Large Mouth Bass World Record! Catch and Release at Fault?

[lunkerhunter2]

In UT it is illegal to keep any foul hooked fish except bonnevile cisco and carp(i think). I have heard in stories from friends that in a bass tourney if you are not sight fishing and cannot see the fish, it is considered a fair catch. Not sure if this is correct or not. I would say that if they would have measured it correctly and got the pertinent info that they should have had a chance for the record. Under normal circumstances it is extremely difficult to snag fish you cannot see. My .02 but on the other hand, that fish is(hopefully) still alive and there is a chance for someone to catch it legaly and do it by the book. Who knows, maybe these 2 guys could catch it again.[]
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