The Next World Record

[Bass_Akwards]

1. Do you think the next world record will be caught in the USA, or somewhere else? If the USA, what state and lake?

2. What bait will she be caught on? Live bait or another bait? If another bait, what exact bait do you think it will be?

My opinion is a Live Crayfish is gunna take down the next WR for some reason, maybe a swimbait. Castaic, Lake sounds cliche but that's my guess.

How about you?

[WRB]

The next world record is pending from Japan.

Castaic no longer produces record class bass since the introduction of striped bass 15 years ago. LMB can't compete with stripers for planted trout or any other baitfish, therefor are a secondary predator in Castaic. The Castaic after bay (lower lagoon below the dam) may be a possibility.

Crawdads are illegal in most SoCal lakes since the quagga mussel issue.

WRB

[Grey Wolf]

Good question and the answer is ???????????????????????????

[Bass_Akwards]

I know about the bass caught in Japan.  I was asking what's going to be the NEXT one after that.  I'm assuming the one caught in japa will tie George Perry's and we'll finally move on.

If you're not allowed to fish with Crayfish in So Cal, I'd guess a big ole jig or swimbait would get the job done.  Is Dixon still a possibility for the next world record?  Dont they feed those bass 1000's of rainbow trout a few times a year?

[Wayne P.]

Lake Yojoa 

[WRB]

The odds are Japan and live bait; the giant bass population is at it's peak there and live bait fishing is a common practice.

California could produce another 20+ anytime, no other state in the USA has done that since the Perry bass in 1932.

Rumors of 20+ bass in Cuba and Mexico have never been authenticated, the locals tend to eat what they catch.

WRB

[topwater.va]

The next world record is pending from Japan.

Castaic no longer produces record class bass since the introduction of striped bass 15 years ago. LMB can't compete with stripers for planted trout or any other baitfish, therefor are a secondary predator in Castaic. The Castaic after bay (lower lagoon below the dam) may be a possibility.

Crawdads are illegal in most SoCal lakes since the quagga mussel issue.

WRB

Wasn't the bass caught in Japan confirmed and is now tied for the world record because it wasn't 2oz larger?

[WRB]

The next world record is pending from Japan.

Castaic no longer produces record class bass since the introduction of striped bass 15 years ago. LMB can't compete with stripers for planted trout or any other baitfish, therefor are a secondary predator in Castaic. The Castaic after bay (lower lagoon below the dam) may be a possibility.

Crawdads are illegal in most SoCal lakes since the quagga mussel issue.

WRB

Wasn't the bass caught in Japan confirmed and is now tied for the world record because it wasn't 2oz larger?

The data was submitted and I haven't read anywhere that it has been accepted. There is a question in regards to where it was caught was off limits to fishing and that would be a violation of IGFA rules.

WRB

[Big Bait Fishing]

The next world record is pending from Japan.

Castaic no longer produces record class bass since the introduction of striped bass 15 years ago. LMB can't compete with stripers for planted trout or any other baitfish, therefor are a secondary predator in Castaic. The Castaic after bay (lower lagoon below the dam) may be a possibility.

Crawdads are illegal in most SoCal lakes since the quagga mussel issue.

WRB

i live in San Diego , CA and i have never heard that live crawdads are illegal (in most lakes) the tackle stores sell them and every lake i have fished at , they are legal ........

[WRB]

The next world record is pending from Japan.

Castaic no longer produces record class bass since the introduction of striped bass 15 years ago. LMB can't compete with stripers for planted trout or any other baitfish, therefor are a secondary predator in Castaic. The Castaic after bay (lower lagoon below the dam) may be a possibility.

Crawdads are illegal in most SoCal lakes since the quagga mussel issue.

WRB

i live in San Diego , CA and i have never heard that live crawdads are illegal (in most lakes) the tackle stores sell them and every lake i have fished at , they are legal ........

Interesting. Crawdads are banned or were banned at Castaic, Casitas, Cachuma, Piru, DVL etc., Maybe San Diego decided it's OK to sell them at the lakes, can you catch them and transport them to the lakes?

The hysteria over quagga's; clean & dry boat inspections still continues and is spreading to northern CA.

WRB

[Big Bait Fishing]

The next world record is pending from Japan.

Castaic no longer produces record class bass since the introduction of striped bass 15 years ago. LMB can't compete with stripers for planted trout or any other baitfish, therefor are a secondary predator in Castaic. The Castaic after bay (lower lagoon below the dam) may be a possibility.

Crawdads are illegal in most SoCal lakes since the quagga mussel issue.

WRB

i live in San Diego , CA and i have never heard that live crawdads are illegal (in most lakes) the tackle stores sell them and every lake i have fished at , they are legal ........

Interesting. Crawdads are banned or were banned at Castaic, Casitas, Cachuma, Piru, DVL etc., Maybe San Diego decided it's OK to sell them at the lakes, can you catch them and transport them to the lakes?

The hysteria over quagga's; clean & dry boat inspections still continues and is spreading to northern CA.

WRB

lake dixon , wolford , hodges, and i presume all other lakes , are legal to fish with crawdads . they sell crawdads at the local tackle shops and the supplier of these crawdads have to have them checked by the DF&G (same with minnows)............

[Big Bait Fishing]

Diamond Valley lake is a good spot for a record bass , i fish alot at lake dixon ( where ''dottie'' , the 25 lb. 1 oz. bass was caught ) and i doubt there will be a record from there , but you never know   

[angler1]

I think it will come from the Calif. Delta on a Huddleson 9" swim bait, but not for a while.

[Kingbass43]

I think the 3 most likely states would probably beeee Maybe georgia california florida!

