Richard Frankenfield's Previous State Record Freshwater Striped Bass
Imagine previous record holder Patrick Lilly's feelings when his friend Richard Frankenfield topped his state record striper on May 26, 2001, with a fish slightly longer and weighing a pound and a half more! Richard's fish also came from the Delaware River, about seven miles north of Phillipsburg. He landed the bass on 25-pound test line using an eel as bait. The new record striper measured just under 45½ inches, had a girth of 26½ inches and weighed 36 pounds, 8 ounces. See the Record Freshwater Fish page for the current record holder.
Congratulations Richard!
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Patrick Lilly with the previous record striper, caught in the Delaware River on September 8, 1995. The fish measured 44 inches and weighed 35 pounds.
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