If you caught a long enough fish (I'm not sure which fish species qualify), would you submit for an IGFA All Tackle Length Record?

 

The measuring device is a requirement for the record, and not many people have it since it costs like 50 bucks. Its not a world record IMO, just a "those who have the measuring device" record.

17 hours ago, everythingthatswims said:

The measuring device is a requirement for the record, and not many people have it since it costs like 50 bucks. Its not a world record IMO, just a "those who have the measuring device" record.

Plus the 65$ entry fee, it is not worth it in my opinion.  I just recently found out about the length records, and was planning on submitting my next channel cat over 31.5 inches (I catch about half a dozen over that every year, with four so far), but once I found out how IGFA makes you pay a total of $115 I quickly changed my mind.  50$ for a measuring mat and a 65$ entry fee is robbery IMO.  

 

Kind of lame to, I've personally caught 5 different species of fish (some multiple times) that would have beat the current length records.

57 minutes ago, IndianaFinesse said:

Plus the 65$ entry fee, it is not worth it in my opinion.  I just recently found out about the length records, and was planning on submitting my next channel cat over 31.5 inches (I catch about half a dozen over that every year, with four so far), but once I found out how IGFA makes you pay a total of $115 I quickly changed my mind.  50$ for a measuring mat and a 65$ entry fee is robbery IMO.  

 

Kind of lame to, I've personally caught 5 different species of fish (some multiple times) that would have beat the current length records.

I never new this. What a joke! 

It's a buisness and they make money

12 minutes ago, Angry John said:

It's a buisness and they make money

Yep, but they aren't getting my money

@everythingthatswims, @IndianaFinesse, thanks for the details.  I did not realize that they charged an entry fee and charged for a special measuring mat. 

I wouldn't even do it if it was free. I don't need my name in a book to prove I caught a big fish. As long as I know I did it, that's all that counts. 

On 7/25/2017 at 11:54 AM, CoBass said:

I wouldn't even do it if it was free. I don't need my name in a book to prove I caught a big fish. As long as I know I did it, that's all that counts. 

Yup.

Probably not.