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MarkH024 reply :

Beast of a fish. Whats up with the tape measure? Anyone know of this catch and where it came from?

MarkH024 reply :

Duh...metrics. Stupid American I am. I think that calculates to a 27-28" fish?

flyfisher reply :

That is a big fish. Judging by the eyes i am guessing an old one too. I am also guessing in the 27"-28" range as well.

MCS reply :

Not so sure if I like the fish or not, but the rod and reel combo look sweet!

Them big fish always got them ole bug eyes lol

wademaster1 reply :

i'd take it anytime

slonezp reply :

My guess would be Japan

deep reply :

That's the world record fish. The newer one I mean.

J Francho reply :

MarkH024 reply :

Markings seem to match. thanks J Franco

BassAssassin726 reply :

That fish was caught by Manabu Kurita out of Biwa Lake in Japan. The tape measure is metric so its in meters i believe. Theres actually an article about this catch in the latest issue of Bass Angler Magazine. It was caught on a Roman Made swimbait called "the mother."

Kevinator1 reply :

Yep, i've seen that pic before.

Ima Bass Ninja reply :

On 10/18/2012 at 6:08 AM, BassAssassin726 said:

. The tape measure is metric so its in meters i believe.

Can't be meters cause that would equate to 21 feet. That would be a big fish! It's probably decimeters. 7 dm= about 28"

NEjitterbugger reply :

That's the world record bass caught in japan, its weight 22 pounds 5oz i beleive, and it is tied for the world record with a 22 pound 4oz bass...The reason they are tied is because any world record( i think state too) must be atleast 2 oz more than the previous record...

WRB reply :

On 10/18/2012 at 6:08 AM, BassAssassin726 said:

That fish was caught by Manabu Kurita out of Biwa Lake in Japan. The tape measure is metric so its in meters i believe. Theres actually an article about this catch in the latest issue of Bass Angler Magazine. It was caught on a Roman Made swimbait called "the mother."

The Kurita WR bass was caught on a live bluegill. Kurita is sponsored by Roman lures and the mother was featured in a few articles.

1234567 reply :

Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe Kurita caught the PREVIOUS Japanese record bass on a roman made?? I think it was 18 pounds.

NEjitterbugger reply :

All I know is this...That fish is a world record, I beleive its weight was 22 pounds 5oz but ties the 22 pound 4oz record because it must beat the record by 2oz or more... Also WRB is correct, I also thought it was cought on a live bluegill.

retiredbosn reply :

World record live bluegill with dorsal fin cut off.

BassAssassin726 reply :

Yea i read it wrong, the 18 pounder was caught on a Roman Made.

vabass1 reply :

Yeah, it was caught in Japan.

SGT Rico reply :

Live bait don't count. What ever, nice specimen, but thats where it ends for me.

North Ga Hillbilly reply :

On 10/26/2012 at 12:09 PM, SGT Rico said:

Live bait don't count. What ever, nice specimen, but thats where it ends for me.

I've heard tell of other strange and relatively shady practices that this fella has employed... That being said, anyone that is catching multiple fish over 18 pounds is doing something right

NGaHB

Bluebasser86 reply :

On 10/26/2012 at 12:38 PM, North Ga Hillbilly said:

I've heard tell of other strange and relatively shady practices that this fella has employed... That being said, anyone that is catching multiple fish over 18 pounds is doing something right

NGaHB

Yeah I heard it was possibly caught in an area that was off limits to fishing. Knowing a fish like that was lurking around could test anyones morals I suppose . World record fish, especially one as highly sought after as the world record largemouth is always going to be crawling with rumors and doubters.

North Ga Hillbilly reply :

On 10/26/2012 at 1:08 PM, Bluebasser86 said:

Yeah I heard it was possibly caught in an area that was off limits to fishing. Knowing a fish like that was lurking around could test anyones morals I suppose . World record fish, especially one as highly sought after as the world record largemouth is always going to be crawling with rumors and doubters.

I've heard that, also heard about him doing a feeding program, getting them in a set schedule, odd but at the time I remember it being from a relatively legitimate source, an interview I think.

Either way, the fellas caught and laid hands on fish I can only dream about. More power to em.

NGaHB

MCS reply : http://www.tackletour.com/interviewmkurita.html

shootermcbob reply :

On 10/17/2012 at 10:13 PM, MarkH024 said:

Beast of a fish. Whats up with the tape measure? Anyone know of this catch and where it came from?

Yes Sir. That is my fish. I caught it this past summer on a ...yeah, a senko...That's right. I didn't post pics before because I didn't want to make anyone feel inadequate...or at least more than you already do! :grin:

Oops, I guess some dude from Japan is trying to claim my fish...the nerve of some people!

fishinkeebs reply :

Lake Biwa is known for having huge bass there. No surprise the record was caught there.How many people actually buy those roman made swimbaits?

Loop_Dad reply :

The scale is in metric, but the number doesn't mean meter, but 10cm. So that fish is like 72-73cm. The "5m" in the middle is misleading. It supposed to be 0.5m which 50cm.

SummertimeKen reply :

Some nice fish! Check out a few I caught in my kayak around some Middle Tennessee lakes/rivers this summer. I fished the Cumberland/Percy Priest/Old Hickory... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqR8KXXsyJM

Goose21 reply :

Stating the obvious, but that thing is a flat out pig. Very interesting read on the tackle tour link.

Loop_Dad reply :

If I am not mistaken, Lake Biwa is the biggest lake in Japan. Unfortunately Lake Biwa is one of the many lakes in Japan foreign species totally altered the natural order of native species. Ayu and Funa are eaten by bass right and left. Bass have lots of food to grow big. There are fisherman who make living catching those native fish. Traditional way of living for people around there are effected.

The prefecture where Lake Biwa has ordinance that catch and release of bass or bluegill is illegal. But I don't think that's making any dent.

This is very sad situation if you think about the nature, land and way of life. And fish like this feels so unnatural to me.

North Ga Hillbilly reply :

On 10/27/2012 at 10:47 AM, Loop_Dad said:

This is very sad situation if you think about the nature, land and way of life. And fish like this feels so unnatural to me.

With that attitude any LM bass caught west of the rockies is an unnatural abomination

NGaHB

Loop_Dad reply :

On 10/27/2012 at 1:19 PM, North Ga Hillbilly said:

With that attitude any LM bass caught west of the rockies is an unnatural abomination

NGaHB

If you want to call what I feel about this an attitude, I don't care. I admit that I don't know much about what happened before and after re: western bass. I feel different between man-made lakes having bunch of bass vs. a natural lake with over 1000 years of history and culture around it (Biwa Lake) being dramatically changed by foreign species' total domination in last 20-30 years which won't get the things back to the way it once was.

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