Anyone Else See This Story: Man Sues Over Mustad $1M Challenge

[Brian Needham]

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/business/2013/07/man-sues-fishing-group-over-1m-prize/

[Loop_Dad]

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White said spinnerbait lures are usually much larger than spreader bars. One example of spreader bar that White makes and sells is 48-inches wide with multiple lures attached to it.

 

Spreader bars are typically a bar with a lure attached to it, in various configurations. Only one lure typically has the hook in it, White said.

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Something sounds mixed up in this article when she quoted White. 

 

Anyhow, what is the reason behind spreader bars being illegal? And I wonder what the wording of the regulation regarding prohibition of the use of spreader bar.

[Brian Needham]

with a little more digging I found a pic of the "spinnerbait" he was using, which is basically a homemade Alabama rig....will be interesting to see how this pans out.

 

 

also, in another article, they weighed the fish like 5 times and never went under 68# by the time the Arkansas game and fish ran them around the fish spit up so many shad it weighed 58# and change...... it is unfortunate for all involved.  

[Loop_Dad]

with a little more digging I found a pic of the "spinnerbait" he was using, which is basically a homemade Alabama rig....will be interesting to see how this pans out.

 

 

also, in another article, they weighed the fish like 5 times and never went under 68# by the time the Arkansas game and fish ran them around the fish spit up so many shad it weighed 58# and change...... it is unfortunate for all involved.  

Do you have the link to the pic? I am interested to see.

[aquaholic]

http://www.bassmaster.com/news/million-dollar-catch

 

article with pictures of the lure

[Brian Needham]

http://www.outdoorlife.com/photos/gallery/fishing/2012/08/potential-world-record-striped-bass-rejected-igfa-and-fish-and-game-a

 

 

here is the article I mentioned earlier..... you have to hit "next" to view all 12 paragraphes of the story. The bassmaster story is a good one too.

[Loop_Dad]

If someone shows me his lure, I would call it a mini Alabama rig. I would not call it a spinerbait.

[derekxec]

thats what it looks like lol a mini alabama rig....which looks pretty awesome haha

[Brian Needham]

while it does look more like an a-rig than spinner bait, I find it being classified a "spreader bar" a stretch. IMO

 

 

it will be very interesting going forward because there is no doubt A-rig type lures catch huge prespawn fish.....wonder over the next decade or so how many records will not be changed because a person used an Arig? 

[tomustang]

wonder over the next decade or so how many records will not be changed because a person used an Arig?

Or how many more rules will

[Derriick]

while it does look more like an a-rig than spinner bait, I find it being classified a "spreader bar" a stretch. IMO

it will be very interesting going forward because there is no doubt A-rig type lures catch huge prespawn fish.....wonder over the next decade or so how many records will not be changed because a person used an Arig?

Why didn't the dude just put a mustad worm hook in the fishs mouth? I mean come on its $1,000,000!!!

[Brian Needham]

Why didn't the dude just put a mustad worm hook in the fishs mouth? I mean come on its $1,000,000!!!

LOL, it still wouldn't solve the AG&F not getting off their ass and certifying the weight.