Where Is The Next World-Record Going To Be Caught? 2024
BasshunterJGH reply :
Which lake do you guys think the next world-record largemouth is going to be caught out of? Why?
A-Jay reply :
Lake Biwa in Japan.
Since there was one, there is probably more . . . .
A-Jay
J Francho reply :
Kurita said there were bigger bass than the record he caught. So, for now I'll go with Biwa.
WRB reply :
Some lake we never heard of, these giant bass need a sanctuary lake with the perfect climate and forage base. Japan has a good chance and I would rate that country as #1 choice. #2 is my home state of California, again don't know what lake and wouldn't name it if I did!
Tom
Darren. reply :
x3 on Japan's lake Biwa.
But I'm curious as to the Texas guy who's
stocking his lakes with various prawn species
in effort to grow a world record LMB.
http://www.bassmaster.com/tips/building-world-record-bass
We'll see.
Edited to add link and change shrimp to prawn.
Comfortably Numb reply :
Biwa. Godzilla came out of that lake too you know.
Verisimilidude reply :
I'm gonna go with Lake Dixon in CA since a bass larger than the current standing world record was foul hooked there (25+ lbs)
cyclops2 reply :
Someone with enough money to have it brought to the USA always wins. Until a smarty says . " Lets have a DNA test of the good citizen. " 
ARRR. He be good for the cat tonight. ARRRRH
J Francho reply :
On 11/27/2014 at 4:22 AM, Verisimilidude said:I'm gonna go with Lake Dixon in CA since a bass larger than the current standing world record was foul hooked there (25+ lbs)
That fish has passed on.
Alonerankin2 reply :
It will be a FSLMB, wherever it's caught, if ever
Verisimilidude reply :
On 11/27/2014 at 4:25 AM, J Francho said:That fish has passed on.
If it can happen once....
Raul reply :
Japan
J Francho reply :
Not sure the circumstances around that fish are still there. I know other lakes, like Castaic, have suffered a bit of decline due to low water and the cessation of trout stockings.
I really think the next WRB willbe a smallmouth, or spotted bass.
A-Jay reply :
On 11/27/2014 at 4:36 AM, J Francho said:Not sure the circumstances around that fish are still there. I know other lakes, like Castaic, have suffered a bit of decline due to low water and the cessation of trout stockings.
I really think the next WRB willbe a smallmouth, or spotted bass.
Perhaps, and the brown one might come from Lake Simcoe.
Serious Brutes seems to be a common occurrence lately from that place.
A-Jay
fishballer06 reply :
Wasn't the world record spotted bass broken this year?
Catt reply :
Where? California or Japan
Why? Cause aint nowhere else producted a 25 lb bass!
Dwight Hottle reply :
Largemouth from Japan.
Smallmouth is very unlikely to be broken. I wouldn't be surprised to see Simcoe cough up a 10lber.
Spot from California.
1234567 reply :
It's hard to say. I'd like to see someone catch a 20+ though. Seems like kuritas bass was the last big bass caught. even sightings of bass that size seems stagnant at the moment.
Senko lover reply :
On 11/27/2014 at 4:13 AM, DarrenM said:x3 on Japan's lake Biwa.
But I'm curious as to the Texas guy who's
stocking his lakes with various prawn species
in effort to grow a world record LMB.
http://www.bassmaster.com/tips/building-world-record-bass
We'll see.
Edited to add link and change shrimp to prawn.
Yes. I saw that and can't wait to see what comes out of there. I've heard lake Barrarac has some 20+ pounders in it too.
WRB reply :
Yes, Kevin Bryan's 10.48 lbs at New Melones Lake in Northern California.On 11/27/2014 at 4:49 AM, fishballer06 said:Wasn't the world record spotted bass broken this year?
Tom
Raul reply :
On 11/27/2014 at 6:20 AM, Senko lover said:Yes. I saw that and can't wait to see what comes out of there. I've heard lake Barrarac has some 20+ pounders in it too.
I´ve been to Baccarac, caught a "few" 10-12.5 lbers., too warm for bass to live long enough to reach more than 24 lb. Bass in Baccarac like in the rest of the country feed mostly on tropical panfish ( tilapia ).
BasshunterJGH reply :
On 11/27/2014 at 6:20 AM, Senko lover said:I've heard lake Barrarac has some 20+ pounders in it too.
