Super User Redlinerobert Posted March 16, 2015 Super User Posted March 16, 2015 22 lbs plus. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F1OA6lesmo 3 Quote
Super User 00 mod Posted March 16, 2015 Super User Posted March 16, 2015 That is crazy big! When they get like that they don't even look real anymore. Wow. Just wow! Jeff Quote
Super User Senko lover Posted March 16, 2015 Super User Posted March 16, 2015 Oh my word, that thing is crazy!! Talk about a pot-bellied sow. Quote
Fisher-O-men Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 You let guys in Fla or Ca use live bluegills for bait and that record falls! Quote
Mainebass1984 Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 That bass.... is huge... I would be very happy with one half that size. I think it is pretty cool they were able to get it on video. The comments posted on youtube... Some people are just plain lost. Quote
FloridaFishinFool Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 You let guys in Fla or Ca use live bluegills for bait and that record falls! I think large wild shiners would do as well, but here in Florida it is illegal to use bluegill for live bait. Something else to consider... The George Perry record bass caught back in 1932 was a naturally occurring species of fish caught in its' natural habitat. For this fish to get this big it had to avoid predators for its entire life. It had to avoid turtles, birds, gators, and any sort of predator that could have hunted and killed that record fish. Today a lot of bass are genetic modified fish designed to increase size and more rapidly too. They are not the same "fish" as the George Perry "natural" bass. And, for some of these pampered spoon fed bass in Japan and California they have no natural predators hunting them daily. So they can grow to enormous sizes artificially protected from predators. The question then- should artificially genetically modified fish, grown in protected pampered environments even be considered as a "fair" competitor for the George Perry naturally occurring species of fish? It is my opinion they should not. Any genetically modified fish are instantly disqualified to compete with naturally occurring fish. Those genetically modified fish should be in a category all their own separate from the naturally occurring category. Just sayin... If this is what bass fishing has come down to, then I should be able to create my own frankenstein genetically modified bass in some laboratory, and grow my own world record bass in my own personal aquarium spoon fed and protected for its entire life, and then one day when it gets big enough catch it on a rod and reel and presto! Instant world record bass out my backyard aquarium. Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted March 16, 2015 Super User Posted March 16, 2015 I think large wild shiners would do as well, but here in Florida it is illegal to use bluegill for live bait. ??? As per the FWC website. Use of Fish for Bait Black bass, peacock bass or any part thereof may not be used as bait. Live non-native fishes (including goldfish and carp) may not be used as bait, except for variable platys and fathead minnows. Whole pickerel or panfish (e.g., bluegill, redear sunfish, redbreast sunfish, spotted sunfish, flier, warmouth) or parts thereof may be used as bait for sportfishing by the angler who caught them. Whole pickerel or bream or parts thereof may not be used as bait for trotlines or bush hooks or any method other than by rod and reel or pole and line. Panfish less than 4 inches in total length raised by a licensed aquaculture facility may be purchased and used for bait. Quote
FloridaFishinFool Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 ??? As per the FWC website. Use of Fish for Bait Black bass, peacock bass or any part thereof may not be used as bait. Live non-native fishes (including goldfish and carp) may not be used as bait, except for variable platys and fathead minnows. Whole pickerel or panfish (e.g., bluegill, redear sunfish, redbreast sunfish, spotted sunfish, flier, warmouth) or parts thereof may be used as bait for sportfishing by the angler who caught them. Whole pickerel or bream or parts thereof may not be used as bait for trotlines or bush hooks or any method other than by rod and reel or pole and line. Panfish less than 4 inches in total length raised by a licensed aquaculture facility may be purchased and used for bait. You are right. I thought any use of bluegill for live bait was illegal. I stand corrected. Looks like some bluegill bass fishing is in my near future. Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted March 16, 2015 Super User Posted March 16, 2015 You are right. I thought any use of bluegill for live bait was illegal. I stand corrected. Looks like some bluegill bass fishing is in my near future. Quote
Penguino Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 Japan Bass are insane. Never even seen a fish half that size in NJ. Quote
Super User RoLo Posted March 17, 2015 Super User Posted March 17, 2015 Japan Bass are insane. Never even seen a fish half that size in NJ. In New Jersey, it's rare to see a bass one-quarter that size Quote
