Picture of Perry's bass!!!!

[RoLo]

I don't know if you remember my previous one ...... she was 21 lbs even and a new TX record when I was down there. I knew nobody would believe that so I shrunk her down to half that size ;D

I gotta tell you KU, that bass looked 21 lbs even after your photoshop editing

[Hookem]

The picture I was referring to is the one on this link http://fishing.about.com/od/bassfishing/l/blbrbrecordbass.htmwith the caption "The Family Admires Replica".

[earthworm77]

So...75 years for the photo to surface? Gee...I wonder why it surfaced in the age of computers and PHOTOSHOP!

ding, ding, ding....we have a winner.

The photo is nice but after all these years???? If I was under scrutiny and been called a liar for decades, it might have been a priority to clear my good name by producing a photo I said I had....oh, in 1940 or so. Sorry guys, the WWB was caught at Lake Dixon this year by Mac Weakley.

[KYbass1276]

Can someone post a pic for those of us who still haven't gotten our issue of bassmaster

[MadGator]

I've searched everywhere on the web for the pic.  I do have my new BassMasters at home.  I can not find the pic that is in the Magazine.  Interestingly enough the bass in that pic looks an awfull like Weakley's bass.  Just my two cents.

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

The link is above, 2 replies back.

[fishingfrenzy]

That pic isn't new, it has been around for a long time.  They also had the mount at the Atlanta, Georgia BPS.  The record won't be around much more, cause when I get my driving license (17) Dixon Lake is gonna be in trouble.  Along with Mac Weakley, Jed Dickerson, and the whole gang.  Any one care to join me

[ikebass15]

i saw it. it's definentaly 20+ lbs.  how abouy that 25 lb. one from cali!!

[p-funk]

The link is above, 2 replies back.

Evidently that's not the correct picture.  Someone mentioned earlier that the picture in Bassmaster has Perry holding a baby in diapers and the fish.  

Someone just scan it or take a picture of the page and post it.  

[KU_Bassmaster.]

The link is above, 2 replies back.

Evidently that's not the correct picture. Someone mentioned earlier that the picture in Bassmaster has Perry holding a baby in diapers and the fish.

Someone just scan it or take a picture of the page and post it.

Alright I am on it!!!!

BTW - I said it was Perry holding the fish ......... Well after reading the atricle, they don't know who is holding the bass. They suspect it is his fishing buddy and they have no clue who the baby is.

I will post the pic in a few minutes.

[Captain Cali]

Maybe the baby is Mac Weakley...

[KU_Bassmaster.]

Here it's is:

[AmBASSador]

Sorry guys, the WWB was caught at Lake Dixon this year by Mac Weakley.

You might find some who will disagree with you, but I don't!

I was introduced to bass fishing in 1977 while in the Navy stationed at NAS Miramar. I was an avid fly-fisherman having grown up in Montana. One of my first thoughts arriving at Miramar was to seek out a place to catch trout. I ended up on lake Dixon the next day. The trout fishing was good there but different than I was used to. I met some other fishermen who rented a boat. They were Bass fishermen they talked me into trying it out. I rented a house off base, just north of Escondido and fished Dixon regularly for the next four years. We would carolina rig a live rainbow 10 to 12"( probably wasn't legal) and catch bass up to 9 lbs.

The bass in that lake eat a lot of big planted trout and a lot of them are fatter than they are long.

I was surprised when I heard Perry's record had been broken, but not when I heard where it was caught. I feel there are several record bass in there. Lower Otay Lake by San Diego also may hold a Record fish.

[BD]

Got mine a week ago and it looked good to me.

[Pond-Pro]

       Yeah, thats the picture I was refering to KU. Thanks for posting it. The palm trees in the back supposedly identify the spot where the fish was wieghed. The fish was wieghed at the Helena post office and those trees are still there today. (according to the Bassmaster article)

       I had major doubts before I seen this, but now that I have a pic, there is not much to argue about anymore.

[KU_Bassmaster.]

