My only question about the fish is, in Japan- you'd think someone had a decent camera. :-? Why are there never good pictures of things like this?? The guy has a $200+ reel and a $20 camera.

That would be me , my camera is cheap, most of the times I don 't even carry it and my scale, it 's cheaper than my camera and like the camera, most of the times I don 't carry it.

An old trusty Langley Deliar?   ;D

'10 BR roadtrip to Japan?

and the best part............................it was caught with a shimano ;)lol

Hold your horses their saying its going to be a tie, guess the BSing is over yet. Maybe this dude is just George Perry reincarnated and he's just coming back to prove that he was right.lol

Great now were never going to hear the end of it from the Shimano guys LOL

If this record stands,this is going to be great for America now.We are going be trying even harder to beat it.

So where's Dottie II?   ;D

Dottie II lives in Texas not doubt about it lol

i love california big bas well because its where i grew up bassin, but i believe Dottie II is in MEXICO.

I hope he gets the record. Then Mr. Perry can rest in peace while this guy gets roasted for the next 75 years

'10 BR roadtrip to Japan?

x2...Now why do all "BIG" Bass eyes bulge like that :-?(serious, I don't know, is it because of the size...extra weight)

that bass is EPIC, who wants to bet that lake will be overrun soon with tourists going for the 22.6  :

i love california big bas well because its where i grew up bassin, but i believe Dottie II is in MEXICO.

Here we go again lol

Ray Scott is a voting member for IGFA records and joined to insure any bass that may become a new all tackle record must pass a lie detector test and meet all the IGFA record criteria.

Manabu Kurita's catch will be closely scrutinized by the IGFA board.

I hope this bass makes it and becomes a new world record or co-record as it may turn out.

Congratulations Manabu Kurita.

He has the same weight and influence as anyone on the voting committee, that was not how the original inference was stated.

Someone say Shimano? Cough. hehe

Someone say Shimano? Cough. hehe

already done see page 4

HaHa. Just joking around. That is a spectacular fish though. I wonder how long it will be before all is said and done? Months maybe?

UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It would be nice to have it be a new record. Japan's desire to kill all nonnative fish sounds like the Colorado Division Of Wildlife, although Colorado anglers almost unanimously oppose the DOW. We don't have any mandatory kill waters, but some crazy enviro marxist biologists here want that.

It would be nice to have it be a new record. Japan's desire to kill all nonnative fish sounds like the Colorado Division Of Wildlife, although Colorado anglers almost unanimously oppose the DOW. We don't have any mandatory kill waters, but some crazy enviro marxist biologists here want that.

what the heck!? why???

that is a sweet fish too, i hope it is a new record too so the old one can be laid to rest.

It would be nice to have it be a new record. Japan's desire to kill all nonnative fish sounds like the Colorado Division Of Wildlife, although Colorado anglers almost unanimously oppose the DOW. We don't have any mandatory kill waters, but some crazy enviro marxist biologists here want that.

what the heck!? why???

that is a sweet fish too, i hope it is a new record too so the old one can be laid to rest.

Tens of thousands of largemouth and smallmouth have been killed in our rivers along with thousands of pike and catfish. They actually throw them on the banks to rot, and in our area lakes they will not protect or enhance fisheries for fears the nonnative species will escape into the rivers.

They do it because of native suckers and chubs. That's right, suckers and chubs. They blame bass and pike for helping some of the suckers and chubs to be placed on the endangered species list, but most of the science suggests that all the dams and irrigation diversions are what wiped some of the suckers and chubs out. In fact since they started killing our gamefish, the population of suckers and chubs hasn't increased one bit, AND THAT IS THEIR OWN DATA!

Does anybody know when this fish was caught.  Still not a whole lot of info out there.  July 2?

UNREAL!!!

That thing would eat my dream 10 pounder!! ;D

Congrats to the fisherman, and I wish all the best to him if its all legit.

Musta been such a pain in the *** to get a bowling ball down it's throat.

Holy Smoke! Godzilla is for real! What a catch!

BTW I guess this means Florida strain Bass can make it in cold waters. Florida, Load up the tankers and get moving those bass to IL will you!! HEHE  

So that dude fishes for DEPS. I wonder if he was using one of their lures... More to be revealed in the coming days...

Does anyone know when they will give the official ruling on the record? If the morons take too long it will be broke again before the ink dries. ;D I know it takes time, but this deserves top priority. Congrats to the angler, I hope he gets the record. What a great fish!