I heard they've (unofficially) caught 24 lbers there. That lake could definitely be a candidate for the next world-record. Although I think it'll probably be Japan or SoCal (L.A. or San Diego) idk.
SDbassin reply :
I'm going with anything but Dixon lake in san Diego, ca. Its about 5 minutes from my house and more like a pond than anything else lol. Theres really only one place to fish from shore, and no boats, just kayaks and the like allowed and only caught a few smalls ones and have been there alot. The record at Dixon was 25.1 and to my knowledge the fish died a few years ago, and so far the only fish there it seems is about a pound to two at the most. Definitely not my favorite lake in Socal
Catt reply :
On 11/27/2014 at 6:59 AM, BasshunterJGH said:I heard they've (unofficially) caught 24 lbers there. That lake could definitely be a candidate for the next world-record. Although I think it'll probably be Japan or SoCal (L.A. or San Diego) idk.
FYI - Raul lives in Mexico 
WRB reply :
Keep in mind these giant bass live a maximum of 15 years. The Kurita WRB was caught in July 2009, Dottie was found dead in May of 2008. The big bass Kurita referenced are long gone and no bass over 19 lbs has been caught anywhere since 2009.
The rumors that 30 lb LMB live in Cuba have never been authenticated, in fact nothing over 15 lbs has been actually weighed in Cuba, they eat the bass down there.
No LMB over 19 lbs has ever been officially weighed in Mexico, again the locals eat what they catch, except Raul....and that could be another rumor!
Tom
RAMBLER reply :
I'm going to catch it in a body of water just a few miles from my house. Doug Hannon said that is a good place for one to be.
Alonerankin2 reply :
On 11/27/2014 at 9:35 AM, RAMBLER said:I'm going to catch it in a body of water just a few miles from my house. Doug Hannon said that is a good place for one to be.
Yup, outta a spring fed enviroment, maybe crystal springs? Idk... I know he believed that strongly in the 80's... But I don't think he felt that way before he passed... I'm a huge Hannon fan...
hoosierhawghunter reply :
Falcon lake in Zapata texas, or el salto
Catch and Grease reply :
I'm gonna catch it out of banks lake georiga Saturday.
Bluebasser86 reply :
Biwa or another lake in Japan.
The lakes in California would be a distant second. Possibly South Africa, seems to be some monster coming from there and I get the impression that those fish don't get nearly as much pressure as the California and Japanese lakes do.
reelnmn reply :
I really enjoy these conversations. With that said I disagree with a lot of the major opinions.
#1 If a lake hasn't produced a catch of 15lbs then it can't produce a 20lb fish. Biologically this makes perfect sense as a bass must reach 15lbs before it reaches 20. However, that doesn't mean it will ever be caught at 15 or 16 or 17... The perfect example of this is Dixon. The unofficial top 25 listings shows a 21.69 (2003), 20.75 (2001), and 19.44 (2003). By this assumption there is no way a 25.1 bass could be caught in 2006 because we hadn't seen any 22s, 23s, or 24s.
#2 No giant bass recently. Big bass hunters have gotten a lot smarter in the last 15 years. Anglers have witnessed California lakes receive huge amounts of pressure when a giant is publicly shared. The guys who religiously pursue the world record are not going to post a 19, and certainly not anything bigger in hopes of catching that same fish once she has reached "the" mark. If it's not THE fish a quick picture and back in the water without the world knowing.
#3 I think we will see a new Spotted and Smallmouth Bass record in the next 10 years. I see the spot coming out of California and the Smallie coming somewhere very far away from the TVA or Great Lakes.
Raul reply :
The 19 lber which is Mexico's LMB record ( and LatinAmerican record ) was caught in Bacurato ( Baccarac ) but that was a long time ago, those saying or believing that a WR will come from mexican waters doesn't know abosultely anything about how mexican bass fisheries are managed or I should say mismanaged, biologically speaking, too warm, the fish will not live enough to reach 24 lb; also take in consideration that there's nobody doing periodical checks on what or how much people harvest we are infested with bucket fishermen. Good bass lakes ( yeah, 10+ lber lakes ) only last a few years, after maybe 6-8 years they are left with nothing.On 11/27/2014 at 9:22 AM, WRB said:Keep in mind these giant bass live a maximum of 15 years. The Kurita WRB was caught in July 2009, Dottie was found dead in May of 2008. The big bass Kurita referenced are long gone and no bass over 19 lbs has been caught anywhere since 2009.
