81lb Bass?

[stripermaineiac]

You know whats stupidly priceless? Not a single person runnin their gums saw the fish ist hand. LOL.My 56lber was51 in. my 54 was 49 in my 53 was 52 in my 51 was 53 in. I've got a couple more in there too. LOL. I saw a 58 in that was 38lb.I also saw a 96 lb net fish that was 63 in long.The guy is credible. The jealousy isn't.Stupidly sad.My hats off to the guy. I've lost some really nice hogs an saw one over 60 in lost by a buddy on the Vineyard . big fish are out there. Thats a big fish. I have a 54 on the wall that that fish makes look like a Guppy.

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by stripermaineiac

You know whats stupidly priceless? Not a single person runnin their gums saw the fish ist hand. LOL.My 56lber was51 in. my 54 was 49 in my 53 was 52 in my 51 was 53 in. I've got a couple more in there too. LOL. I saw a 58 in that was 38lb.I also saw a 96 lb net fish that was 63 in long.The guy is credible. The jealousy isn't.Stupidly sad.My hats off to the guy. I've lost some really nice hogs an saw one over 60 in lost by a buddy on the Vineyard . big fish are out there. Thats a big fish. I have a 54 on the wall that that fish makes look like a Guppy.

Yeah, but you and I are so old that we still measure them at fork length.

[CowHunter]

Originally Posted by stripermaineiac

You know whats stupidly priceless? Not a single person runnin their gums saw the fish ist hand. LOL.My 56lber was51 in. my 54 was 49 in my 53 was 52 in my 51 was 53 in. I've got a couple more in there too. LOL. I saw a 58 in that was 38lb.I also saw a 96 lb net fish that was 63 in long.The guy is credible. The jealousy isn't.Stupidly sad.My hats off to the guy. I've lost some really nice hogs an saw one over 60 in lost by a buddy on the Vineyard . big fish are out there. Thats a big fish. I have a 54 on the wall that that fish makes look like a Guppy.

Common bud, U can tell wieght / length proportions... Broadness of tail, body, girth etc.. Not one correct lenght/ girth measurement? Ive seen VA fish that were 48-49 inches long and well over 50lbs. that fish aint it and that and what everybody else I know says.. I have seen fish 53"-54" long in the 60's, Yeah never a 70 or 80 and probably never will. I spoke with my buddy that personally saw mcreynolds fish and is laughing his but off in comparison... I nor anybody I know could hold em out like this guy... I got a 59 on the wall and it looks bigger, the 53.10 mouth that I have is bigger than that fish.. There are alot of variables... I predict it will not be accepted as a WR By IGFA...
Look at the mouth where he is putting a tape measure too. You can get an idea of the girth and how the belly is sunken in... I cant tell u how many guys predicted this when Vican caught his fish.

[ivanputski]

[QUOTE: stripermaineiac: "You know whats stupidly priceless? Not a single person runnin their gums saw the fish ist hand".


To Stripermaniac: Your assumption that no one saw it first hand is stupidly priceless... You remember the crowd that was reportedly gathered at the shop for the weigh in??? Some of those people were actually fishermen... from this board... And it didnt look a pound over 65.

If the fish LOOKS like its 80+ youre fine... when it looks like its a 60, you get a video camera and you dissect the thing in front of Geraldo Rivera to dispel all doubt. I would do it to shut everybody the hell up preemptively.

If you fish just for fun and dont want cash, prizes, and fame, dont bring it to a shop to get weighed... weigh it at home on a deer scale... but if you want the lime light, prepare to have it shined up your Asss for a card-pulling colonoscopy.