Super User WRB Posted April 22, 2009 Super User Posted April 22, 2009 eddie im not 100% sure on this but I think in cali itdoes not matter weather site fishing or not the fish must be hooked in the mouth if not it does not count and must be released. Maybe some one from cali can give some insite on this. \ Snagging any fresh water fish outside the mouth is illegal in CA. The law was intended to prevent fishermen form snagging salmon when migrating up rivers and streams, however applies to all game fish. WRB
AverageJoeBass Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 I have one????? Why would Perry lie about the weight?? I mean he was fishing to put food on the table, I'm sure he didn't know what the world record bass weighed before he caught his. I mean he wasn't like " Hmmmm.... let me go check on the Internet (which hadn't been invented yet) and see what the world record LMB is..... I see 18lb....then lets call this one 22-4 take a picture than eat it so nobody can find out " the fact that the picture is taken with an unknown kid is a point in his favor, it shows that he didn't really care what the fish weighed, If he did he would have had a picture of him and the fish I'm not saying that the scale he measured the fish on was correct, but the man told the honest truth about what he thought the fished weighed And the record stands 22-4, that's the number to beat. I agree 100%.
Eddie Munster Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 eddie im not 100% sure on this but I think in cali itdoes not matter weather site fishing or not the fish must be hooked in the mouth if not it does not count and must be released. Maybe some one from cali can give some insite on this. Just to be clear, I'm not against Sight fishing. I was just pointing out that the guy decided to set the hook without feeling or seeing the fish bite. Sounds kind of deliberate now after what WRB said about those guys.
Captain Obvious Posted April 23, 2009 Posted April 23, 2009 OK the time has come for me to do what I do best.....Stating the obvious. Here it goes...... No matter what we say or do, nobody can prove that Perry's fish did or didn't weigh 22-4 pounds. All we have to go on is that Perry said that he weighed the fish and it weighed 22-4 pounds. Therefore, until we can prove without a doubt that the fish didn't weigh 22-4, we must believe what Perry said the weight was. The record is 22-4 pounds that's all there is to it. Now I know some people have said how Weakley's, 25-1 pound bass is the world record. If we had let it slide that the fish was foul hooked and given him the world record; then we can put our selves on the same shelf as the MLB, who closed it's eyes when somebody broke a record while breaking a rule. Then saying "Hey people want to see a record broken....so let's all pretend that everything is alright and let it slide" Sorry, that isn't right! A record that is broken by cheating is a record that still hasn't been broken! I'm not saying that Weakley cheated, but a rule was broken when that fish was caught. That means that the fish can not be applied for the world record. It's just a hard cold fact. If you want to win, you have to play by the rules. If anyone of us goes out tomorrow and catches a bass weighing 24-3 pounds would we say "I'd like to apply this fish for the second biggest caught even though the record is 22-4 there was a fish that weighed 25-1 so that really is the biggest" NO!!!! You had better believe that you would be applying that fish for the world record because you know that 22-4 pounds is the real, long standing record that has never legally been beaten! OK I'm done Capt.O
nickb Posted April 23, 2009 Posted April 23, 2009 From everything that I have read, I believe that Perry's fish was, in fact, 22-4. There is just too much evidence that is stacked in his favor. I'm not going to regurgitate what everyone else has said on this thread, but I just wanted to give my input.
ElGuapo Posted May 12, 2009 Posted May 12, 2009 I respect everything that Doug Hannon says regarding big bass and am disappointed to read his thoughts on this. I wonder what he thinks about the Fritz Friebel bass. (I believe thats his name). 19 or 20 pounds with pics and cut open to prove it wasn't weighted. If the next record comes from CA the fisherman can expect a lifetime of grief, especially from Floridians. Man made lake with FL strain bass stocked with 6 inch trout year after year. Pretty safe to say that if Perry's fish was living off of a smorgasboard of dumb farm raised trout it would have been even bigger than 22-4. Seems less legit than a Florida farm pond bass to me. Hey, why don't we start stocking Farm 13 with thousands of zoo-born duck billed platypus' every year!
christopherjake Posted May 12, 2009 Posted May 12, 2009 Holy cow! That thing is a MONSTER!!! One of these days, one of these days...