The rumors that 30 lb LMB live in Cuba have never been authenticated, in fact nothing over 15 lbs has been actually weighed in Cuba, they eat the bass down there.
No LMB over 19 lbs has ever been officially weighed in Mexico, again the locals eat what they catch, except Raul....and that could be another rumor!
Tom
lectricbassman reply :
Is it possible that the wr lmb will never be broken? I dont know a lot about these big bass but it seems like a lot of variables have to be perfectly in place for these fish to even get that big, then it has to be caught. Im no al gore but it seems like its only going to get harder and harder for even the chance of a fish getting that big anymore. Theres my half empty glass, please tell me im wrong!
CDMeyer reply :
Lake Falcon..... With people saying it had declined will drop the pressure, with in the next 10 years a record will come out of there and Falcon will take back #1 in the world
Catt reply :
reelnmn
#1 Dottie was 25.1#, I watched it weighed, she was foul hooked & by law cound not make the list.
#2 Totally agree
So by your admission just because we aint seeing 19+ lbs don't mean they aint being caught!
reelnmn reply :
Catt that was my point. If Dottie had never been caught at 25.1 many people would have assumed Lake Dixon was 'capped' at roughly 22lbs.
I personally believe Idaho has the potential to break the smallmouth record. Many people will say that is impossible because none have been caught over 10lbs. However, the smallie pressure on these few lakes that have that potential is nearly zero. I can go a week without seeing another bass fisherman. Just because a 10 has not been publicly caught does not mean that Idaho is 'capped' at our state record of 9lb 11oz.
Also look at Pardee in Cali. Nothing over 10 yet but on its upswing it showed it could produce giants. Get the timing right with the increased angler awareness about negative impacts of social media and a record could easily be produced there.
Chris
benthinkin reply :
On 11/27/2014 at 4:49 AM, fishballer06 said:Wasn't the world record spotted bass broken this year?
yes i heard about that too
benthinkin reply :
IMO it will be a small little lake in California that is regularly stocked with trout. I live close to where another "unofficial" record was caught at Spring lake in NORCAL. The lake is 72 acres and had a healthy population of bass, it was then drained and stocked with trout. Then given a little time and the genius of Paul Duclos a 24lber was pulled out of that little lake. ( http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/duclos.html )
Then comes along lake Dixon, basically a pond like spring filled with trout. It will not be a large pressured and well known lake. The fish will either never strike at anything artificial or be kept before it reaches a WR size. I am not a WR hunter. I am in contact with many people who do chase that dream, some of whom are very successful when it comes to catching trophy bass. They do not look at where big fish are being caught, they look at the DFG website for what lake are stocked with trout. When they go fish that lake they dropshot until they confirm that there is a population of bass. Then swimbaits and glidebaits are their weapons of choice. They will fish for days on end without a bite, yet they are not deterred. Given enough time they will produce trophy bass, given the conditions are correct. I have my eye on a few little lakes around my area that could possibly be the next Spring or Dixon, yet I do not have the skill to pull a WR out I am excited to see how it turns out, because the conditions at some of these lakes match that of Spring or Dixon to a "T".
Raul reply :
I seriously doubt it will be Falcon, again, too warm. Been there to many times, and the fish doesn't help either, not pure Florida strain LMB.On 11/27/2014 at 1:11 PM, CDMeyer said:Lake Falcon..... With people saying it had declined will drop the pressure, with in the next 10 years a record will come out of there and Falcon will take back #1 in the world
Catt reply :
Ok reelnmn now we on the same page
She is out there swimming around
He is out there hunting her
The two just aint met!
reelnmn reply :
I bet its love at first sight
Senko lover reply :
On 11/27/2014 at 6:59 AM, BasshunterJGH said:I heard they've (unofficially) caught 24 lbers there. That lake could definitely be a candidate for the next world-record. Although I think it'll probably be Japan or SoCal (L.A. or San Diego) idk.
The local tilapia harvesters in that lake claim they have netted 24 pounders. That may not be true but there's some monsters roaming those waters.
PersicoTrotaVA reply :
It is hard to argue that Biwa has monsters in it. I really think that Socal can really have one in a lot of the different reservoirs. It would have to be a really good year with plenty of rain but I think that there are some 20lb+ fish, especially in San Diego county.
