SDoolittle Posted March 24, 2012 Posted March 24, 2012 http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/article.aspx?subjectid=25&articleid=20120324_25_B1_CUTLIN280382&allcom=1 Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted March 24, 2012 Super User Posted March 24, 2012 2012 will probably go down as THE YEAR of big bass & new state records. Quote
Super User retiredbosn Posted March 24, 2012 Super User Posted March 24, 2012 caught it on a jig awesome, not the alabama rig even better Quote
KansasBassin Posted March 24, 2012 Posted March 24, 2012 Wow awesome fish, I think Dwight is right though about 2012 being a big year Quote
scrutch Posted March 24, 2012 Posted March 24, 2012 Great catch. Terrible decision afterwards. The fish was kept and was going to be made into a wall mount. Nothing like removing the best line of genetics in the lake! It was about to spawn. You would think that a tournament fisherman would know better! Take a ton of pics and measurements and release her! Retarded! Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted March 24, 2012 Global Moderator Posted March 24, 2012 Hopefully he has everything squared away so this one doesn't go down like Arkansas' record did. Quote
Super User retiredbosn Posted March 24, 2012 Super User Posted March 24, 2012 Great catch. Terrible decision afterwards. The fish was kept and was going to be made into a wall mount. Nothing like removing the best line of genetics in the lake! It was about to spawn. You would think that a tournament fisherman would know better! Take a ton of pics and measurements and release her! Retarded! The requirements to verify a state record varies, some states require verification from a Game Warden, others you need witnesses, but all require a certified scale. You can depending on the state have your scale certified but not all. In short if someone wants the accolades of having caught the state record there may be no other way, it will have to removed from the water to be verified. Add to that if he was using a Mustad hook, he may want the 100k from Mustad. Additionally there is no way to conclusively state that he removed the best genetics, unless of course someone has electo-fished the entire lake and knows without a doubt that was the biggest fish. I was told by a biologist that a lake in WV holds the new state record there, in fact there are several in the lake that will shatter the state record, but I recieved that info about 5 years ago, and the old state record is still intact. Quote
MaineBassFishin Posted March 24, 2012 Posted March 24, 2012 Great catch. Terrible decision afterwards. The fish was kept and was going to be made into a wall mount. Nothing like removing the best line of genetics in the lake! It was about to spawn. You would think that a tournament fisherman would know better! Take a ton of pics and measurements and release her! Retarded! They have to keep it if they want the state record.. Quote
scrutch Posted March 25, 2012 Posted March 25, 2012 They have to keep it if they want the state record.. There has to be a good way to get it weighed and all that state record stuff done without killing the fish. The pro tours do it every week. Quote
SDoolittle Posted March 25, 2012 Author Posted March 25, 2012 Add to that if he was using a Mustad hook, he may want the 100k from Mustad. I thought about that, but the article says that he caught it on a 1/4 oz Strike King jig. I believe the only 1/4 oz jig that Strike King makes is the Bitsy Bug, and it has a Gamakatsu hook. The Denny Brauer Premier jig is made with a Mustad hook, but it doesn't come in 1/4 oz. There has to be a good way to get it weighed and all that state record stuff done without killing the fish. The pro tours do it every week. The pros don't fish out of jon boats. Sure, it would have been nice to see that fish released, but what he did was perfectly legal. Quote
preach4bass Posted March 25, 2012 Posted March 25, 2012 Great catch. Terrible decision afterwards. The fish was kept and was going to be made into a wall mount. Nothing like removing the best line of genetics in the lake! It was about to spawn. You would think that a tournament fisherman would know better! Take a ton of pics and measurements and release her! Retarded! Ray Scott (who is the father of catch and release bass fishing) said, in an article a few years ago, that if someone caught the world record bass, they should keep it instead of releasing it. In my opinion, the same thing goes for a state record. I know if I caught the NC record, folks would just have to talk junk about me, because that thing would be hanging on my wall! Congratulations to the lucky angler! Quote
scrutch Posted March 25, 2012 Posted March 25, 2012 All good valid points. IMO if I caught it, I'd do everything I could possibly do to keep it alive, then after the circus is over, turn her loose. I'd have a replica mount made, and then I'd go out again and again to try to catch her again. Just my .02. Quote
Mountain Angler Posted March 25, 2012 Posted March 25, 2012 Thats awesome and i agree 2012 is the year of big fish Quote
POPRG Posted March 25, 2012 Posted March 25, 2012 Thanks for the article bird dog..strike king makes a 1/4 ounce "tour-grade" football jig,just picked up 4 of em last week. they use gammy hooks though.. Quote
Super User South FLA Posted March 25, 2012 Super User Posted March 25, 2012 He caught that MONSTER on a Medium action 7-foot 7-inch Wright & McGill Skeet Reese signature series that old girl must have given him a heck of a pull ! Those are some whippy rods! Quote
Super User Bassn Blvd Posted March 25, 2012 Super User Posted March 25, 2012 He caught that MONSTER on a Medium action 7-foot 7-inch Wright & McGill Skeet Reese signature series that old girl must have given him a heck of a pull ! Those are some whippy rods! I was thinking the same thing. AND, at least it wasn't caught on a Diawa, LMAO. Quote
jignfule Posted March 25, 2012 Posted March 25, 2012 I've caught & released my whole life. NO way am I going to criticize any one for keeping a State Record fish. Quote
CoBass Posted March 25, 2012 Posted March 25, 2012 I agree that it would be nice to be able to do all of the necessary verification without killing the fish but in a lot of states it's just not possible. Here's a link to the verification process for Oklahoma http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/fishing/recordrules.htm It would be pretty hard to keep a fish alive especially if they decide they want tissue samples. A friend of mine caught a state record channel cat a few years ago and we have the same requirement that a state biologist must examine the fish. It was several days before a biologist was able to do his examination so there was no way to keep the fish alive if he wanted to claim the record. Quote
flipin4bass Posted March 25, 2012 Posted March 25, 2012 BOOMER SOONER! and that's all I have to say about that. 1 Quote
angler3 Posted March 26, 2012 Posted March 26, 2012 thats a nice fish, too bad he wasn't using a mustad hook, they are giving away 100,000 for a state record largie caught on their hook! Quote
snakeajj1 Posted March 26, 2012 Posted March 26, 2012 Wow i'm a little surprised. The record for massachusetts is 15.4 on a little 310 acre pond, back in '75. Seems small(wow calling a 14lbs largemouth small ) 1 Quote
angler3 Posted March 26, 2012 Posted March 26, 2012 there should also be a way of keeping that fish alive weighing and certifying it and putting it back in the lake, i agree on thats the gene pool that you want and need in the lake plus nowadays you can take a good picture and get the girth and length measurements and they will make a fiberglass replica of that fish that you couldn't tell the difference if it was fake or real. I believe in protecting your resource 2 Quote
Super User rockchalk06 Posted June 24, 2012 Super User Posted June 24, 2012 Oklahoma well central Oklahoma doesnt have the biggest bass around. 14 is a monster here. Hell anything over 5 pounds your sportin a chubby Quote
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