The_Natural Posted May 12, 2009 Posted May 12, 2009 The only thing I can add to this thread is the fact that the fish in the pic could have weighed 22#'s easy. It's huge...and way far from the camera. You have the kid for comparison. I'd have guessed it at 3ft. Regardless if that fish is Perry's or not in the pic; it's world record worthy. California anglers may be looking at the fish's gut; the bass in Georgia aren't fed snicker bars.
Super User flechero Posted May 13, 2009 Super User Posted May 13, 2009 Perfect! You knocked this old thread off page 1 http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1240098315 : That's odd, it's at the top of page 1 on my computer. :
Super User roadwarrior Posted May 13, 2009 Super User Posted May 13, 2009 We have a new tool and can combine threads. One of the other guys must have combined Muddy's with this one. I was just kidding anyhow...Seems like the topic pops up every now and again... :
backpain... Posted May 13, 2009 Posted May 13, 2009 Good thread! I believe the Perry story. I also think the Next record will pop up in the next few years in Texas or Mexico.
midnighthrasher Posted May 14, 2009 Posted May 14, 2009 Those monsters could eat my personal best 4.2lb largemouth!!!
NBR Posted May 14, 2009 Posted May 14, 2009 If I recall correctly the weight was on a certified scale(a grocery store if my memory hasn't slipped with most every thing else), witnessed by a Georgia game warden during the open season and entered into Field and Stream magazines annual contest. At the time Field and Stream was the most credible source of fish weights. Despite the doubting Thomas' and other naysayers George Perry's large mouth bass stands as the worlds record. So live with it or catch and document a larger one!
bigfish88 Posted May 14, 2009 Posted May 14, 2009 they have the world record bass mount at my bass pro in GA, where it was caught, thing is a PIG!!
HAMMER23 Posted May 14, 2009 Posted May 14, 2009 IT'S in the books , chisled in stone, and that will last for at least one more day if not a thousand others, and that's all that matters !!
Z06-VETTE Posted May 17, 2009 Posted May 17, 2009 I signed up because of this thread.The facts are 22 1/4 are the #'s to beat.You can cuss & fuss all day long and you wont get in the Record book.I love the fact that everybody is like its gonna be form cali/tex/Fla.The truth of it is,Not 1 person on this board knows when and where. No one can ever know whats at the bottom of any lake/pond.Thats the fun of the whole thing.
Z06-VETTE Posted May 17, 2009 Posted May 17, 2009 Yes some states have longer feeding seasons,witch inturn leads to larger fish.But like I posted. If you think about all the Lakes/ponds/rivers/pits/ across the world.Its just crazy to think that just 3 states in the US are gonna be, the be all end all. Just think of the ponds that you don't know that exist. I just found a Monster of a pound that no one's fished in 20yrs or more.This thing is huge!!!! Gonna guess close to 7 achers.I use Google earth to look for ponds.
Super User Muddy Posted May 17, 2009 Super User Posted May 17, 2009 I am glad you took the time to sign up and straighten us all out :
Eddie Munster Posted May 17, 2009 Posted May 17, 2009 Whoa; someone caught a 22 lber? When the heck did this happen?!!!!
BigBrotherThunda Posted May 17, 2009 Posted May 17, 2009 Well, to stray off the perry topic a little bit. I am an avid scuba diver, and have done quite a bit of deep water diving with the rescue squad on several lakes in AL which is not known to have monster LMB's like FL, CA, and TX. The size of some of the LMB's that i have seen in DEEP water 50+ feet shocked me. I never thought i would have seen fish i beleive to have weighed 13-16lb's in large groups. I firnly believe that in the more fertile waters of CA,FL, and TX there are records to be had.
Z06-VETTE Posted May 18, 2009 Posted May 18, 2009 Which state is this pond in? In my op I made a typo.Not 70achers but 7.Tryin to type quick.And the pond is in NC
Super User Muddy Posted May 18, 2009 Super User Posted May 18, 2009 Which state is this pond in? In my op I made a typo.Not 70achers but 7.Tryin to type quick.And the pond is in NC WHERE THE $#&@! IS IRENE???????
Super User Gatorbassman Posted May 18, 2009 Super User Posted May 18, 2009 She's at my house tonight.
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