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Re: Barry St Claire - 18.18 - why don’t we ever talk about it?
[Re: SAKS]
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02/26/22 08:19 PM
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Jason B.
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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. There was the one they called Dottie in Cali that would have shattered the world record but she was foul hooked. Think they were using a jig when she was caught. Yeah she was 25 pounds. Had been caught and released before, and I believe the last time was 21 something. Mac Weakley caught her when she was over 25. Seems like the story I remember, he was trying to catch her off a bed at 25-30 ft I think. Could be wrong, but I think he was using a white jig, and saw her turn on it and the jig disappear so he set the hook and foul hooked her. Let her loose since it wouldn’t have been the world record. She was found floating 2-3 years later. Lake Dixon I believe.
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Re: Barry St Claire - 18.18 - why don’t we ever talk about it?
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02/26/22 08:28 PM
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txmasterpo
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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... When it’s your day….it’s your day. I did everything possible to not land my PB, but I caught it anyways. You're not wrong brother....it takes some luck always
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Re: Barry St Claire - 18.18 - why don’t we ever talk about it?
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02/27/22 02:09 PM
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forkduc
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This Caught on a minnow in deep open water. Wonder what # test he was using?
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Re: Barry St Claire - 18.18 - why don’t we ever talk about it?
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02/27/22 02:16 PM
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davisxx
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Talking big bass and hoping to see to see TX on this list... But as I stumbled across this list I noticed how old the dates are on most of the catches..
No. Weight Angler Location Date 1 22 pounds, 5 ounces Manabu Kurita Biwa Lake - Japan July, 2009 2 22 pounds, 4 ounces George Perry Montgomery Lake - Georgia June 2, 1932 3 22 pounds, .5 ounce Bob Crupi Castaic Lake - California March 12, 1991 4 21 pounds, 12 ounces Mike Arujo Castaic Lake - California March 5, 1991 5 21 pounds, 11.2 ounces Jed Dickerson Dixon Lake - California May 31, 2003 6 21 pounds, 3.5 ounces Raymond Easley Casitas Lake - California March 4, 1980 7 21 pounds, .5 ounce Bob Crupi Castaic Lake - California March 9, 1990 8 20 pounds, 15 ounces David Zimmerlee Miramar Lake - California June 23, 1973 9 20 pounds, 14 ounces Leo Torres Castaic Lake - California February 4, 1990 10 20 pounds, 12 ounces Mike Long Dixon Lake - California April 27, 2001 11 20 pounds, 4 ounces Johnny Garduno Miramar Lake - California March 25, 1990 12 20 pounds, 4 ounces Gene Dupras Hodges Lake - California May 30, 1985 13 20 pounds, 2 ounces Fritz Friebel Big Fish Lake - Florida May, 1923 14 19 pounds, 10 ounces George Coniglio Lake Mission Viejo - California March 21, 2006 15 19 pounds, 8 ounces Mac Weakley Dixon Lake - California May, 2003 16 19 pounds, 8 ounces Randy Crabtree Casitas Lake - California April 9, 2002 17 19 pounds, 8 ounces Mark Balloid Castaic Lake - California May 28, 1990 18 19 pounds, 8 ounces Keith Gunsauls Miramar Lake - California March 7, 1988 19 19 pounds, 4 ounces Chris Brandt Miramar Lake - California March 22, 1998 20 19 pounds, 3 ounces Ardon Hanline Morena Lake - California February 17, 1987 21 19 pounds, 3 ounces Steve Beasley Lake Wohlford - California February 3, 1986 22 19 pounds, 2 ounces Kazuya Shimada Lake Ikehara - Japan April 22, 2003 23 19 pounds, 1 ounce Bruce Knutsen Lake Baccarac - Mexico January 17 1993 24 19 pounds, 1 ounce Sandy DeFresco Miramar Lake - California March 14, 1988 25 19 pounds, .5 ounce Dan Kadota Castaic Lake - California January 8, 1989
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Re: Barry St Claire - 18.18 - why don’t we ever talk about it?
