Unclaimed Mn State Record Bass? 2.0

[Broc]

Sorry mods, but i read the comments after the thread was locked.  I was probably about 6'1'' in the picture. I do remember for a fact that it was 24'' right on the nose using a soft tape.  I am now about 6'3'' and 225 lbs with a 19 inch bass from a similar lake in my profile pic as reference. I have also caught multiple

20ish'' and a 22'' fish from the same lake as the 24'' not too mention a 44 inch pike, and 28 inch walleye from the same lake.  High fat food fish Cisco is the primary forage fish in this particular lake.  And honestly, i have only fished this lake a handful of times.  I think the 'for sure' state record is still swimming.  I caught the 24'' 22'' and two 20'' bass in probably a combined 80 hours of fishing.  Not bad for an area where the growing season is about 90 days.

 

Here is the fish 24'' again BTW.   

And here is a 19.5'' bass from the exact same lake. 

[Bluebasser86]

Both very nice fish! Get yourself a scale so if you get one that close you'll know to hold onto it and get it officially weighed!

[Tuckahoe Joe]

Heck of a fish whatever it weighs...WTG!

[shimmy]

this thread again. So man, get a scale. Not a state record. Looks higher 6's to me, maybe even a 7. Nowhere near what an 8.15 looks like. Many 7.5's look much bigger. Your hand probably wouldn't fit in his mouth anyways. Has the same size mouth as the other picture you posted but the pick on the 2nd is obviously much further away. I am still skeptical on how accurate your 24 inches was measured at. It's a great looking fish but to save you the suspense, no one here can tell you how big, and for the golden rule, when in doubt, it's not a state record. Great fish and i hope you catch another monster that you get officially weighed. Good luck.

[pbrussell]

this thread again. So man, get a scale. Not a state record. Looks higher 6's to me, maybe even a 7. Nowhere near what an 8.15 looks like. Many 7.5's look much bigger. Your hand probably wouldn't fit in his mouth anyways. Has the same size mouth as the other picture you posted but the pick on the 2nd is obviously much further away. I am still skeptical on how accurate your 24 inches was measured at. It's a great looking fish but to save you the suspense, no one here can tell you how big, and for the golden rule, when in doubt, it's not a state record. Great fish and i hope you catch another monster that you get officially weighed. Good luck.

 

Hey Shimmy. Didn't you catch that new world record? Somewhere around 26 pounds? Faulty scale or somethin?

[sizzlefry]

I hope you put the fish back many years ago so you will at least have a small chance of getting it back. either way still a privledge to get a bass that size keep up the good work.

[tomustang]

Needs more scale.

[shimmy]

Hey Shimmy. Didn't you catch that new world record? Somewhere around 26 pounds? Faulty scale or somethin?

 

I tried to exaggerate the "26 pound PB" status thing to the point where it was beyond ridiculous and recognizable that it was a joke but there are always those who just don't get it. You'd think having a world record was ridiculous enough, let alone a fish that is 10 pounds bigger than the state record...The whole point of my pb status is for threads where people exaggerate the size of their fish...

[pbrussell]

I tried to exaggerate the "26 pound PB" status thing to the point where it was beyond ridiculous and recognizable that it was a joke but there are always those who just don't get it. You'd think having a world record was ridiculous enough, let alone a fish that is 10 pounds bigger than the state record...The whole point of my pb status is for threads where people exaggerate the size of their fish...

 

I was playing along with your joke 

[shimmy]

i'll accept the wink, but i am going to have to say pbrussell, i do not think the picture in your profile is 7 pounds. The girth of the fish is bigger around the head than the belly, the smaller tail suggests that it just finished spawning; thus, 7-8 pounds during the spring, but in the photo around 5 pounds. Your fish is just slightly bigger than the original post on this forum. 

[Bluebasser86]

i'll accept the wink, but i am going to have to say pbrussell, i do not think the picture in your profile is 7 pounds. The girth of the fish is bigger around the head than the belly, the smaller tail suggests that it just finished spawning; thus, 7-8 pounds during the spring, but in the photo around 5 pounds. Your fish is just slightly bigger than the original post on this forum. 

Looks like something took a bite out of it by it's tail too? Possibly found dead on the bank? 

[shimmy]

Looks like something took a bite out of it by it's tail too? Possibly found dead on the bank? 

 

He said it not me. I am not challenging the legitimacy of your profile picture and i never said you did not catch it or find it dead on shore. If anything, i'd almost say she's alive and in the middle of feeding?

[pbrussell]

Listen. I know for a fact, that the healthy specimen pictured was well above 7 pounds. I didn't have any scales on me, but my friend who is an expert at weighing fish (he is a certified marine biologist and lifts weights for a living) felt strongly that this was a 7 pound class fish. The picture was taken after release with an underwater go pro camera. Pictures obviously don't do the fish justice. She might be a little short, but more or less resembled a cinder block with fins.