By some "Crazy" guy who has ads on this site? Hmmm...:eek:

Please elaborate....?:confused::drool:

Al bet I know who you are talking about! If anyone could do it it would be him!;)

BF,

At this point, the details are very sketchy (for obvious reasons ;)),
but here are some of the operative comments I've heard from the man himself and the witnesses (VERY few):

1. a grown man running up and down the shoreline with a light rod in hand not to get frayed/spooled, etc...

2. new igfa record for 8# test.

3. 48+ inches...fat 46 something #'s

Congrats to the well deserving, very giving, and one of the hardest fishman I know. You deserve it man

ps: you guessed right about who it is. ;)

It is free of typos and he is as you say, well deserving and a true gentleman! I hope it is so!;)

Wow, that is skill. My buddy fought and landed a 11 1/2 # on 8 pound test for a half an hour just the other night and I was impressed. Any idea how long the fight was? He must have had a poopie load of line on. All I can say is wowwy wow wow!!!

I will leave the rest of the details to the man himself to post somewhere. I just wanted to pass on some info. But whatever the time was, I'd like to have that kind of time! Wow is right.

That is good catch esp. from the beach!

I tried ultra light on bass a couple times and went back to standard gear...it is frustrating to loose that many fish. For me "light" is now 30# PowerPro.

A wonderful catch!! Congrats!

Wasn't from the beach or anywhere close to one, which makes this feat even more amazing :eek:

Way to go Al.

Well, there ya go - the man most likely to succeed :btu:

Probably the guy most likely to get "the" record that would stick for more than a while ;) - but I don't wanna jinx him.

Way to go Alberto! Keep up the good work, pal -

(PS - Alberto, if you see this, it doesn't look like we're gonna make it for May trouting down your way - hey, you wanna come up to flyfish for tautog :p- I found a spot but ya gotta get here soon)

Mike P correct again. No where near beach.
Hmmm, what was he up to?

I'm sure some of you sharpies can figure it out. ;)

New moon tomorrow night too....just like the man said!:uhuh:

That is a testament to the man's skills.

Good job Al

Just spoke with the Crazy one...45.34 Official weight 12 hrs after catch...PKG is being sent in the IGFA...Al thanks all his friends for the well wishes and will post on this thread late tonight or at least soon...

Nice job Al - they sy 10% of the fisherman catch 90% of the fish - why is it that you're probably in the top of the top 10 :btu:

SKILZ

wow, great catch! congrats. :eek:

Awesome fish:claps: :claps: :claps: :claps: :claps:

very nice Al...congrats

:claps: :claps: :claps: :btu: Congratulations Al!
That is one hell of an accomplishment. I knew it was bound to happen sooner or later, it's just amazing that it was on 8 pound test :eek:
I'm very happy for you :btu:

:kewl: :claps:

Congrats Al, musta done a helluva lot of running!

8 pound test.... WOW!

Alberto,
No wonder you so crazy...we usem big line up here for the small ones...Congrats!!!
Big Bomba

Congrats Al Good Job! Talk about FIN-NESS!:D

THANK YOU GUYS!

Yes, it is true that I caught a very interesting by catch. :)
The truth of the matter is… It is tiderunner season and that’s what I was chasing with my freshwater 7’ stick and 8 lbs. test line outfit. It was during a dark overcast night and the tide was near slack, and we are also approaching the new moon phase! For those who attended my seminar – It was exactly the right conditions (tide / moon / conditions) I was referring to. For those who missed my seminars – Keep an eye for the next On The Water issue. ;)

All in all, she fought like a true champ (made me run like a little kid and challenged my skills to the max.). At this time, the paperwork is being processed. Thanks again and it’s amazing how fast news travels. :)

“Crazy” Alberto
NonStopFisher@aol.com

:claps: congrats on the catch!

Just wondering about how long did it take you to land her?????

Couldn't have happened to a more deserving guy.

Way to go Al!

Very impressive - congrats!:bgi:

:claps:Thats Awsome AL ! Crazy to ;)....... your makin me hungry.

Damn impressive! Great job - really great!!

Excellent work. May your record stand a long time!:claps:

YEAH RIGHT !!!! sounds like another tax scam:smash: :smash:

Congrats Al !! :claps: I see you're back to 100% and that's good news. So what's the next record to break?

That's some by-catch. Way to go, Al. You must still be on Cloud Nine. :happy: :happy:

Great job, congratulations!

Congrats Al.You deserve it.

In case anyone had doubts. :eek:

:btu: NICE!
I'm sure he is very proud of that fish.

Congrats Al. Very Nice catch. .:btu:
Glad to see you are back in action in a big way.
Hope to see you at M. this fall .