New LMB world record??? 22 pounds 8 ounces!!!! pic

[Big Bass 444]

You might want to check this out guys
the link to the full story....
http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_44099.asp

[bucketmouth]

BB444, heard about this quite some time ago... it says its from Dec 2003. BIG MOMMA no less!!! And written by BBR it would seem as well... check out the authors name

bucket

[wolfe]

Can you imagine catching a bass like that??...."imagine" being the key word for most of us.

I think it's fantastic that the fish was released. But you have to wonder how many people went scrabbling over to the lake to try their hand at landing the same fish and this time making it official.

W.

[Corey Gaffney~BAssboy]

I heard that this bass was disqualified from the running because it was live released. This is a old article.


Corey

[jsdx]

I think it's fantastic that the fish was released. But you have to wonder how many people went scrabbling over to the lake to try their hand at landing the same fish and this time making it official.

W.

That lake is hard fished already by many serious bass fishermen. Go to the bookstore and buy the book "Sowbelly". It chronicles the various players in the quest for the world record largemouth. I believe it includes this fish too.

The record chasers are on the water pre-sunrise day after day (yes every day) searching for the next record. Hard core dream chasers - you just have to admire their belief that they will be the one who catches the next record fish. Every fisherman can understand that. The next one could always be the one.

john aka jsdx

[wolfe]

HI, jsdx,

where ya been?!

I should have known you would know a good book about this scenario. I recall all those great listings you gave me a while back. I saved them, as the holidays are coming up again all too quickly!

W.

[Coop]

ctually the claim of the size of this bass and the measurements given have been concluded to be fraudulant by many people. InFisherman even did an article on it and their experts said that it probably weighed no more than 17 (or so) pounds.

[Big Bass 444]

Bucketmouth....

I know It`s been some time...guess I don`t go out much

[Mike B.]

Hmmm....strong woman to hold 22 lbs straight out in front of her like that! lol

Monster bass no doubt but not sure about the weight.

[wolfe]

Hmmm....strong woman to hold 22 lbs straight out in front of her like that! lol

Monster bass no doubt but not sure about the weight.

Interesting point, Mike B. It got me curious. I went over to my pre schooler (he weighs 37 lbs.). Granted he's a lot heavier than the bass, but I couldn't lift him straight out with a straight arm. Now I gotta go find something that's closer to 20 lbs. and test my upper body strength! (I want to be able to lift the bass when I catch the world record... )

For what it's worth, I still think it's a legit picture.

W.

[Bass assassin]

22 lbs is nothing to a Southern lass. She can probably carry that "sumbish" with one hand and fight a sturgeon with the other.
BA

[Wallyboss]

Her forearm looks like she's been arm wrestling for a few years.

[Big Jim]

Hey WB, sharp eye's buddy!!

That wo/man has one incredibly developed left arm and a great tan on it compared to the rest of her body. Maybe she is a closet farmer??

I smell something fishy and it ain't a bass.

BIG JIM~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I am taking an advanced "photo shop" course today and I feel a 76 pound musky coming on by say....mmmmmm.......a week Tuesday.

[Markus]

Pehaps she goes by the name Big Kim!

[Big Jim]

THAT BETTER BE A SPELLING ERROR MARKUS !!!

Dam it , and I already mailed the hats and fishing cards for Hailee and Spencer.

BIG GYM~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~out