[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Mar-22-06 AT 11:58AM (EST)[/font][p]>3) They figured there would be
>some contriversy over foul hooking
>the record bass, so they
>let it go hoping to
>catch it in the mouth
>next time. What kind of
>tackle endorsement could you get
>"this jig fould hooked a
>record and could foul hook
>one for you too!" I
>think if they had kept
>it, used a certified scale,
>and turned in the paper
>work, even if it was
>certified as the world record,
>there would always be the
>"it was foul hooked" associated
>with it. Sort of like
>the * that goes along
>with records that are broken
>by someone who is known
>to use steriods.
>
>Andrew
Like I said earlier, the IGFA does not disqualify foul-hooked fish unless they are INTENTIONALLY foul-hooked.
Foul-hooked world record > no world record > tainted world record
These guys are trophy hunters. They know every inch of the IGFA rule book, IMO. I think this whole thing is a just a way to get around having the fish measured and weighed on certified scales.
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