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 Barry St Claire - 18.18 - why don’t we ever talk about it?
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02/25/22 05:55 PM
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It seems like we don’t respect this fisherman and his record enough. Ethel and Mark Stevenson must get mentioned 100 to 1 over Barry and his state record catch.
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Re: Barry St Claire - 18.18 - why don’t we ever talk about it?
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02/25/22 06:00 PM
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was it not caught by a crappie fisherman? Maybe that is why...
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Re: Barry St Claire - 18.18 - why don’t we ever talk about it?
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I've fished with Barry a few times. He's a great guy. Super humble and laid-back. Always enjoyed time on the water with him.
The solution to any problem - work, love, money, whatever - is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be. --John Gierach ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2019/09/full-13-25328-gco.jpg)
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Re: Barry St Claire - 18.18 - why don’t we ever talk about it?
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02/25/22 06:16 PM
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was it not caught by a crappie fisherman? Maybe that is why... An 18 pound State record bass is an 18 pound State record bass, I don’t care who caught it. Anybody ever hear the story behind that fish?
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Re: Barry St Claire - 18.18 - why don’t we ever talk about it?
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02/25/22 06:21 PM
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I think the minnow fishing takes away from it in most guys minds.
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Re: Barry St Claire - 18.18 - why don’t we ever talk about it?
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02/25/22 06:23 PM
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I think the minnow fishing takes away from it in most guys minds. thats the only thing ill "hate" on someone for...well wont hate, but its a different degree of respect. Live bait and fooling these fish into thinking a piece of metal/plastic is live bait/edible is a whole different level, for me at least. where was it caught and when? Never heard of either person
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Re: Barry St Claire - 18.18 - why don’t we ever talk about it?
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02/25/22 06:26 PM
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Bury Saint Clair
Lake Fork, 1992
18.18 pounds, current Texas state record largemouth bass
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Re: Barry St Claire - 18.18 - why don’t we ever talk about it?
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02/25/22 06:48 PM
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Re: Barry St Claire - 18.18 - why don’t we ever talk about it?
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02/25/22 06:54 PM
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I've caught a 10.7 and an 11.4 on a crappie jig and 6 pound test... on a 5 1/2 foot ultra light cherry wood rod and a pfluger present ultra light spinning real.....in timber. Anyone that does not think that takes as much or more skill than sticking one with a M/H bait casting rod and 20 fluoro jump right in and explain...
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Re: Barry St Claire - 18.18 - why don’t we ever talk about it?
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02/25/22 07:05 PM
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Once you get them in open water, it's not that tough bringing in big fish on light line - just set your drag right. I've caught sharks (100 pound plus) on 17-pound test with a wire leader. We used to catch a lot of lemon and blackfin sharks while fishing for Cero Mackerel in the Keys.
The solution to any problem - work, love, money, whatever - is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be. --John Gierach
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Re: Barry St Claire - 18.18 - why don’t we ever talk about it?
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02/25/22 07:33 PM
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As I recall he was crappie fishing in 43 feet of water with live bait. Probably why we dont talk about it much, we are bass purists!
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Re: Barry St Claire - 18.18 - why don’t we ever talk about it?
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02/25/22 07:37 PM
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Cause the board is too busy talking about Josh Jones.
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Re: Barry St Claire - 18.18 - why don’t we ever talk about it?
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02/25/22 08:02 PM
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I think live scope has more of an advantage then live bait does on catching a world record. Does this mean if the next record bass is caught while using LS it won't be recognized? JM 
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Re: Barry St Claire - 18.18 - why don’t we ever talk about it?
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02/25/22 08:09 PM
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Has anyone ever caught a bass over 20 lbs that wasn’t on live bait other than George Perry ( and there’s a lot of doubt about if that one was real)? Most of the really big ones in a California were caught with crawdads.
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Re: Barry St Claire - 18.18 - why don’t we ever talk about it?
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02/25/22 08:11 PM
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We do. It's tied with Perry's fish
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