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 Unlikely but if you DID
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02/14/14 06:44 PM
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374 Trigger
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Catch a new state record what would you do with her.Release her so she could be caught again,Donate her to TPW museum exibit,loan her out to Bass Pro or such for exibit, TPW would include SAl. or what?
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Re: Unlikely but if you DID
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02/14/14 06:46 PM
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blackskeeter
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whatever benefits me most!! Somebody might hate me for this post but, it is what it is!!
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Re: Unlikely but if you DID
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02/14/14 06:47 PM
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fouzman
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If I catch one, it's probably going to be out of a private lake, so whatever the landowner wants to.
Coincidence is His way of remaining anonymous.
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Re: Unlikely but if you DID
[Re: blackskeeter]
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02/14/14 06:56 PM
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YankHardReelFast
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whatever benefits me most!! Somebody might hate me for this post but, it is what it is!! Before I even seen your reply, I was thinking the same thing. It's my fish...I caught it...I'm going to make my decision based on what benefits me the most while taking the health of the fish into consideration.
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Re: Unlikely but if you DID
[Re: 374 Trigger]
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02/14/14 06:56 PM
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Sean Frederick (sfbassfishing)
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For me, I'd make sure I got plenty of good pictures so I can get a replica made, and then release her for someone else to have that joy of catching big mama!
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Re: Unlikely but if you DID
[Re: 374 Trigger]
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02/14/14 07:02 PM
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Lee in Texas
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Photo, record and RELEASE!! Just the pleasure of the catch and the pleasure of seeing her/him swim away healthy. AND big THANK YOU to God for my many friends and blessings   Catch a new state record what would you do with her.Release her so she could be caught again,Donate her to TPW museum exibit,loan her out to Bass Pro or such for exibit, TPW would include SAl. or what?
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Re: Unlikely but if you DID
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02/14/14 07:34 PM
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Flarin Tool
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1)whatever it takes to have it officially registered for the new record
2) practice these phrases
-I caught Bessy using my Dobyn's Extreme series rod it handled her like a champ!
-I caught Bessy and I couldn't have done it if my Bass Cat hadn't gotten me there!
-I caught Bessy and she just couldn't resist that Lake Fork hyper worm!
-You know I sure was at ease knowing I had McCoys Mean Green 20# spooled up when I caught Bessy!
-There's nothing like a cold Miller Lite after fighting the new TX state record, it really taste great yet its less filling!
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Re: Unlikely but if you DID
[Re: 374 Trigger]
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02/14/14 07:40 PM
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timwins31
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No way I'd release that fish.
Catching a new Texas state record would be a massive milestone in bass fishing history and one of the proudest moments of my life.
And a fish that size is likely going to be very very old. Even if you released it, there's no guarantee it'll ever spawn again. Catch and release, to some extent, needs to be practiced for us to grow big bass. But as long as it's a decent sized body of water, I don't think taking that one fish would have a big impact.
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Re: Unlikely but if you DID
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02/14/14 07:43 PM
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Fish Killer
Big Sexy
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Big Sexy
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First thing I would do is call a lawyer!
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Re: Unlikely but if you DID
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02/14/14 07:44 PM
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KingwoodCat
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Catch a new state record what would you do with her.Release her so she could be caught again,Donate her to TPW museum exibit,loan her out to Bass Pro or such for exibit, TPW would include SAl. or what? If we could keep it alive, it would go into the SAL program.
"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him had better take a look at the American Indian".
Henry Ford
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Re: Unlikely but if you DID
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02/14/14 07:59 PM
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374 Trigger
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For me I would loan her to Athens into SAL then to be keep there in Museum aquarium till death then retuned to me for mount . her name would be Angel cause I'm hopin Rayburn in Angelina County would get the honor of her fry
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Re: Unlikely but if you DID
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02/14/14 08:00 PM
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xanadu
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I would honestly do whatever gave me the most money in the long run. I did not make bass fishing the circus that it has become with people going out and dropping $100,000+ to go out and catch a fish. But I would definitely love to have that kind of money. Sad but I'm honest.
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Re: Unlikely but if you DID
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02/14/14 08:22 PM
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Jerry Brown
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I'd call my buddy Wardo who's PB is 12.5 lbs and tell him to suck it! Then I would put it in my signature that my SAL was 5 lbs bigger than Papamark's. Then I'd post a pic on here asking how much ya'll think she weighs?
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Re: Unlikely but if you DID
[Re: Flarin Tool]
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02/14/14 08:27 PM
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BassMan922
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1)whatever it takes to have it officially registered for the new record
2) practice these phrases
-I caught Bessy using my Dobyn's Extreme series rod it handled her like a champ!
-I caught Bessy and I couldn't have done it if my Bass Cat hadn't gotten me there!
-I caught Bessy and she just couldn't resist that Lake Fork hyper worm!
-You know I sure was at ease knowing I had McCoys Mean Green 20# spooled up when I caught Bessy!
-There's nothing like a cold Miller Lite after fighting the new TX state record, it really taste great yet its less filling!
Yes this is me exactly hahaha!!!!
One more cast for Mr.Big!!!!  
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