MrRazorback

I was reading this thread and just wanted to clear things up with you. First of all Rodney did everything he was supposed to do after catching the fish. He called the AGFC multiple times trying to get them to come to him to witness the weight of the fish (on a scale which was certified by the IGFA to be working 100% accurately) but they told him that was a no can do he would have to meet them at a local grocery store. So against his will he went to the grocery store, come to find out they did NOT have a scale large enough to weigh the fish. Well long story short they traveled over a multiple county area trying to find a scale that could weigh the fish. Finally almost 6 hours later (after much regurgitation) they found a scale that wasn't even certified that would weigh the fish. There are pictures of the fish hanging over the side of the scale because the scale was so small. Now tell me how could that have been an accurate weight? However, since it fell short of the record AGFC wouldn't certify the bass as a record. Now tell me who was wrong? And IGFA was fine with the sworn statements of the witnesses to the 68 lbs. on the scale at the boat dock that Rodney weighed the fish at first. The IGFA didn't give him the record because of the bait he used (A homemade spinner bait with 2 hooks). Rodney got caught up in the alabama rig controversy when the bait he was using was not an alabama rig or umbrella rig. The IGFA also has NO rule against the use of alabama rigs anyways. They were actually just made legal by the IGFA in Australia. And since IGFA is a world organization then why shouldn't they be in the rule books as legal here? But there is still no ruling on them here in the U.S. And to make matters worse the reason for not certifying the record was because the IGFA considered Rodney's bait to be a spreader bar and because it wasn't hooked up like a spreader bar should be the record was denied. Now if you are familiar with spreader bars they look nothing like a spinner bait, also they are only used for salt water trolling. You can't tell me that something political isn't going on here. Rodney followed the book but was told that he didn't. Also how many people do you know that made a bait of their own and then caught a world record fish on it? Isn't that how fishing started and is about? But thats beside the point. This is the story exactly how everything happened..there are news articles everywhere that can verify everything I just told you. I would encourage everyone who would like to help to sign Rodney's petition to the IGFA to reconsider his bass for the freshwater world record. Just go to google and search "Rodney Ply Petition" and you'll see the link. He's gotten a lot of support so far.