Mac Weakly to apply for IGFA record

[texasbasser]

http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports...9-1s6bass.html

he is doing so after all

[WTL]

They did not catch a 25 pound bass. End of story. It didnt exist. Texasbasser, forget it. They are just like every other california yahoo who claims they caught a record...it happens year after year.

[flamez]

are you joking WTL...

[WTL]

No, they are joking. Nobody caught a 25 pound bass. The record of 22-4 had hardly been sniffed for 75 years, it was not then suddenly beat by 3 pounds.

These guys are liars like all the rest. They have merely put a little different spin on their fish stories.

They should have kept the bass and then we would see. As far as I'm concerned, for the record to be beaten I want the fish to be kept - so they can really document it. C&R be damned. Its 1 fish, the most historical fish in bassfishing - the population can stand it.

[texasbasser]

Originally Posted by WTL

Texasbasser, forget it.

I feel the same, They probably are liars. Just posting here to see what everyone thinks about this happening.

[K-Driz]

NAYSAYERS! Technically/literally, that guy "caught" the bass. Who cares where it was hooked!?!?! So what if it was hooked in the back. They still "caught" the bass with line and pole and weighed it on a scale which was later certified to be true. No one from here was there to witness the event, but there were multiple witnesses, unrelated in any way to the anglers in question prior to the event, at the lake to verify what had occurred. Therefore, it must be true. I say, give it to them, and congratulations on catching such a large bass.

[texasbasser]

yea, congrats on the huge bass, but the bass didnt eat it. Every fish in the Record book has taken the lure in the mouth, and allowing a foul hooked fish doesnt seem right.. I hope they dont give it to them at all, Its not in a huge lake or anything so, someones gonna catch it the right way in a few years for sure.

[FlyRod]

"Mack Weakly to apply....."

If it was me, I'd apply STRONGLY!

Jus' sayin'.

FR

[WTL]

Can we verify that they didn't shove 10 ounces of sinkers up its gut K-Driz? Its happened before, many, many times. And the fish was conveniently released.

[senko]

Originally Posted by WTL

Can we verify that they didn't shove 10 ounces of sinkers up its gut K-Driz? Its happened before, many, many times. And the fish was conveniently released.

true,true...wouldnt DAT hurt when the sinkers wanted out?!?!?

[K-Driz]

Originally Posted by WTL

Can we verify that they didn't shove 10 ounces of sinkers up its gut K-Driz? Its happened before, many, many times. And the fish was conveniently released.

10 ounces of sinkers....hmmm...well, let's just say they did shove that in the fish's stomach....that would make it 24 pounds 7 ounces, still overtaking the current record by 2 pounds 3 ounces.

[FlyRod]

Originally Posted by K-Driz

10 ounces of sinkers....hmmm...well, let's just say they did shove that in the fish's stomach....that would make it 24 pounds 7 ounces, still overtaking the current record by 2 pounds 3 ounces.

&%^@#%! Math majors!......

FR

[K-Driz]

Under the IGFA Rules, page 2, under the heading "The following acts will disqualify a fish," rule 10 states, "10. Intentionally foul-hooking a fish." Therefore, if they thought it was a bite, set the hook and caught the fish, then it would be a legal catch according to the IGFA.

[WTL]

I was just saying. 10 ounces, 3 pounds, whats the difference with a fish with a frame that big you could shove it up the gullet.


And besides that...still, there is no f$&$& way - NO F&&%&& WAY - that the fish weighed 25 pounds. That dont happen. It does not happen. Period. . 25 pounds? Are you kidding me? No uh. Nope. They were stuffing it with something. The scale was broke. I dont give a damn if they certified the scale later, cause they could have fixed it in between that time. 25 pounds? no. The end.

If you guys think someone really caught a 25 pound bass, I have a beachfront condo to sell to you for only 5 k. BTW, its in iowa.

