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Please vote for 'BIG ROCKFISH' at: https://www.sportfishingmag.com/noaaphotocontest/ between today thru Monday, February 14. Thanks for your support!

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Vote in NOAA's Photo Contest at: https://www.sportfishingmag.com/noaaphotocontest/ for 'BIG ROCKFISH' between Wednesday, February 9 thru Monday, February 14. Thank you for your support!

WONDERFUL NEWS! We won the 'ELITE 8' Round, now we may vote again in the 'FINAL 4' Round for a striped bass photograph of 'BIG ROCKFISH' at: NOAA's Photo Contest between Wednesday, February 9 thru Monday, February 14. Please try to get your fishing buddies to vote for bragging rights of striped bass fishermen. Thanks for your support!

This is a saltwater stripper. The Chesapeake Bay is an area where the Atlantic strippers spawn. Most of the year, large fish are off limits, but we have 2 week spring trophy season where we may keep these large fish. This year we have a slot limit between 19 to 28 inches, with one between 28 to 36 inches and a closed season from mid December thru April and a 2 week period in July. Usually all large fish are released after being photographed, but Charter Boats will keep all the legal fish that they are allowed to catch to divide among their customers. This 'BIG ROCKFISH' photograph is of a fish that was caught on a charter boat on a cool spring day in the Maryland waters of the Chesapeake Bay.

Striped Bass can tolerate both fresh and salt water, the bass spawn in the early spring March & April and will come from the Atlantic Ocean into Chesapeake Bay, Potomac River and tributaries in Maryland and move into various rivers to do their thing. Where they hatch are feash water.

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GREAT NEWS! We won the 'SWEET 16' round of this contest, now we must vote again for Maryland's State Fish (STRIPED BASS) to move to the next round, the 'FINAL 4'. Please vote for 'BIG ROCKFISH' at: https://www.sportfishingmag.com/noaa-bracket-three between Wednesday, February 2 thru Monday, February 7 for bragging rights of striped bass fishermen. Thank you for your support!

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