Super User T-rig Posted January 3, 2009 Super User Posted January 3, 2009 I was thinking Cuba. Tons of lakes and very large bass were caught years ago when you could fish down there. If it ever opens up it could happen there. Lots of big bass that have seen very few lures for the past five decades. Cuban bass haven't seen many lures but plenty of nets...... Next world record bass will come from South Africa or Zimbabwe. Here's an interesting article: http://www.another site/rayscott_article.asp?ID=34
Super User bilgerat Posted January 3, 2009 Super User Posted January 3, 2009 The link does not work T-rig, at least not for me
Bassnajr Posted January 3, 2009 Posted January 3, 2009 With the trend towards "home grown" bass increasing, don't put it past the new record coming from within private facilities/guided ponds-lakes here in the USA. Pond management, proper feeding, etc. have come a long way. It might be a while but????? Then again there's always Mexico!!!!!! Alan (bassnajr)
mattm Posted January 3, 2009 Posted January 3, 2009 I found the picture of the 28lber. Some guy in Ga. tried to claim it, but trust me he was on a guided trip here in Tx when he caught it.
Super User Wayne P. Posted January 3, 2009 Super User Posted January 3, 2009 This is one of those East African bass:
Super User T-rig Posted January 3, 2009 Super User Posted January 3, 2009 That's not a bass at all, but a Nile Perch.
Super User bilgerat Posted January 3, 2009 Super User Posted January 3, 2009 That's not a bass at all, but a Nile Perch. That's obviously a Georgia bred crappy. Small children and animals on a 16/0 hook and you'll catch 'em all day
flatbass Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 OK Dude, you were just haveing some fun with us allthe time. Right??
Flameseeker Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 Couldn't vote. Why wasn't Mexico on the list?
The Next KVD Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 You cant tell me that there isn't another fish the size of Mac Weasly's unoffical 25lber swimming in Cali. And that so called 28lber no where near that. Its more like 11.
YaHoo Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 im from florida and i say cali will have the world record in the next 10 years. i also have confidence that florida will come up with the next 20 pound certified fish. either stick marsh, or tenroc. there is also a lovely place called kingsley lake in clay county florida. its a man made lake, a perfect circle, and is part of a military base. the did bombings and all sorts of things in it and its 70+ feet dead center. several 12+ pounders have came out of there. I have seen some scary bass swimming around the shallows during bedding season!!!! keeps you drOOOOLIngggg. and for this 28 pound pass i caught him on a beetle spin in my back yard. C&R PM if you want a shot at him!
Super User Micro Posted January 4, 2009 Super User Posted January 4, 2009 Here's a pic of that 28lb 10oz bass. Burley, get those worms...
Super User fishfordollars Posted January 4, 2009 Super User Posted January 4, 2009 Here's a pic of that 28lb 10oz bass. Burley, get those worms... So if it was brown on the sides it would be a SM record?
Super User Tin Posted January 4, 2009 Super User Posted January 4, 2009 I found the picture of the 28lber. Some guy in Ga. tried to claim it, but trust me he was on a guided trip here in Tx when he caught it. .........good times.......
Super User Redlinerobert Posted January 5, 2009 Super User Posted January 5, 2009 Still no pic. Funny That ALL of us on this site never heard of this on the net....
Mattlures Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 the smart move would be to come back on here and apologize. All he would have to do is say he recieved bad information that he belived to be credible. It makes it hard to pick on a guy when he is admits to making a mistake. It would be no big deal and everybody would forget about it. The biggest bass ever documanted and photoed were 25 and 24lbs. I doubt a bigger bas will ever be caught. as for the WR it cna be broke. a couple bigger fish have been caught so most likely sombody will do it right and break the recoed. People seem to think there are 22 lb bass alive and swimming around. I highly doubt this. They put on weight(not egg weight) to prepare for the spawn. At the same time they do put on around 2lbs of egg weight. Plus after they eat a big meal a regular 18lb bass can get real close to Perry's mark. It is a very small window of perfect timing for a few potential fish each year. Plus each lake goes through cycles. they don just keep making 20lbers. So Cal is the obvious favorite. As long as the Share a lunker program is still going Texas will never get there and Fl hasent produced a certifeid 20. Too many big fish are kept there. I think CA and MX are the only possabilities now or in the near future
Super User SPEEDBEAD. Posted January 5, 2009 Super User Posted January 5, 2009 Matt, why do you think the share-a-lunker program will prohibit Texas from being in contention? Just curious....