[dampeoples]

Soon as I get up with JB, i'm gonna have proof of my big catch, he's got the camera

Then I can get my publicity on

[JB]

yeahwhatHeSaid^

If my camera can make zooker look good, just think what it can do
for you dampeoples

[lizardsrule]

OK,

So these guys were out trying to catch a World record, yet they didn't bother to keep the fish, measure the fish(how could you not measure the fish), or even know the rules for catching it? HMMMM, sounds pretty fishy to me. It was a huge bass, but they did way too many things that sound pretty irrational to me for "GUYS THAT WERE FISHING FOR A WORLD RECORD". Just don't add up in my book. I personally could care less if someone breaks the record, but they better be able to prove it IMO.

Lizards

[senko]

Originally Posted by lizardsrule

OK,

So these guys were out trying to catch a World record, yet they didn't bother to keep the fish, measure the fish(how could you not measure the fish), or even know the rules for catching it? HMMMM, sounds pretty fishy to me. It was a huge bass, but they did way too many things that sound pretty irrational to me for "GUYS THAT WERE FISHING FOR A WORLD RECORD". Just don't add up in my book. I personally could care less if someone breaks the record, but they better be able to prove it IMO.

Lizards

yeah but then its that much more you have to beat, lizards!

[Recon8541]

I dunno.....the whole thing seems kinda hinky to me. I agree completely c&r be damned, I would want to see the fish, and see the measurements, etc. I am not prepeared to catagorically rule out a 25 lb bass though. One thing I have learned never say never. Just to many variables though, and for some reason the story just dosent add up to me.

A side note here, I dont give a fiddlers dang what the rules say, my own personal opinion is that a snagged fish shouldnt be considered for record. Its a matter of proof, and just how do you "prove" the snag wasnt intentional? I dont think you can, and according to the story someone knew where that fish was as it had been caught before.

Just my opinions here, and we all know what opinions are like.....

[DEbass'n]

I have mixed feelings about this subject. It all does sound a little funny. The fish he caught is already in the top 10 twice, so it is possible. But there are some things about it that i don't understand. 1) The day before this fish was caught, They said that some guy saw the fish and tried for like 12 hours to catch her. They asked him if they could try to catch her, and he told them "NO"(like he would really say "sure let me know how it turns out") 2) If this fish wouldn't bite anything for him in 12 HOURS, what could they possibly do so differently for it to hit so hard that they yanked the lure out of its mouth and hooked it behind the gills. IMO they(he was fishing with the guy who has caught this fish and is in the record books) were trying anyway they could to "CATCH" this fish, and one of them got lucky. The mixed feelings are that if he did hook it "unintentionally" and can prove it, then by all means give him the record because that is a HAWG. But next time, keep the fish in a tank or something to quiet all of us critics.

[K-Driz]

Originally Posted by WTL

I was just saying. 10 ounces, 3 pounds, whats the difference with a fish with a frame that big you could shove it up the gullet.


And besides that...still, there is no f$&$& way - NO F&&%&& WAY - that the fish weighed 25 pounds. That dont happen. It does not happen. Period. . 25 pounds? Are you kidding me? No uh. Nope. They were stuffing it with something. The scale was broke. I dont give a damn if they certified the scale later, cause they could have fixed it in between that time. 25 pounds? no. The end.

If you guys think someone really caught a 25 pound bass, I have a beachfront condo to sell to you for only 5 k. BTW, its in iowa.

Sorry man, I was just f-n with ya to get a fire started, but I understand what you mean about everything. The story is pretty strange. I just found something else in the IGFA Rulebook that talks about the certified scales used to weigh the fish:
"SCALE CERTIFICATION
1. If there is no official government inspector or accredited
commercial scales representative available in the area where the fish is
weighed, the scales must be checked by weighing objects of recognized
and proven weight. Objects weighed must be at least equal to the weight
of the fish. Substantiation of the correct weight of these objects must be
submitted to IGFA along with the names and complete addresses of
accredited witnesses to the entire procedure.
2. In extremely remote areas where no weighing scales are
available, it will be permissible for the angler to use his own scales
providing that they are of a quality type and have been properly certified
both before and after returning from the fishing trip."

I don't believe the story includes that the guys had the scale certified "before" the fishing trip. So the weight cannot be considered legal, thereby taking this fish out of the running for world record bass and scoring the winning run for Team Naysayer. Congratulations Naysayers, you've outdone Team Optimist once again.