*Hootie reply :
On 11/27/2014 at 8:46 PM, reelnmn said:I bet its love at first fight
There, fixed that for ya...lol.
Hootie
WRB reply :
When lakes are low water pool during a drought the big bass are more vulnerable to being caught, our lakes are at near record low pools all throughout the state. There hasn't been any pure FLMB planted in CA since the late 80's, DVL would be the last lake planted, it's only done once. DVL was managed to produce a WR bass and topped out at 16.4 lbs in 2007, the reason is striped bass got into DVL via the aqueduct system that supplies water. The FLMB intergrates with NLMB already in the lakes and the pure strain gets mixed in time, that is where we are at today. Castaic has stripers, Casitas doesn't get trout plants, etc, etch.
Mexico allows gill nets in their lakes, fish are food. Very difficult foe a WR to survive long enough to reach WR weight.
The next WR may come from a CA lake that hasn't had much fishing pressure or possibly the massive delta area, lot of water that see very little fishing pressure, good climate and food base.
Tom
PS, the Dixon lake records are the same bass, Dottie caught 4 times and survived due to anglers that caught her, very rare bass.
0119 reply :
I hope it will never be broken but if it does I hope it doesnt come from Ca. or Japan. I'd prefer a more romantic story like a high mountain lake in Cuba or it falling for an old time hard lure on a forgotten river in Miss or Ala.
*Hootie reply :
On 11/28/2014 at 12:18 AM, WRB said:When lakes are low water pool during a drought the big bass are more vulnerable to being caught, our lakes are at near record low pools all throughout the state. There hasn't been any pure FLMB planted in CA since the late 80's, DVL would be the last lake planted, it's only done once. DVL was managed to produce a WR bass and topped out at 16.4 lbs in 2007, the reason is striped bass got into DVL via the aqueduct system that supplies water. The FLMB intergrates with NLMB already in the lakes and the pure strain gets mixed in time, that is where we are at today. Castaic has stripers, Casitas doesn't get trout plants, etc, etch.
Mexico allows gill nets in their lakes, fish are food. Very difficult foe a WR to survive long enough to reach WR weight.
The next WR may come from a CA lake that hasn't had much fishing pressure or possibly the massive delta area, lot of water that see very little fishing pressure, good climate and food base.
Tom
PS, the Dixon lake records are the same bass, Dottie caught 4 times and survived due to anglers that caught her, very rare bass.
WRB, I predict you will be the one to catch the next "World Record Bass"..... I mean, just look at those initials.
Hootie
WRB reply :
Can't complain, had my opportunities . Oldschool suites me better these days, not available on the BR site.
Tom
Raul reply :
On 11/28/2014 at 12:18 AM, WRB said:When lakes are low water pool during a drought the big bass are more vulnerable to being caught,
Absolutely right, as a matter of fact I plan and planned my big fish hunts for very specific time frames depending upon parameters like lake height above sea level, lake distance north and south of the Tropic of Cancer even what crops are planted in the irrigation district surrounding the lake ( so far there´s only one lake not subject to the crop parameter ) and the season, I say: in Mexico we don´t have "seasons" well, it´s not entirely true, we do have seasons: pre-spawn, spawn, post spawn and huntin; the pre-spawn, when fish are more vulnerable matches the lowest lake levels of the year and that takes place in the "spring"..
BasshunterJGH reply :
I just read an interesting article from 2003 on flw outdoors about a lady who caught a 22 1/2 lber out of spring lake ca. The article says the next WR will be worth "8 million dollars plus endorsements". Is that true? If so, that could definitely help with the cost of gear required to catch a WRB lol.
WRB reply :
Lots of stories, little facts....On 11/28/2014 at 7:47 AM, BasshunterJGH said:I just read an interesting article from 2003 on flw outdoors about a lady who caught a 22 1/2 lber out of spring lake ca. The article says the next WR will be worth "8 million dollars plus endorsements". Is that true? If so, that could definitely help with the cost of gear required to catch a WRB lol.
Tom
Raul reply :
Like those 24 lbers out of Baccarac.On 11/28/2014 at 9:08 AM, WRB said:Lots of stories, little facts....
