[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Mar-21-06 AT 04:38PM (EST)[/font][p]VMAXX quote:Record hunters?? These 3 men that caught the fish hold 3 of the top 25 biggest largemouth records with one at 21-7
That's exactly my point, why not weigh it on a certified scale (that was close by) and take measurements. Anything to add some validity to the story. It may have well been 25 lbs and I would like to see the record broken but this has happened several times in California that a record has supposed to have been caught but all have been released without weighing it in front of witnesses on a certified scale. The only thing I can think was they figured it didn't qualify since it was foul hooked so they let it go to try for it again. Still they didn't seem to have a very good game plan for record hunters (no certified scale, no measurements just a non certified digital scale). I guess the thing that makes me wonder the most is it is reported there is a certified scale available at Dixon Lake and its only 70 acres. Why not put it on the certified scale just to be on the safe side in case by some small chance it did qualify. I know there are record bass in California and I would be the last one to rain on the parade. Its the uncanny actions by the anglers that catch these large fish that makes no sense to me. Always releasing them before using a certified scale, never caring about the million or so they will make. I will say the picture sure looks like it could have weighed that much so why not take a few measurements to further verify the size? It just make no sense to me. As for me I would have gladly paid the fine for keeping a foul hooked fish. It would have more than paid for its self in the long run. I would have gotten that fish to a certified scale even if they put me in handcuffs and made me spend the night in the county jail (which I doubt). Well anyway its just a matter of time before the record is broken in California so we may not have too long to wait. This fish will get no mercy in this 70 acre lake until its caught again. Good conversation, heck don't get mad just because we don't see eye to eye on this. I'm like Dave Stewart I'd have a certified scale around my neck. MarkW as far as I know there have only been two bass certified over 20 lbs that did not come from California. One in Florida and the world record in Georgia. It looks like California for whatever reason has the next record wrapped up.