paul. Posted May 11, 2008 Posted May 11, 2008 i saw this vid on you tube a while back and thought i'd share it with y'all. please forgive me if it's already been posted on here. my memory ain't what it used to be. :-/ anyway, the bass in this vid looks gargantuan. maybe some of the few guys on here who have actually seen truly giant bass could "weigh in" with their opinions about how big this mammoth was. could it possibly have been a world record class fish? my linking ability ain't that great so you may have to paste it in your address bar. ;D even though bill skinner has caught tons of giant fish, i'm sure he has nightmares and flashbacks about this one. :'( bet that poor net guy does too. enjoy it y'all. Quote
Super User fishinfiend Posted May 11, 2008 Super User Posted May 11, 2008 HOLY SCHNIKEYS!!!! don't know if the net broke or that guy missed, but I would make him swim back to the dock Quote
thetr20one Posted May 11, 2008 Posted May 11, 2008 Cool video I would problably be an uncool guy after that net job. But ya know it is what it is. A very large bass that got away. I can just imagine how Mr. Skinner felt about the guide after something like that. Quote
Mattlures Posted May 11, 2008 Posted May 11, 2008 Big fish for sure and the net man needs to get beat but not a WR. Not even 20lbs. looks around 15-18 Quote
HesterIsGod Posted May 11, 2008 Posted May 11, 2008 I remember hearing about a few 20 plus size bass were caught accidentally in a net by the talapia harvestors at some lakes down there like Baccarac and maybe El Salto. They were released but never measured or weighed. Quote
JerseyBassin Posted May 12, 2008 Posted May 12, 2008 yea its obvious it was a big fish, but the video quality isn't good enough or close enough to the fish that they can call it proof they had a WR bass on the end of their line Quote
zo6fisherman Posted May 12, 2008 Posted May 12, 2008 yea its obvious it was a big fish, but the video quality isn't good enough or close enough to the fish that they can call it proof they had a WR bass on the end of their line' x2 for sure a nice double digit fish but just can't get much more then that off the video cool video though thanks for sharing. I wonder if the guy went flying off the boat shortly after ;D Quote
Bass XL Posted May 12, 2008 Posted May 12, 2008 Like everyone is saying: big fish, but I don't think it was the world record. Quote
Super User Dan: Posted May 12, 2008 Super User Posted May 12, 2008 I don't see how anyone can claim that video as any sort of proof of that particular fish being a new WR. The video is grainy and not zoomed in very well, it could be in a very wide range of weights (certainly an awesome fish though) Quote
bassNM Posted May 12, 2008 Posted May 12, 2008 Bill was a great fisherman/outdoorsman/father/husband/mentor/friend/human. Unfortunately the fishing world lost a great guy when he passed on from a long battle with cancer earlier this year. Many people that have fished with over his 30+years of bassin in Mexico know of his accomplishments and skills. If you think "Wild Bill" ddoesn't know a trophy when he hooks into one maybe you better think again. I certainly miss the guy! Quote
Lavrax Posted May 12, 2008 Posted May 12, 2008 well..same mistake every time.. Putting someone else to land your fish!!..the net guy snagged the crank out of the bass's mouth with the landing net, which is why i dont trust anyone landing my fish... If you want to break the record, you have to do it solo, that is the whole point Quote
paul. Posted May 12, 2008 Author Posted May 12, 2008 Bill was a great fisherman/outdoorsman/father/husband/mentor/friend/human. Unfortunately the fishing world lost a great guy when he passed on from a long battle with cancer earlier this year. Many people that have fished with over his 30+years of bassin in Mexico know of his accomplishments and skills. If you think "Wild Bill" ddoesn't know a trophy when he hooks into one maybe you better think again. I certainly miss the guy! i'm very sorry. didn't know bill skinner had passed away or i wouldn't have posted this. bassin' has lost a great trophy hunter. i remember reading in mags about him haulin' in all those mexican lunkers when i was younger and thinking how cool it'd be to catch just one giant bass like that. tragic. certainly meant no disrespect fellas. :-[ Quote
Super User Grey Wolf Posted May 12, 2008 Super User Posted May 12, 2008 well..same mistake every time.. Putting someone else to land your fish!!..the net guy snagged the crank out of the bass's mouth with the landing net, which is why i dont trust anyone landing my fish... If you want to break the record, you have to do it solo, that is the whole point You tell em tiger. Quote
ba7ss3in Posted May 12, 2008 Posted May 12, 2008 Bill was a great fisherman/outdoorsman/father/husband/mentor/friend/human. Unfortunately the fishing world lost a great guy when he passed on from a long battle with cancer earlier this year. Many people that have fished with over his 30+years of bassin in Mexico know of his accomplishments and skills. If you think "Wild Bill" ddoesn't know a trophy when he hooks into one maybe you better think again. I certainly miss the guy! I have to agree with you on this one. He do not seem the type to miss juge something like that. I don't know him but I've seen a few shows with him. Quote
OBX-BASS Posted May 12, 2008 Posted May 12, 2008 thats a monster...i would deffinately make the net guy swim back to the dock and hitch a ride home!! Quote
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