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02/27/22 02:24 PM
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ezbassin
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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... Man, I can just imagine how exciting that was to do, and then to do it twice. Awesome.
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Re: Barry St Claire - 18.18 - why don’t we ever talk about it?
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02/27/22 02:49 PM
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grout-scout
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Talking big bass and hoping to see to see TX on this list... But as I stumbled across this list I noticed how old the dates are on most of the catches..
No. Weight Angler Location Date 1 22 pounds, 5 ounces Manabu Kurita Biwa Lake - Japan July, 2009 2 22 pounds, 4 ounces George Perry Montgomery Lake - Georgia June 2, 1932 3 22 pounds, .5 ounce Bob Crupi Castaic Lake - California March 12, 1991 4 21 pounds, 12 ounces Mike Arujo Castaic Lake - California March 5, 1991 5 21 pounds, 11.2 ounces Jed Dickerson Dixon Lake - California May 31, 2003 6 21 pounds, 3.5 ounces Raymond Easley Casitas Lake - California March 4, 1980 7 21 pounds, .5 ounce Bob Crupi Castaic Lake - California March 9, 1990 8 20 pounds, 15 ounces David Zimmerlee Miramar Lake - California June 23, 1973 9 20 pounds, 14 ounces Leo Torres Castaic Lake - California February 4, 1990 10 20 pounds, 12 ounces Mike Long Dixon Lake - California April 27, 2001 11 20 pounds, 4 ounces Johnny Garduno Miramar Lake - California March 25, 1990 12 20 pounds, 4 ounces Gene Dupras Hodges Lake - California May 30, 1985 13 20 pounds, 2 ounces Fritz Friebel Big Fish Lake - Florida May, 1923 14 19 pounds, 10 ounces George Coniglio Lake Mission Viejo - California March 21, 2006 15 19 pounds, 8 ounces Mac Weakley Dixon Lake - California May, 2003 16 19 pounds, 8 ounces Randy Crabtree Casitas Lake - California April 9, 2002 17 19 pounds, 8 ounces Mark Balloid Castaic Lake - California May 28, 1990 18 19 pounds, 8 ounces Keith Gunsauls Miramar Lake - California March 7, 1988 19 19 pounds, 4 ounces Chris Brandt Miramar Lake - California March 22, 1998 20 19 pounds, 3 ounces Ardon Hanline Morena Lake - California February 17, 1987 21 19 pounds, 3 ounces Steve Beasley Lake Wohlford - California February 3, 1986 22 19 pounds, 2 ounces Kazuya Shimada Lake Ikehara - Japan April 22, 2003 23 19 pounds, 1 ounce Bruce Knutsen Lake Baccarac - Mexico January 17 1993 24 19 pounds, 1 ounce Sandy DeFresco Miramar Lake - California March 14, 1988 25 19 pounds, .5 ounce Dan Kadota Castaic Lake - California January 8, 1989 That is a mighty impressive list!
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Re: Barry St Claire - 18.18 - why don’t we ever talk about it?
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02/27/22 04:46 PM
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Ken A.
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This Caught on a minnow in deep open water. Wonder what # test he was using? 14# test and it was prolly 15 yrs old
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Re: Barry St Claire - 18.18 - why don’t we ever talk about it?
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02/27/22 07:32 PM
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SAKS
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Regarding that list. Does anyone think that the lakes with multiple entries might be the same fish? If so should her weight count every time or just the heaviest? For example Lake Dixon where Dottie was caught. There are at least three entries, does anyone think that is three different fish or is it Dottie three times? Dixon is only 70 acres or so. Is that big enough to be home to multiple bass of this size? Castaic also had multiple entries but it is a giant lake.
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Re: Barry St Claire - 18.18 - why don’t we ever talk about it?
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02/27/22 08:08 PM
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Rescue Fire
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I believe that a few SALs have been caught multiple times. If I caught a giant fair and square, I'd dang sure want her counted whether she had been caught before.
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