Tom
Maxximus Redneckus reply :
I think it may be caught in a northern lake.thing is it could be only one in a naturla musky lake or trout lake.who knows i do know things live longer in cooler water.and i beleive she will be 30+ yrs old .just not many anglers up north fish for bass 20+ pounds .might have to think outside the box,,like instead of swimbaits maybe a certain color/size crawdad specific to this body of water over a 30 yr period,,who knows .bodys of water whether ocean or small lakes are pretty much the last frontiers.
NorcalBassin reply :
Melones is primed to break the spot record again this year... water is down 220 feet from the water dump to the salmon and farmers (all ramps out of the water and only one makeshift shore launch for the entire lake the last month or more requiring a 4x4... pretty much zero pressure). Kokanee are still planted annually, shad are everywhere, and the trout plants are about to start up again. Plus records are in the air with the WRB spot and lake record LMB (18.11), rainbow (8.2) and brown (13.4) all falling the past 4 years.
There are quite a few 10+ lb LMB swimming in the foothill lakes around here, but as cool as it would be I doubt there's anything at or much above 20 lbs in Melones, Don Pedro, or possibly even Tulloch. As far as the SM WRB goes, I'm still pulling for someone to catch her out of Pardee...
benthinkin reply :
On 11/28/2014 at 7:47 AM, BasshunterJGH said:I just read an interesting article from 2003 on flw outdoors about a lady who caught a 22 1/2 lber out of spring lake ca. The article says the next WR will be worth "8 million dollars plus endorsements". Is that true? If so, that could definitely help with the cost of gear required to catch a WRB lol.
Spring Lake!!!!!! that's my home
Mattlures reply :
On 11/28/2014 at 12:36 AM, 119 said:I hope it will never be broken but if it does I hope it doesnt come from Ca. or Japan. I'd prefer a more romantic story like a high mountain lake in Cuba or it falling for an old time hard lure on a forgotten river in Miss or Ala.
You do realize that was broken a couple years ago in Japan right?
Mattlures reply :
On 11/28/2014 at 7:47 AM, BasshunterJGH said:I just read an interesting article from 2003 on flw outdoors about a lady who caught a 22 1/2 lber out of spring lake ca. The article says the next WR will be worth "8 million dollars plus endorsements". Is that true? If so, that could definitely help with the cost of gear required to catch a WRB lol.
Uhmmmm no. That fish was no where near the claimed weight and dismissed as the fraud that it was. On top of that Kurita made very little money from catching the world record. He had to go out and earn the money after the fact through sponsorship and promotion. Nobody just runs up and hands you millions for catching the WRB.
Mattlures reply :
On 11/27/2014 at 7:31 AM, chris55watt said:I'm going with anything but Dixon lake in san Diego, ca. Its about 5 minutes from my house and more like a pond than anything else lol. Theres really only one place to fish from shore, and no boats, just kayaks and the like allowed and only caught a few smalls ones and have been there alot. The record at Dixon was 25.1 and to my knowledge the fish died a few years ago, and so far the only fish there it seems is about a pound to two at the most. Definitely not my favorite lake in Socal
Half the lake can be fished from shore and there are plenty of huge bass in there. The locals have learned to keep quiet.
BasshunterJGH reply :
That's what I figured. (That would be a fun little lake to fish though!On 11/28/2014 at 1:31 PM, Mattlures said:Uhmmmm no. That fish was no where near the claimed weight and dismissed as the fraud that it was. On top of that Kurita made very little money from catching the world record. He had to go out and earn the money after the fact through sponsorship and promotion. Nobody just runs up and hands you millions for catching the WRB.
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Senko lover reply :
Here's the thing. A new world record would be worth a ton of money.
For one, B.A.S.S. would probably give the catcher a large monetary prize, if he happened to be a member.
For two, every company would want the dude to say that he caught that bass on their baits. So when it really comes out that he caught it on Stren 12 lb. mono and a Mann's Jelly Worm and an Abu Garcia rod/reel, he would probably get a lifetime supply of stuff from those companies.
WRB reply :
At one point in time back in the 1990's a million dollar reward for a new all tackle world record largemouth bass was available if you joined by membership the organization sponsoring the reward.
The nuts came out of the woodwork during that time periods, it was a circus in SoCal lakes because we were the promised land that would produce the record bass.
Bob Crupi's 22.01 lb came close, but that bass wasn't properly authenticated, he released before it could be officially weighed and examined.
