger Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 Huge ! Congrats man Swimbait302 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BittyRanger Posted June 6, 2023 Report Share Posted June 6, 2023 Huge ! Congrats man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsaProch Posted June 9, 2023 Report Share Posted June 9, 2023 Good one bro, great write up Swimbait302 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sicksthree Posted June 10, 2023 Report Share Posted June 10, 2023 Congratulations on a fine fish! Well done! Swimbait302 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimb8 Posted August 20, 2023 Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 Super! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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