World record bass caught

[bullmerc]

You can Google, congrats. However, hardly any of this comes close to even proving your reasoning why a bass caught in Japan shouldnt qualify as a world record.

I haven't seen anything but YOUR OPINION that backs your argument. It hasn't been admitted into the RECORD BOOKS as far as I can find out.

Maybe you can get your crystal ball out and shine that sucker up because all I have read so far is speculation and opinion. LETS SEE SOME SCIENCE TO BACK YOUR ARGUMENT.

YOU CAN GOOGLE, CAN'T YOU???????????????????????

[bullmerc]

I have wasted far too much time in this debate attempting to "prove" my point. I have posted many source materials that cover the gambit from climate to breeding that shows a fish removed from it's native enviroment and introduced into another enviroment that this can give the introduced fish an unfair advantage. This is my point of debate and I think I have proven my case. I will let the other "sensible" members on this board make the final judgement.

[bullmerc]

Even though I have decided to stop debating this issue I still look foreward to READING the SCIENTIFIC DATA I am sure the opposition on this topic will be providing in the NEAR FUTURE to support their "opinions".

Lake Biwa is Japan's largest lake and covers more than 259 square miles. It also is 4 million to 5 million years old, one of the 20 oldest lakes in the world. Its crystal-clear water is more than 300 feet deep and is home to Biwako giant catfish, ayu, Biwa trout (salmon) and more than 50 species unique to the fishery.
In recent years, Japanese officials have reacted to concerns by commercial fishermen there and have attempted to eliminate invasive species from Biwa. Black bass, or largemouth bass, along with bluegill, are at the top of the invasives list. The Lake Biwa Museum Restaurant features largemouth bass on its menu.
There was an unconfirmed report of a 25-pound largemouth bass netted by a commercial fisherman at Biwa this year. The previous Japanese bass record weighed 19.15 pounds and was caught by Kazuya Shimada from Lake Ikehara on April 22, 2003.

Let's all get behind this NEW 'WORLD RECORD" catch. Who cares if it is legit or not.

Wasn't there another report a few years back ALSO of a new WORLD RECORD bass being caught in Japan. I am in the process of researching this story and will post whatever I find out.

[JD7.62]

Even though I have decided to stop debating this issue I still look foreward to READING the SCIENTIFIC DATA I am sure the opposition on this topic will be providing in the NEAR FUTURE to support their "opinions".

Lake Biwa is Japan's largest lake and covers more than 259 square miles. It also is 4 million to 5 million years old, one of the 20 oldest lakes in the world. Its crystal-clear water is more than 300 feet deep and is home to Biwako giant catfish, ayu, Biwa trout (salmon) and more than 50 species unique to the fishery.
In recent years, Japanese officials have reacted to concerns by commercial fishermen there and have attempted to eliminate invasive species from Biwa. Black bass, or largemouth bass, along with bluegill, are at the top of the invasives list. The Lake Biwa Museum Restaurant features largemouth bass on its menu.
There was an unconfirmed report of a 25-pound largemouth bass netted by a commercial fisherman at Biwa this year. The previous Japanese bass record weighed 19.15 pounds and was caught by Kazuya Shimada from Lake Ikehara on April 22, 2003.

Let's all get behind this NEW 'WORLD RECORD" catch. Who cares if it is legit or not.

Wasn't there another report a few years back ALSO of a new WORLD RECORD bass being caught in Japan. I am in the process of researching this story and will post whatever I find out.

Luckily YOU do not make that decision. A WORLD record is a WORLD record. Until the IGFA decides that a fish must come from its native area, from water free of any sort of managment all of the google research youve done is totally pointless and does nothing to discredit this catch.

Go ahead and argue, afterall I'm hard headed when it comes to fish...

[bullmerc]

Recently the IGFA struck the All Tackle World Record Smallmouth bass from the record books only to reinstate it after a National outcry from bass anglers. Although some mystery likely surrounds every record, the smallmouth record was only tainted by jealous individuals who where competing for notoriety of the catch, the funny thing was that this competition wasn’t by the angler who caught the fish, it was among lodge owners who were battling for more business. The record seemed askew only because these individuals were providing falsehoods about the facts of the catch. The fish was indeed weighed and photographed and if ever there should be a recognizable record Smallmouth, this was surely it.

This is an excerpt from an article from BassResource.

This is what troubles me about the IGFA and their "record keeping" abilities.

[smljaw]

This post has now given me a headache. Wow!!! Will the site administrator please do us all a favor and just shoot this post! Kill it, please!!!

I don't know why some folks here feel the need to prove or defend anything here. It's just silly to keep on at this point.

[Bobby Headrick]

BULMERC, to clarify all the other posts on this subject, 1 it is a hawg no matter where it came from. 2 World record means the biggest one CAUGHT in the WORLD, Japan is part of the world, it does not matter where it is native too, as there are so many non native species now in EVERY country. JApan actully considers bass as trash fish and they did not want them there to start with, just like the carps' they all are non native to the US, qalso now there are Peacock bass in Fla, they are native to South america, but the World record could come from Fla. A world record is a world record period, now the Perry bass is the US record, so you still can be proud.

[the_donger]

Quit feeding the troll.

[zx150]

I agree with you 100% Bobby.