Kurita's 22.3 lb bass is the world record in my book, the bass was properly authenticated with no questions.
Dottie may have been 25.1 lbs, we will never know because that weight was never authenticated and she was released before being examined and the fact caught illegally being foul hooked.
As I recall Hurita tried to sell his WR bass mount to make money.
Tom
A-Jay reply :
On 11/29/2014 at 12:45 AM, WRB said:At one point in time back in the 1990's a million dollar reward for a new all tackle world record largemouth bass was available if you joined by membership the organization sponsoring the reward.
The nuts came out of the woodwork during that time periods, it was a circus in SoCal lakes because we were the promised land that would produce the record bass.
Bob Crupi's 22.01 lb came close, but that bass wasn't properly authenticated, he released before it could be officially weighed and examined.
Kurita's 22.3 lb bass is the world record in my book, the bass was properly authenticated with no questions.
Dottie may have been 25.1 lbs, we will never know because that weight was never authenticated and she was released before being examined and the fact caught illegally being foul hooked.
As I recall Hurita tried to sell his WR bass mount to make money.
Tom
"Sowbelly" by Monte Burke documents this quest for the world Record bass rather well.
btw Tom, thanks for recommending it - I enjoyed it.
A-Jay
Raul reply :
In the IGFA books Kurita´s bass ties the previous WR, but one nanogram heavier is heavier period, Kurita´s bass is the record to beat.
Alonerankin2 reply :
On 11/29/2014 at 1:43 AM, Raul said:In the IGFA books Kurita´s bass ties the previous WR, but one nanogram heavier is heavier period, Kurita´s bass is the record to beat.
I agree, this fish was under a lot more scrutiny than Perry's fish...
Catch and Grease reply :
Yeah but when you get in the grams its to close to call...
So what if I weigh my bass right after I pull him out of the water and he is still dripping wet and he weighs a gram over the record is it still bigger than the record? Because he could easily lose a gram after a few pictures and letting him drip dry, To many variables when the weights are that close.
Raul reply :
On 11/29/2014 at 5:16 AM, Catch and Grease said:Yeah but when you get in the grams its to close to call...
So what if I weigh my bass right after I pull him out of the water and he is still dripping wet and he weighs a gram over the record is it still bigger than the record? Because he could easily lose a gram after a few pictures and letting him drip dry, To many variables when the weights are that close.
Reason why IGFA has the 2 oz rule. In freshwater records the fish has to be at least 2 oz more, Kurita´s bass weighted 22 lbs 5 oz one ounce more than Perry´s 22 lbs 4 oz, "tying" the WR.
Mattlures reply :
On 11/28/2014 at 10:34 PM, Senko lover said:Here's the thing. A new world record would be worth a ton of money.
For one, B.A.S.S. would probably give the catcher a large monetary prize, if he happened to be a member.
For two, every company would want the dude to say that he caught that bass on their baits. So when it really comes out that he caught it on Stren 12 lb. mono and a Mann's Jelly Worm and an Abu Garcia rod/reel, he would probably get a lifetime supply of stuff from those companies.
No the fish would be worth very little. The anglers ability to sell himself after he caught it would determine how much he could make. He would then have to earn that money. Kurita made very little money. People just assume they would get paid and this is not true.
Catch and Grease reply :
On 11/29/2014 at 5:43 AM, Raul said:Reason why IGFA has the 2 oz rule. In freshwater records the fish has to be at least 2 oz more, Kurita´s bass weighted 22 lbs 5 oz one ounce more than Perry´s 22 lbs 4 oz, "tying" the WR.
Yes I know, and its a good thing. In my mind they are tied, I mean shoot a bass can cough up a meal in the process of fighting it that could easily weigh an ounce or two....
WRB reply :
How accurate was the 100 lb postal spring scale that alleged to weight the Perry bass....+/- 2 %? Graduation in 2 ounce increments, accuracy was typical for that type of scale. The Perry bass was never authenticated, it was grandfathered in from a Field & Stream fishing contest with nothing more than the applicants word. Kurita bass, no question of the weight and the IGFA should have waived their 2 oz rule because they didn't validate the Perry bass.On 11/29/2014 at 5:43 AM, Raul said:Reason why IGFA has the 2 oz rule. In freshwater records the fish has to be at least 2 oz more, Kurita´s bass weighted 22 lbs 5 oz one ounce more than Perry´s 22 lbs 4 oz, "tying" the WR.
