81lb Bass?

[Grapenuts]

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

[vineyardblues]

Originally Posted by Grapenuts

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

[CowHunter]

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!

[Rockfish9]

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...

[rizzo]

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.

[timmah]

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

[american spirit]

boat fish, right??????

[Chubby-Chaser]

Some people know how to take a good fish pic and some just don't. I had a friend take a pic of me with a 30 next to another guy with a 40 and because I was holding mine differently it looked bigger.

I'm with John, this is one hell of a catch and if early reports say its an 81 and the new world record lets give this guy his day in the sun. If its not true we will know soon enough.

[Nebe]

I told you so.

[intrepid24]

monster fish, doesn't seem like it was iced well, a fish that monumental deserves to be iced REAL soon after coming into the boat. especially knowing he had a potential record fish. He knows it was alot bigger than those other beasts he weighed in.
Not much ice in that cooler, or a wet towel, either.
either way, amazing feat.
congrats.

[JohnR]

Updated from OTW's Facebook page:

Here’s the facts, reported to us by Connecticut-based OTW writer Kierran Broatch: This morning, Striper Cup angler Greg Myerson weighed in a striped bass that registered 81.88 pounds on the scale at Jack’s Shoreline in Westbrook, Connecticut – almost 12 hours after it had been landed Thursday evening aboard a boat in Long Island Sound. If the fish had been properly documented, it could have been eligible for the world record. However, at the moment Myerson has decided to take the fish home at not pursue record certification. Here’s a photo of the fish, taken earlier this morning.

[onecastmike2003]

[shadow]

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?

[Circlehook]

That is an incredible catch.

The good news is that we don't have to hear about McReynolds fish anymore.

If I caught that fish, I would put a spongebob rod in the back of the truck and say I caught it on that.

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by Circlehook

The good news is that we don't have to hear about McReynolds fish anymore.

And the bad news is it'll be replaced by all sorts of bull #^&#^&#^&#^& about the Stromski fish.

It was stuffed. It was full of sash weights. It was caught in the EEZ. It was caught in a net and given to him by a (friend, brother-in-law, cousin, ET off an alien craft--take yer pick) and that's why it looks like crap in the picture.

I guarantee you'll hear all of those and more before the weekend's out. Half of the fishing world hasn't heard about it yet.

[rizzo]

If you get a potential world record fish and want to weigh it in, you gotta have your A-game on on how you handle the whole deal. Call in for 200 lbs of ice, cooler when you get to the dock. Document everything in detail, state biologists on site asap, ect.! The more solid evidence the better!

[rizzo]

Weighing on a certified scale is not enough for me. I trust the weight of the scale BUT the internals, guts, along spine, ect. of the fish NEEDS to be checked out. If all goes well, you gain a TON of credibilty.

[Slipknot]

maybe the guys' name is not Al

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[Doover]

That fish is looking bigger and better with each photo. A surf bass? I'm dying know what lure he used? Broken Back Chicken Scratch Stock is going though the roof, oh boy

[chefchris401]

when a world record fish is caught like this or any other, the igfa verifies all the details.

heres the paperwork that needs to be filled out, its pretty thorough.

http://www.igfa.org/PDF/IGFA_Record_...ation_2011.pdf

read the top part of page 1, they will subject you to a ploygraph if need be.

Hopefully he comes away from this with the new record.

if they open it up and its got 5 lbs of lead form yo yo bunker bunker but he has nothing to do with it, that would suck for the angler