World Record Bass (maybe)

Tablerock · Post by **Tablerock** » March 21st, 2006, 2:16 am

Southern California biggun......
http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/outdoors/20060320-1251-bn20bass.html

Triton X2 · Post by **Triton X2** » March 21st, 2006, 2:25 am

Saw this on another forum, and I would have to call foul on it.....Me thinketh it stinketh.

Tablerock · Post by **Tablerock** » March 21st, 2006, 5:38 am

Here's the ESPN link....

http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/fishing/news/story?page=f_fea_bass_world-record_Weakley_25.1

It may stinketh but it says they do have some video and lots of witnesses.... who knows...

Jig Man · Post by **Jig Man** » March 21st, 2006, 12:50 pm

I just saw on ESPN where they said he foul hooked it. I don't know about out there but here he would get a ticket.

BornBad · Post by **BornBad** » March 21st, 2006, 3:45 pm

If he released it, why would he get a ticket? The link I read said he admitted foul hook, took pictures and released.

Jig Man · Post by **Jig Man** » March 21st, 2006, 4:09 pm

What I saw was on TV and didn't say anything about a release.

TwoTigers · Post by **TwoTigers** » March 22nd, 2006, 4:42 am

He released it alright- but after having it in his possession longer than allowable to avoid getting a ticket. I think it was more of a "snagging" process than a "foul-hook" process. He was ripping the jig when the bass started her "look down" on it- then he ended up hooking her below the dorsal fin. He should have IMMEDIATELY released her for him to be totally legal.

Warmouth · Post by **Warmouth** » March 22nd, 2006, 4:53 am

It may not have been lawful, but I don't think it's reasonable for a guy to land a 25lb bass, and not get a couple witnesses and pic while he had it. I commend the guy for being honest enough to say it was foul hooked.

How many folks who are into bass fishing would have cashed that sucker in for the $1mill+ in sponsorships and never said a word about where it was hooked? about 90% or more imo.

BornBad · Post by **BornBad** » March 22nd, 2006, 2:10 pm

Warmouth said:

How many folks who are into bass fishing would have cashed that sucker in for the $1mill+ in sponsorships and never said a word about where it was hooked? about 90% or more imo.

Two can keep a secret, if one is...

He was fishing with a buddy, Warmouth. Fishing buds are notorious for tellin the rest of the story

With a story as big as this one could play out, I think 90% is to high ...unless the lot of us fish with a blind mute.

Now if I was out solo; Oh' it was hooked in the mouth, I reeled it in without breaking the string and and and I did not net the fish while the not detached leader string was hung on a log. And such

bullitt · Post by **bullitt** » March 23rd, 2006, 12:09 am

If the scales check out, the fish is absolutely a world record fish by weight alone. I don't think a foul hooked fish should count as a record for the angler, and shouldn't go in the books.

Warmouth · Post by **Warmouth** » March 23rd, 2006, 2:15 am

I think it should go in the record book, but without the anglers name, just say it was foul hooked.

PoisonSnake · Post by **PoisonSnake** » March 23rd, 2006, 2:35 am

You see foul-hooked fish all of the time on Bassmasters and FLW. I guarantee you those boys still wish to have their name written on that check when they receive it.

I'd list it as the record, list his name along with the fish, and clearly state the method of which it was caught. He should be commended for coming forward and admitting it was foul-hooked.

Triton X2 · Post by **Triton X2** » March 31st, 2006, 9:54 am

Might you mean a "fowl" hook....Maybe you should ask the chicken genius, Snowflake...

MoC it is when you hook the fish outside the mouth....

RB · Post by RB » April 5th, 2006, 1:34 pm

Foul dude....foul

BornBad · Post by **BornBad** » April 16th, 2006, 1:43 am

I had a fowl hook once, 'casted a top water close to a heron

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