Super User rippin-lips Posted March 17, 2015 Super User Posted March 17, 2015 Dottie was unofficially weighed @ 25.1 in 06 after being caught but she was foul hooked. Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted March 17, 2015 Global Moderator Posted March 17, 2015 You let guys in Fla or Ca use live bluegills for bait and that record falls! California, maybe, but even that is a long shot. I don't think we'll see a 20+ from Florida, let alone a world record. Quote
Fisher-O-men Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 California, maybe, but even that is a long shot. I don't think we'll see a 20+ from Florida, let alone a world record. Dottie has already been mentioned. Unfortunately she was found belly up a few years back. She was in a tiny lake with stocked trout. Those trout are the key to a new world record. Pretty sure it will happen here, in San Diego. Maybe in the next few weeks! 1 Quote
Ozark_Basser Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 California, maybe, but even that is a long shot. I don't think we'll see a 20+ from Florida, let alone a world record.Why do you think we will not see a 20+ from Florida? Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted March 17, 2015 Global Moderator Posted March 17, 2015 Why do you think we will not see a 20+ from Florida? The only fish over 20 pounds from Florida that there is any hard evidence ever existed, was caught in 1923, but even that isn't verified. Take that fish away and the state record is 17 1/4 all the way back in 1986. Florida doesn't have the high protein, high fat foods that can be caught with minimal effort like California does. If there were 20 pound fish out there (or even 18 and 19 pound fish), there would be some getting caught on occasion by all the anglers out there. 2 Quote
Jtrout Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 Florida also has a lot of predators to eat bass if there was a 20lb bass it was probably gator food lol 1 Quote
Penguino Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 In New Jersey, it's rare to see a bass one-quarter that size LOL so true Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted March 17, 2015 Super User Posted March 17, 2015 California, maybe, but even that is a long shot. I don't think we'll see a 20+ from Florida, let alone a world record. We have our share of pigs down here in Florida. But I will agree, not a World Record Pig. Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted March 17, 2015 Super User Posted March 17, 2015 Let's think about this for a moment. If nothing else just to realize just how special & rare that fish actually is. I'd like to stop for a second and think about how many people fish for bass: the time, money & effort expended, all over this country and around the world - AND THIS is the biggest of the BIG. And there's no disputing this one - because there it is - in living color - on the scale. Just Fantastic. A-Jay 2 Quote
5 Dollar Fishing Game Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 So is this the biggest still to date? Even though she was foul hooked, Dottie still weighed in at 25.03. Doesn't that make her the champ still? Nice fish though. Saw this vid a couple years ago. Quote
Super User 00 mod Posted March 17, 2015 Super User Posted March 17, 2015 So is this the biggest still to date? Even though she was foul hooked, Dottie still weighed in at 25.03. Doesn't that make her the champ still? Nice fish though. Saw this vid a couple years ago. Here are your top 25 RANK WEIGHT ANGLER WATER LOCATION DATE 1a 22.3106 Kurita, Manabu Biwa, Lake Japan 2-Jul-2009 1b 22.2500 Perry, George W. Montgomery Lake Georgia 2-Jun-1932 3 22.0100 Crupi, Robert J. Castaic, Lake California 12-Mar-1991 4 21.7500 Arujo, Michael Castaic, Lake California 5-Mar-1991 5 21.6875 Dickerson, Jed Dixon, Lake California 31-May-2003 6 21.2000 Easley, Raymond D. Casitas, Lake California 4-Mar-1980 7 21.0100 Crupi, Robert J. Castaic, Lake California 9-Mar-1990 8 20.9375 Zimmerlee, Dave Miramar, Lake California 23-Jun-1973 9 20.8600 Torres, Leo Castaic, Lake California 4-Feb-1990 10 20.7500 Long, Mike Dixon, Lake California 27-Apr-2001 11 20.2500 Dupras, Gene Hodges, Lake California 30-May-1985 12 20.1250 Friebel, Fritz Big Fish Lake Florida 19-May-1923 13 19.7000 Coniglio, George Mission Viejo, Lake California 21-Mar-2006 14 19.5000 Balloid, Mark Castaic, Lake California 28-May-1990 14 19.5000 Crabtree, Randy Casitas, Lake California 9-Apr-2002 14 19.5000 Gunsauls, Keith Miramar, Lake California 29-Feb-1988 17 19.4375 Weakley, Mac Dixon, Lake California 20-May-2003 18 19.2500 Brant, Chris Miramar, Lake California 22-Mar-1998 19 19.1875 Beasley, Steve Wohlford, Lake California 3-Feb-1986 19 19.1875 Hanline, Arden Charles Morena, Lake California 17-Feb-1987 21 19.1500 Shimada, Kazuya Ikehara, Lake Japan 22-Apr-2003 22 19.0625 DeFresco, Sandra W. Miramar, Lake California 14-Mar-1988 23 19.0400 Kadota, Dan T. Castaic, Lake California 8-Jan-1989 24 19.0313 Kerns, Larry Success, Lake California 27-Jan-2001 25 19.0000 Witt, Riley Tarpon, Lake Florida 26-Jun-1961 2 Quote
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