releasing a record bass

[bassfisher02]

a world record bass has a gaurenteed $1 million dollar payout...not to mention endorsments, and things like that. that world record could have been a carp, could have been a 10lb bass, could have been alot of things.....fact is, this was back when there wasnt much technology, the scales wernt acurate, and people didnt have all the guides we have today to tell them what the fish was......but who is to say it wasnt? if it was recorded as 22lbs 4 oz, then thats what is going down in the books...end of story. now, if i catch a 22lb+ fish, its goin to the live well, which we keep frozen cooler stiks in, the cooler the water, the less the bass sweats, then we will take it to the nearest tackle shop to get it weighed, then whatever else has to be done.....if the bass is still alive, it goes back to the place i caught it at....no exceptions...then i take my multi million dollars, help some people out, buy me a boat, and be set for life....who says fishin dont pay? or, i might just throw that bass back......because in the end, money isnt important, in the end, i will have what i have always had and wanted. so depending on my feelings that day, that bass might live to fight another day. and if someone catches it, then im fine with it, i caught it first 8)

                           -002

[Shadow]

I would and already promised the man upstairs I would.

lol, same here... i would take pics, pet her in my live well, then i would have the dfg weigh her, and then have them put her in the tank! so i technicaly released her  ;D

[Shadow]

Big real dead fish on my wall collecting dust, or a replica collecting dust...I'll go with fake.

lol, the fake ones look better. lol, but i still sould like to put that fish in a tank. lol, could you imagine that, a World record bass in a fish tank that you could go fishing for any time?  ;D

also, some people would sponcer you, becosue think of it like this, if you have a world record under your belt, and people see your name with a product, people will think he catches big fish with it, so they will buy it.

[gamblerOH]

yankee_Lake, no offfense but why mount a 7-8lb largemouth. That is not really all that big of a fish. I live in Ohio and we dont have the huge fish that Fl. and CA. have but even here a 7lbr is not worthy of mounting, pictures for the scrapbook sure. It will almost always take over 5lbs to win big bass in our tournements, and I have seen several 6,7,8's this year so I dont think a 7 or 8 is worth the time and money to mount, much less taking some great genetics from your lake.

[BD]

If there is truly a million dollar payout, you could still collect and release the fish

[bassfisher02]

yes, its true, atleast a million dollar payout...not to mention how much basspro or cabelas would pay for it.  i agree, 7-8lbs down here is definitly not worth a mount...i have relesed 8lbers with out photos before....its almost regular where i fish to get a 8lb bass.....in the last few time i have been out i have averged 8lbs. and no, i dont fish stocked tanks. shadow, i feel strongly that a d**n newbie first time fisher with a hook worm and bobber is gunna hook the world record, that has just been how it is...just look, that possible world record crappie ws caught by a lady fishing for the first time. its beginners luck is all...and i think that the company will pay you for what you were using, but sponser...nah. you have to be in tournies to get sponsored anyways...and a first timer isnt gunna be in no tournies. i think it comes down to being in the right place at the right time. i have probally looked at the lake the world record is in, there are probally numerous world records out there, you just have to be where they are.