Possible new record

[skee53]

Well it is all academic now. Mac has turned down entering the fish in the record book. In spite of all the Wha, wha, wha, the truth is, this was probably a world record, and I feel sorry for Mac about all the petty bickering over this. "Spoon fed fish, fish in a barrel, he snaggged it," and so on. Truth is even BASS allows for a "snagged" fish to be legal if it is done when the fish slaps at a lure and not just done by dragging a hook and snatching the fish. Yes I know that CA. says that it was not a legal fish.... But. He did catch it and get it in the boat. And the truth be told, 95 % of all us "sportsmen" would give our left nut to be in his shoes when he pulled her on board. Mac Wheatly has a bevy of legal verified trophies, that should be the envy of all Bass fishermen. He doesn't need to create a "record." I have no doubt he will catch this fish again some day, and this time like it or not, he will be the new world record holder. Mac your class act for letting this trophy go back, to be caught again.

[Dave Stewart]

Sooner or later one of these guys is gonna do it....with the time they have put into the effort one of them deserves it for sure. Let's hope they do it right to include catching and documentation when the time comes so that we don't have to hear about all the negatives and can focus on the positives.

[DJ]

The next time the guy might be more prepared to have a place planned with certified scales, and have DF&W, ABC, NBC and ESPN all there for the weigh-in. That's a shame people refuse to accept things on faith anymore....what a waste. My hats off to the guy for returning the fish. He will catch that fish again.