rumor has it 102lbs off the block

[Green Light]

What charter capt worth his weight in salt does not have at least one camera on board?

I hear a lot of fisherman tales.

No pics. No fish. My $0.02.

[tlapinski]

Originally Posted by Fish360

What charter capt worth his weight in salt does not have at least one camera on board?

You would be surprised at just how many do not even have a halfway decent camera phone! It's easier to kill the fish and hope someone has a camera back at the dock than it is to buy a camera and photograph the release of said fish...

As for this supposed monster ghost fish, I say no f'ing way. While its existence is 100% possible the circumstances behind this catch simply do not add up. What charter captain is going to release such a fish, even if its world record status is nullified based upon the details of the rumor, as he would have googans from all ends of the earth signing up to fish with the guy that put his client on the first documented 100-pounder. Further, how on earth does ANYONE get even a remotely accurate weight on a fish that big on the deck of a rolling heaving boat. Did he use the new prototype 200-pound Boga-Grip and have it hanging from a custom crane arm?

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by Fish360

What charter capt worth his weight in salt does not have at least one camera on board?

I hear a lot of fisherman tales.

No pics. No fish. My $0.02.

And doesn't post the pictures as soon as he gets an official weight at the dock.

Kid passed the rod to the captain? WR out the window. What it's worth is what he could have sold it for if he has a commercial license. Which ain't much if it was caught last week.

Charter guys don't sit on news of a catch like that for more than an hour, let alone a week.

[nightfighter]

Originally Posted by Mike P

And doesn't post the pictures as soon as he gets an official weight at the dock.

Kid passed the rod to the captain? WR out the window. What it's worth is what he could have sold it for if he has a commercial license. Which ain't much if it was caught last week.

Charter guys don't sit on news of a catch like that for more than an hour, let alone a week.

Yup. Story has been around for a week now. If said captain hadn't called his wife/girlfriend/ best buddy, and have his name attached to the story by now, you would expect that he had shopped around every tackle company to make as much money off of it as possible. And by now his name would have been out through loose lips. Not enough credibility out there for even OTW to acknowledge. I say run up the flag.