Mattlures Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 Because every fish over 13lbs is kept. Pretty simple realy. A fish kept at 13 cant grow to 15. The bigg bass in CA are amost always released ecspecialy when caught by sombody who consistantly catches them. You never even have to ask me if I kept it or let it go. No reason to ask its a given. Same goes with anybody else out here who catches big fish. The SAL program removes just about every possible chance it has. Think about how rare a 13 bass is. Its littleraly 1 in a million to survive that long and grow that big. Now think about how rare an 18lber is or a 20. There might be more unicorns then 20lb bass The SAL program has been around for a long time now. the genetics are in place. Genetics are not even an issue in those TX lakes stocked with SAL babies. those fish are removed. Some die, some are kept after the SAL keeps them for a year and some stay at the SAL. I dont remember the numbers but a good amount are not returned back to the lakes. Also who knows how that effects a senior citizen bass that lives in a tank and gets fed for at least a year. Can it adabt if it does get to go back to the lake? I would guess most probably do but I bet some dont. the bottom line is they are romoving their best chances at a 20+lber.
Super User Wayne P. Posted January 5, 2009 Super User Posted January 5, 2009 Mattlures, you haven't been paying attention to the Share a Lunker program very well. The 13#+ bass are used to get the spawn from and then are returned to the person that catches them. Most, if not all are released. The angler gets a replica.
mattm Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 I don't want to say your wrong Matt, but my understanding of the SAL program was that every fish is realeased after the spawn. They don't always go back to the same lake because it is the anglers choice where to realease his trophy. This is why a couple of fish have entered the SAL program twice. I may have bad info, and some of the girls are kept, but I don't think so.
Tokyo Tony Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 Where's Connecticut on that list? Can you imagine the commotion if a new WRB came from a northern state? Obviously it would have to be some kind of radioactive, mutated freak of nature, but I think that would be hilarious. I voted CA, but there are some good arguments for TX/Mexico/Cuba.
IdahoLunkerHunter Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 I believe next will be Cali. The southern states do not have any off time for the fishes metabolism to slow down. In my opinion but let me know if I am wrong... Fish have to have some time to relax. If a fish is going full throttle all year round, yes it does get big faster, but I woud think it would not live as long either and a 20lb fish has got to be 15+years old.
Super User roadwarrior Posted January 5, 2009 Super User Posted January 5, 2009 I believe next will be Cali. The southern states do not have any off time for the fishes metabolism to slow down. In my opinion but let me know if I am wrong... Fish have to have some time to relax. If a fish is going full throttle all year round, yes it does get big faster, but I woud think it would not live as long either and a 20lb fish has got to be 15+years old. I don't know...I've heard ice fishing sucks around San Diego!
bighed Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 The SAL program has it's drawbacks. Last year, there was a very high mortality among the donated fish. At one point I had heard that every donated fish had died. I don't know if that's correct but some of those lucky enough to catch a giant are taking a picture and slipping the fish back into the lake.
Mattlures Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 No I have been paying attention. Not all the fish are released. The angler has that option after the fish spawns. Some of the anglers choose to keep the fish. Some choose to let the SAL keep the fish and some of the fish die in the process. These are old fish and many times they are fragile. Why do you think the SAL only takes fish in the colder months. Because if they did it when its warm even more would die. I think the SAL was good in the beginning to get good genetics throughout the state but now its realy hurting the top end weights.
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