81lb Bass?
 

Anyone hear this rumor? OTW is alleging it has been caught and weighed. Possible Striper Cup fish...? No idea of the veracity of this story, they posted it on Facebook with details to follow.

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Looks like a CT fish.

How has the internet not exploded with this yet?

I think we are exploding it now BB!

yes, weighed in for the striper cup this morning. OTW has a crew on the way down to verify

Pretty sure this emoticon was made for this thread.

:nopics:

Too bad they had to kill it.
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How many sash weights do you need to stuff into a 50 to get it to 80?

:D

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Heard it was taken on an eel in Ct....

Real impressive if it was a shore caught fish, boat fish dont count.

Where was it weighed ? I wanna take a ride and go see!

Wow, that is bigger than any bass I've caught this week.

Holy Crap ><> ---- ><> -----

May be bigger than my cumulative total for season (been down most of year)

Lets hope this doesnt ruin the guys life... lets see.... does he have a brother who works on a dragger? Does he work at a fish market? I really hope people embrace this for what it is.. a hell of an accomplishment and not try to debunk his catch.

photo

I was thinking the same thing. Hopefully the guy can enjoy the catch of a lifetime without all the nonsense that will likely go along with this.

damn.. FAT BELLY!

Poor picture. Makes a world record look like just another big fish.

Thats a nice fish.

That fish would spend the day with me. I would have pictures of me mowing the lawn with her, eating lunch, watching TV, wearing a seatbelt next to me. Id use an entire memory card on that beast.

Wow, Congrats to the angler on an awesome accomplishment! Glad to see him wearing a Red Sox shirt.
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:rotf2::rotf2::rotf2:

update on leaderboard?

YUP

I'n not saying it's not true, but that fish just does not look that big. Look at it compared to Al M's fish. Either way, if the scale says it, we should respect it.

Al is pretty short, couple inches shorter than you IIRC. This other fellow looks pretty tall - kudos to him.

In the end, this fish will be highly scrutinized. Hope for his sake that all goes well. We should give this guy the benefit of the doubt unless proven otherwise.

I agree, on the hook it looks like a 50. I doubt they would report it though if it wasn't legit. The fish is probably just not photogenic.

was going to say the same thing...something isn't right...have a few friends who's 50's looked far bigger.

dito........ ><> Pete's also looks HUGE

Congrat's all day long

wasnt there fish from that area last year that were weighted for the cup and it was questionable of there weight at least from the photos?

You guys are already ruining it, give it a break already, jeeze. The first thing you guys need to realize is, it is a picture. Pictures are deceiving, the scales don't lie. :smash:

Agreed about the pics... I hope the guy is a big guy and they are just bad shots. I know how pix just dont do me justice being 6'4". My phone has been a buzz for a while. Initial calls were that Greg meyerson wieghed the fish, then that this guy was fishing with Greg meyerson, etc... So many rumors already that who knows. Im sure that we will all hear the whole story soon, right now to many rumors. Im sure that if this is a new IGFA record the fish will be inspected. I hope that the catch is legit and it all works out for the guy as it is an awesome accomplishment - My Congrats!

no matter what the final weight is.. it's a real nice fish.. Kudos to the angler..

I agree with Nebe.. these things have a way of making life miserable for the angler.. and it should be joyous...

And so it begins.
I will never wish for an 82 now.
Jeezuz...

Who knows what to believe - I hope its all legit with good multiple witnesses, ect. or its a tough road to go down.

Just an outside comment - If you want the record or to win a tourney bad enough, you can always fake it. Half digested pogies from one bass stuffed into another, the options are endless... Gotta be real careful when evaluating all this stuff for a new record. Best case scenario would be the fish is just a massive slob with an empty stomach.

Looks like a big guy, that fish spans the whole truck bed.

Congrats and best wishes.

Innocent until proven different in this country right? Am I in the right place?
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That is one hell of a fish! Nicely done!
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Greg is a big dude, I believe he played offensive tackle at URI