Well just got my bassmaster magazine and to my surpise they have found a picture of the world record bass. Hard to believe it has surfaced after all these years but from the looks of it it was indeed a huge bass. Take a look when you get a chance. The size is very similar to the California bass pictures you see with weights over 20 lb. No it doen't look as big as the 25 pounder that was released but definately over 20.