     

      I had major doubts before I seen this, but now that I have a pic, there is not much to argue about anymore.

That's kind of the way I felt too, but I still think there are some major doubts.  For instance, Who is in the pic??  Why don't we have a pic with Perry in it??  The article said the pic was found in 2005 ..... Why make it public now??  Then there is always the photoshop issue.

So do I 100% believe it ...... Not yet, but I believe it a whole lot MORE than before.

Did you also notice that Bassmaster Mag put a little on the side hoping someone would see this pic and be able to answer some more questions.  It kind of reminds me of that TV Show, "Unsolved Mysteries".

[Captain Cali]

We would carolina rig a live rainbow 10 to 12"( probably wasn't legal) and catch bass up to 9 lbs.

Totally illegal in California.

[The_Natural]

Anybody with about 50 grand could catch the world record bass.  Just pay a bunch of illegal aliens $5 an hour to scan the shoreline of dixon lake next spring until they spot that world record fish again.   I'll instruct them to sit on the fish while I fly down.  I'll work her nest over for days if needed to force her to bite.  Then I'll be hoisted upon the shoulders of California anglers and regarded as the greatest angler of all time.  Heck, it seems even if I foul hook her some don't care!  Not even finding the fish...offering to pay the people who found her...and then foul hooking that giant bass is about as impressive 7th place finish in my bass club tournament last weekend.  Ok...less impressive.  

[Mattlures]

I was already to admit I was wrong and that Perry's record is legit. But I after seeing that picture I still dont believe it. Why? The photo itself looks good but....................... Dan "LightnigRod" posted that exact photo last year when we had this debate on another board.  That picture has not "just" surfaced. I am not sure what to think about it. I have been contacted by one of the editors of Bassmaster because they quoted me or something like that in that same issue and I asked him about the details of the photo. I will let you know what he says.

I almost hope it is legit so my anger will go away but because I have seen the pic before I dont believe it. It looks like a 20lber that a guy caught with a kid in the pic.  That pic just doesnt prove anything to me. If only it was Perry himself in the picture, then I would honestly admit I was wrong and except it. but d**n it! Now I have to continue being mad about the WR because I dont believe it.

[Mattlures]

here is a link to dans post

http://www.calfishing.com/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=5&topic_id=6578&mesg_id=6654&page=

Natural. It is not that easy or cheap. The cost of rental boats there is rediculous. $30 a day plus a $5 permit. You cant bring your own boat. That fish also likes to live around the boat dock wich you are not alowed to fish off of.

That fish is getting tougher to catch too. This time she waited for bad weather to spawn, which is why it was dificult to see clearly what was happening.  

[janalon]

Yes, the pic is in the June issue, got it yesterday.

Agree with KU, the picture is convincing, and it would end any arguement it was a striper.

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Just change your argument.

[DR_Bass]

Thanks for posting the picture from the June issue of Bassmasters,  I haven't got mine yet....    but it doesn't clear much up for me.

[Rattletrap]

I heard Perry fouled hooked his too.  

[jb_adams]

I know Photoshop pretty well guys and I know others that can do amazing things with it and I have to say that photo that KU Bassmaster posted looks real to me.  The picture is fuzzy because of it's age.  Why show up now?  Have you guys ever tried to find something you valued dearly and lost it.  It takes a while.  That's why it's lost.... ;D

Just my 2 cents.

[Mattlures]

JB the problem with that picture is not the picture itself.  The problem is its not Perry in the picture and nobody can authenticate it.  It could be anybody in that pic and that fish could have been caught anywhare or even found floating. I asked an editor at bassmaster magazine about it and

here is the response I got from bassmaster mag  "Yes, there's an alleged pic of Perry's fish.  As to its legitimacy, your guess is as good as mine!"

I actualy want to believe it. I realy do. Than I could sleep at night   If only it was Perry in the pic.  

For now I dondt think the picture has clearified anything. I will say that if it was Perry in the pic I would not dispute the pic itself or the size of the fish.