New largemouth bass record set in Arkansas

  • targaman
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    Wilton, WI
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    March 2, 2012 at 12:26 am #1045186

    Half the people that posted are all p’d about him keeping the fish . This epidemic must be everywhere!

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22456
    March 2, 2012 at 12:35 am #1045190

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    Half the people that posted are all p’d about him keeping the fish . This epidemic must be everywhere!

    Yeah, and some of them look like supposed pro’s ? Don’t they know how a sate record works ??? Release it ??? My god…. they are all just jealous cause some catfisherman stole their fish BK…where you at ??

    dank
    Minneapolis, MN
    Posts: 1123
    March 2, 2012 at 12:43 am #1045192

    That’s the bad part about getting the world/state record fish: that you have to kill it to be an official record. Hopefully we get to the point where there are potentially two records, one for released and one for not.

    I imagine that you will then have records for fish, like muskie, where the release records is MUCH heavier than the other record.

    timschmitz
    Waconia MN
    Posts: 1652
    March 2, 2012 at 1:12 am #1045197

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    That’s the bad part about getting the world/state record fish: that you have to kill it to be an official record. Hopefully we get to the point where there are potentially two records, one for released and one for not.

    I imagine that you will then have records for fish, like muskie, where the release records is MUCH heavier than the other record.

    Dan you think the fake 69lb 15oz muskie record is something that will be beaten by a lot? I only ask because there hasn’t been a muskie caught EVER that even came close to that!
    I think the whole idea of a C&R record is a joke all that will do is give people a reason to lie about the size of their fish even more than they do already.

    phoyem
    Minneapolis
    Posts: 357
    March 2, 2012 at 1:55 am #1045210

    I’m all about people releasing large fish, but if you really think about it, it’s just a tiny proportion of large fish that are taken due to people thinking they might be a record. This is so insignificant I couldn’t think it’d hurt a fishery. I say if you think it’s a record, keep it guilt free as long as state regulations allow.

    dank
    Minneapolis, MN
    Posts: 1123
    March 2, 2012 at 2:29 am #1045218

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    Dan you think the fake 69lb 15oz muskie record is something that will be beaten by a lot? I only ask because there hasn’t been a muskie caught EVER that even came close to that!
    I think the whole idea of a C&R record is a joke all that will do is give people a reason to lie about the size of their fish even more than they do already.

    well, you may be right about but I have heard and believe that there is a larger than 54# muskie in minnesota. there appears to have been a fish caught bigger than this that has been measured that would have beaten this but was released. IMO most dire hard anglers who fish for these beasts would rather release the fish than kill it to get a record. but you may be right.

    There would be the potential for people to fake the system, maybe I am too optimistic on our fishermen.

    katmando
    Ramsey,MN pool 2, St.croix river
    Posts: 691
    March 2, 2012 at 2:49 am #1045226

    Alot of times the giant old fish don’t live anyway after a release so I don’t see any harm in “killing” the fish if you have a potential state record on tour hands. I know If I get one he’s not goin back in the water.

    ozarkeyes
    Arkansas
    Posts: 22
    March 2, 2012 at 4:27 am #1045247

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    Quote:

    Half the people that posted are all p’d about him keeping the fish . This epidemic must be everywhere!

    Yeah, and some of them look like supposed pro’s ? Don’t they know how a sate record works ??? Release it ??? My god…. they are all just jealous cause some catfisherman stole their fish BK…where you at ??

    But he was not catfishing- his buddy in front of boat was cattin’, but he was bassin off the back deck.

    Until the IGFA and other organizations agree on some way to accept hand scales, measurements and eye witnesses there is no way to catch a record fish without taking the fish.

    OH Wait the IGFA does that already, of course only they do not require weight by even hand scales or actual physical measurements, but just the word of family members who ate the fish, who claim the walleye from Old Hickory Lake in Tennessee was 25 lbs plus. Even though scientists and experts in map imaging determined the walleye was closer to 18-20 lbs and in no way close to 25 lbs.

    This bass was past it’s viable spawning age, so taking it will in no way hurt the future spawn of bass in that lake.

    Jack Naylor
    Apple Valley, MN
    Posts: 5668
    March 2, 2012 at 4:44 am #1045249

    Super nice LM, sure do not think it will test out to be a Northern strain, but will see.
    There might be a longer article in Bassmaster in a month or two.
    Jack

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