Found this on some other boards, thought i would share.
http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/bassmaster/news/story?page=b_BigBass_record_Japan_20090702
I thought the fish was going to come out of san deigo california. What a hog! Unimaginable bass! That fish ought to be worth several million to the lucky angler. It’s like hitting the lottery.
Holy Crap!
That is freakin awesome!!! But i am pretty sure I caught one just as big out of Willow Pond in Murray.
awesome bass. if i was that close to the record, and it was a tie i would cry. But if i landed a bass that big i would shit my pants. Pineviewfisher
hey, does anyone ever cheat when that happens? stick a hand full of sinkers down its throat, or in the case of that fish, you could stick a down rigger weight lol
If I’m not mistaken, I believe they xray fish submitted for world records.