Great fish no matter what she turns out to be.

Is that my old Bullet with a 300XS by chance?

Nice fish. I've given up trying to guess what these smallmouth/meanmouth crosses are on this lake. I caught a fish that looked like a spot but had the mouth, head and body shape of a smallmouth. May have been a lake record spot but I never weighed it.

Is that your lake record spot?

Meeting the biologist Wednesday to give him the fin clip. Hopefully it doesn't take too long to get the results.

I thought all those babies were yours..... I figured you were big timing us and having fun babies everywhere..

As the ugly guy holding the fish being used for comparison, all I can say, and only the genetic test will tell for sure, but I sure hope it's a mean mouth. Sure, being the current mean mouth record holder has had its perks--private jets, fast cars, groupies, heaps and heaps of cold hard cash...but in the end, it's really taken a toll on me and my family and I'm just not sure it's worth it anymore. The meet and greets. The baby kissing. The around the clock schedule of TV and radio interviews. The endless barrage of autograph hounds and flash bulbs that have interrupted family outing after family outing (we've started making my son wear a hood over his head every time he leaves the house just to keep his face out of the rag mags).

So, Adam P, if your fish should prove to be a legitimate mean mouth and should supplant my record, I will congratulate you and tip my hat to you. I cannot envy you though, for heavy is the head that wears the crown. Good luck my friend.

Not certain if I can handle all that attention might have to rethink submitting the paperwork.