The bust, the result of a seven-year sting operation, happened in the Chesapeake Bay, the primary spawning and nursery ground for striped bass on the east coast.
Myerson is a bit of celebrity in fishing circles as the owner of the all-tackle world record for striped bass, an 81.88-pound giant he caught off the coast of Connecticut in 2011, using his trademark rattle sinker attached to a live eel.