[b.Lee]

Many years ago someone supposedly caught a 24+ pounder out of my local lake here Called Spring Lake, in Santa Rosa, California. Now this is not a big lake. But if it is true, we should have other big ones also. We have a pretty good population of rainbow trout, so I could see it producing big bass.

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/duclos.html

So I think I will catch it

[WRB]

The Kurita bass may join several other "almost made it" world record bass as the IGFA has officially announced they have not confirmed the catch and will continue their research.

There is a new book coming out with the full story of the Perry world record catch, should be interesting to read. The question is; fiction or non-fiction?

WRB

[Bass_Akwards]

WRB, when you say "fiction or non fiction" are you refering to the actual size of perrys bass, or the fact that he even caught it, or just the story surrounding HOW he caught it?

[VABassin'14]

Something tells me the world record won't be broke this year. That was a huge bass cought in Japan. I personally don't like the fact that the world record bass was cought on live bait. Seems like an unfair advantage to me. Anyway, the bigest bass of the year will be cought on lake Amestad in Texas on a huge plastic worm, or something like that.

[WRB]

WRB, when you say "fiction or non fiction" are you refering to the actual size of perrys bass, or the fact that he even caught it, or just the story surrounding HOW he caught it?

I grew up believing the Perry bass was the world record and read everything available about the event ,including Perry's account of his catch before his airplane crash that ended his life. There isn't any real proof of his catch other than his own story. His fishing partner disappeared shortly after the catch. His own account was it late in the day and raining. He weighed the bass at a local post office and ate the bass. The measurement don't work for any bass ever caught; 32" long by 28" girth. Was it real? it is the official world record based on no photo or eye witness proof. Recently a photo has surfaced that was taken on a sunny afternoon of an unidentfied man and boy. This doesn't correspond with Perry's own sworrn account. Does it matter....no...the Perry bass is the offical world record, the bench mark to beat.

WRB

[Mattlures]

There are a couple lakes in So Cal that have some very big fish. The biggest bass of 2010 will come from So Cal or Japan. Every single year a bass over 18lbs is caught from here. The next WRB should come from Japan. Kurita says there are bigger ones and he would know. He is a stud. I think those are the only 2 possabilities on the planit right now.

WRB I think there are a couple lakes here that dont allow dads or shinners unless bought at the lake but I am not totaly posative. Pretty much all of our lakes have the mussels anyways so it shouldnt matter

[Bass_Akwards]

Interesting WRB.  I grew up thinking the opposite.  I never believed that story or the picture that has surfaced in the past couple years.  Never made any sense to me.

I wonder what % of the people on bass resource believe Perry's fish was the "real deal" and what % don't. 

For a day or two, Raul had me thinking Perrys bass was 22+ and the "real deal," but I just can't wrap my mind around it being so.  Has to be bogus.

[Bigbassdaddy]

Dont rule out Texas. Falcon is producing 50lb bags occasionally. Also, back in its day fork produced an 18.8 and a 20lb floater is mounted in one of the bait shops there that I have seen. With the genetics of the share a lunker program I think its possible... a long shot, but possible.

Hopefully Japan was a fluke.

[WRB]

There are a couple lakes in So Cal that have some very big fish. The biggest bass of 2010 will come from So Cal or Japan. Every single year a bass over 18lbs is caught from here. The next WRB should come from Japan. Kurita says there are bigger ones and he would know. He is a stud. I think those are the only 2 possabilities on the planit right now.

WRB I think there are a couple lakes here that dont allow dads or shinners unless bought at the lake but I am not totaly posative. Pretty much all of our lakes have the mussels anyways so it shouldnt matter

The consensus is; you must catch your or purchase the crawdads at the lakes and can't transport them. The DFG hasn't changed rules in the 2010 regulations concerning crayfish usage, to the best of my knowledge. I don't use live bait, so don't have first hand knowledge.

California has 20 lb+ bass populations and know where a few live, catching them is my goal, maybe 2010 is the year!

WRB

[Oscar O.]

Many years ago someone supposedly caught a 24+ pounder out of my local lake here Called Spring Lake, in Santa Rosa, California. Now this is not a big lake. But if it is true, we should have other big ones also. We have a pretty good population of rainbow trout, so I could see it producing big bass.

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/duclos.html

So I think I will catch it

Spring Lake doesn't have any 24 pounders in there. Supposedly, there was an analysis run on it and based on things like his thumb and whatnot, it was reasoned to be about 18 pounds. But hey, if it's true, it makes me more optimistic about the place. Also, I heard that they stopped stocking the lake with rainbows, i know ralphine still gets stocked though. Did they start stocking trout again? I also heard they planted some bass this past year, can you verify any of this?

[b.Lee]

Many years ago someone supposedly caught a 24+ pounder out of my local lake here Called Spring Lake, in Santa Rosa, California. Now this is not a big lake. But if it is true, we should have other big ones also. We have a pretty good population of rainbow trout, so I could see it producing big bass.

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/duclos.html

So I think I will catch it

Spring Lake doesn't have any 24 pounders in there. Supposedly, there was an analysis run on it and based on things like his thumb and whatnot, it was reasoned to be about 18 pounds. But hey, if it's true, it makes me more optimistic about the place. Also, I heard that they stopped stocking the lake with rainbows, i know ralphine still gets stocked though. Did they start stocking trout again? I also heard they planted some bass this past year, can you verify any of this?

Well I have a friend with the DFG and he mentioned the Blue Gill and Sunfish population has declined because of weed eradication. So I hear they are planting more small sized trout over the winter here and there since the water will be cooler. I agree with you about Spring Lake though, but I'd like to think it is a decent fishery.