Tom
Catch and Grease reply :
Well you can argue whether or not Perry's bass should be the record but I still think the 2 oz rule is a good thing...
WRB reply :
Why?On 11/29/2014 at 7:50 AM, Catch and Grease said:Well you can argue whether or not Perry's bass should be the record but I still think the 2 oz rule is a good thing...
Today's scales are digital and accurate within 1% or less! using 1950's technology doesn't make sense today.
The old spring scales had 2 oz incremental graduations, couldn't read them any more accurately than 2 oz.
IGFA test the scale used or validated the certification, no reason for 2 oz rule today. I believe the reason IGFA listed the Kurita bass a tie with Perry was to appease Ray Scott who was a board member and lobbied for it.
Tom
Matthew2000 reply :
But how do we determine what scale is correct ?
Alonerankin2 reply :
Imagine Ray Scott in arbitration over a Bass in Japan, Go Figure...
0119 reply :
On 11/28/2014 at 1:28 PM, Mattlures said:You do realize that was broken a couple years ago in Japan right?
Do they not share the record in some sort of technical way? Too few ounces between them I believe. My original point being that I prefer the romantic skew of the original Perry record and ignore the freakish hand feed transplanted gene pool slugs coming from places out of their natural original range.
WRB reply :
In your opinion a world record largemouth bass can only be caught in Florida or a state boarding Florida that has pure Florida strain largemouth bass? Northern strain largemouth bass don't grow to weigh over 16 lbs!On 11/29/2014 at 10:06 AM, 119 said:Do they not share the record in some sort of technical way? Too few ounces between them I believe. My original point being that I prefer the romantic skew of the original Perry record and ignore the freakish hand feed transplanted gene pool slugs coming from places out of their natural original range.
Tom
cyclops2 reply :
The KEY IMPORTANT word is ............WORLD record bass...................
bkohlman reply :
I hope it is caught by me in Kansas!
I just hope I can beat my PB of 7-6.
powerduster reply :
Maybe it was originally raised in an aquarium and fed a protein packed diet.On 11/27/2014 at 7:31 AM, chris55watt said:I'm going with anything but Dixon lake in san Diego, ca. Its about 5 minutes from my house and more like a pond than anything else lol. Theres really only one place to fish from shore, and no boats, just kayaks and the like allowed and only caught a few smalls ones and have been there alot. The record at Dixon was 25.1 and to my knowledge the fish died a few years ago, and so far the only fish there it seems is about a pound to two at the most. Definitely not my favorite lake in Socal
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 12/1/2014 at 8:46 AM, bkohlman said:I hope it is caught by me in Kansas!
I just hope I can beat my PB of 7-6.
Now that is having some high hopes right there! Considering our state record is just over half way to the world record 
bkohlman reply :
Blue, you know I tease.
Slade House reply :
When casitas resumes trout stocking, i'd say Casitas. Its because it is 15 miles from the ocean , and the water never gets colder than 56 degrees or hotter than 82 degrees the entire year. i would count out any lake (castaic, etc) where Stripers have been stocked. stripers just mess up the big bass situation. The record for Casitas weighed 21.19 pounds, Tom has can attest to the 15lb+ fish caught at casitas.
hatrix reply :
I would like to think the Great Lakes have a record somewhere for pretty much any species that swim in there. They are just so massive who really knows. Without a doubt there is more record smallies out there. They are just so big how do you know. It's like fishing a lake from the bank and never moving. You just can't cover that kind of water. It probably pays to be lucky more then good.
steverowbotham reply :
On 11/27/2014 at 5:44 AM, Dwight Hottle said:Largemouth from Japan.
Smallmouth is very unlikely to be broken. I wouldn't be surprised to see Simcoe cough up a 10lber.
Spot from California.
Simcoe will cough up a 10 lber. Just a matter of when
BasshunterJGH reply :
I wouldn't be surprised to see california put out a world record largemouth, spotted bass, or even smallmouth bass in the next few years. The best chance to catch a record would probably be a spotted bass. There's plenty of ca lakes putting out 9+ lbers. I think there's a couple lakes in NorCal that could cough up a world record smallie too... Just some of my thoughts on the subject idk.
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