Saw this interesting article today. Thought I would share it with everyone.

 

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/06/18/newly-discovered-photograph-may-show-george-perry-world-record-bass/?intcmp=features

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing! 

Very interesting-food for thought I guess.

I just saw the photo this morning on Fox. There's nothing about that pic that looks legit.

This could have been drawn for the cover of a magazine today just to celebrate the

anniversery, but it looks more like an "Artist's interpretation" rather than an actual

photograph.

I just saw the photo this morning on Fox. There's nothing about that pic that looks legit.

This could have been drawn for the cover of a magazine today just to celebrate the

anniversery, but it looks more like an "Artist's interpretation" rather than an actual

photograph.

X2

I just saw the photo this morning on Fox. There's nothing about that pic that looks legit.

This could have been drawn for the cover of a magazine today just to celebrate the

anniversery, but it looks more like an "Artist's interpretation" rather than an actual

photograph.

 

The pic definitely looks "artist rendered". I have never seen a picture from that era look like that. Before I read the article though, I was not aware of the "mystery" surrounding the world record. It's definitely a story I want to read up on.

read this on the F&S site last week. Looks like some "reporter" for FOX skimmed through their article and rewrote it. The general consensus from the author and the comments is it is most likely a fake.

The fish looks fake.

 

Why would it have its mouth open?

 

Definitely a photoshop.

"An old fishing mystery came back to life on the 81^st anniversary of the day a Georgia farmer caught what remains the world-record largemouth bass."

 

 

 

remains the record????

 

Jeff

Are you suggesting that it's no longer the record?

Looks "fishy" to me.

Are you suggesting that it's no longer the record?

 

 

Yes, it was bested in 2009 in Japan.

 

http://www.sdfish.com/more/top-25-bass-of-all-time

 

 

Jeff

Yes, it was bested in 2009 in Japan.

 

http://www.sdfish.com/more/top-25-bass-of-all-time

 

 

Jeff

 

Jeff,

 My guess for the reason they say it remains the record is because that bass in Japan in 2009 didn't technically break the record, it tied it according to the IFGA. A new IFGA record has to weigh at least 2 oz more than the previous record to become the new record. That bass was only 1 oz more so it "tied" the previous record according to IFGA rules.

Carlton

I guess technically you are correct.  But IMO, its bigger, therefor the record!!!

 

Jeff

 

PS- PM me your number, I was gonna call you Sunday, and didn't have your number!

I guess technically you are correct.  But IMO, its bigger, therefor the record!!!

 

Jeff

 

PS- PM me your number, I was gonna call you Sunday, and didn't have your number!

 

I agree!!!

PM sent!

technically the record has been smashed by over 3lbs before but the guy did not want to kill the fish and as many should know getting a fish weighed on a certified scale almost guarantees it will die. He weighed it on a good scale but not a certified scale so it doesn't count. I'll try to track down the article. (Also turns out the reason he never officially weighed the fish was when he caught it at 25lbs it was foul hooked.

 

original F&S article:

http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/field-notes/2013/06/has-long-lost-photo-george-perry-and-his-world-record-bass-surfaced

 

25lb LM article:

http://www.anglerwise.com/2010/03/10/the-real-world-record-largemouth-bass/

 

 

Found a video about Dottie as they called her: