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Ask Ed Kirker or Bob Rochetta if holding the world record ruined their lives (assuming Kirker is still alive). Ask Charlie Cinto or Tony Stetzko if holding the "unofficial" record ruined their lives. Charlie got more ink and acclaim for his fish, that was never accepted as the record, than Kirker got for his. You'd have to look long and hard to find a happier, funnier and more delightful individual than Charlie.
The guy who let it ruin his life did a pretty good job of ruining it on his own, and would have wound up in the same boat without the fish---only faster. It's a sad story and I feel for him, but a lot of the wounds are self-inflicted, IMO.
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