According to On the Water Magazine's twitter account a close to 82 pound Striper may have been caught in Connecticut.
That is the picture they tweeted.
And another pic
Update: According to the Field and Stream blog who ever caught the fish had a panic attack and is in the ER. Wow whatever is going on this story is getting good.
Update 2: On The Water Magazine is saying that the fish was weighed in 12 hours after it was caught. But Greg Myerson is choosing to not pursue record certification. Here is another photo
photo credit: Kierran Broatch of OTW Magazine
Look at the Striper Cup Leaderboard. Greg is all over it and already caught a 61 and a 57 pound bass this year.
Update 3:The fish will be submitted for the record! There is a full interview attached to this slide show of pics of the fish. Field and Stream has 15 exclusive photos The Fish appears to be 54 inches long in the pictures.
Here are some threads on various forums discussing the fish
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