©2020, Arkansas Hearst Television Inc. on behalf of KHBS-TV. “I set the hook, and over there, you can’t just set the hook once. Fish and Wildlife Service has to witness the weight.Ply and friends "called multiple times to get Arkansas Game and Fish to come to us” and "went through two counties trying to find a scale that was big enough to weigh it … ”The fish was weighed in front of witnesses, but not the folks specified, and the marina scale, the only one they found big enough to weigh the fish, was certified after the fact as accurate.Yet because of that, Arkansas would not certify the state record – even though it apparently recently certified other records under the same, similar or sketchier circumstances. Shelby D. Cooper caught it in Mingo Creek.Tony Dinger caught this Yellow Bass on Gillham Lake in 2009.
"[IGFA rules state] two-hook lures are legal, and I was told [by the IGFA] my lure did not inhibit the fight of the fish or give me an unfair advantage in landing it, no more than any other lure.
He’d caught big fish before — mostly catfish, buffaloes and carp.
The fish measured 26 1/2 inches in length and was 22 3/4 inches in girth. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Fisheries Biologist Lee Holt certified the fish on a certified scale at Hayes Market in Wynne. Mardis’ 16-4 fish was caught … It was caught in Fulton County by Albert Sharp in 1998.This record Bowfin was caught in 1977 in Desha County, by Doug Smith. He fired a cast to the bank and wham! Glaze wanted to get the fish officially weighed but decided not to wake anyone because it was then 2:30 a.m.
It weighed 22 pounds, 11 ounces, and was caught by Al Nelson at Greers Ferry Lake in 1982.Bill Nelson caught this record 5-pound, 6-ounce White Bass in the Mississippi River in 2005.The White Crappie record was set at 4 pounds, 7 ounces in 1993.
But that in itself isn't illegal, according to the IGFA: If, when a fish strikes, the line with hooked fish breaks away from the spreader bar, it's world record legal.To recap, Arkansas is OK with the bait, but not OK with the way the fish was weighed, even though it has sanctioned records weighed under similar circumstance in the recent past.
He packed the fish on ice and went to bed.The bass was frozen solid the next day.
"I don't want to go legal,” he said. It weight 1 pound, 3 ounces.This record 80-pound Grass Carp was caught in Lake Wedington by Nathan Taylor in 2004.This world record Hybrid Striped Bass weighed 27 pounds and 5 ounces when it was caught by Jerald C. Shaum in Greers Ferry Lake in 1997.Clark Stevenson caught this record 11-pound, 5 ounce Lake Trout in Greers Ferry Lake in 1997.Aaron Mardis caught this 16-pound, 8-ounce record Largemouth Bass in Mallard Lake in 1976.Tommy Cantrell caught the rod and reel record for Longnose Gar in Taylor Old River Lake in 2005. The NCWRC Inland Fisheries Division keeps a list of the largest common freshwater fish caught by hook and line in North Carolina waters. The review process could take days or months.Rodney is waiting, Mustad is waiting, the fishing world is waiting ... and wondering whether it's possible that an "ordinary" fisherman who catches a fish of a lifetime on a bait he made – what fishing is ultimately all about – won't get what he appears to deserve But some Arkansas waters have produced bucketmouths half again that size. Aaron thought the fish weighed 10 to 12 pounds and wanted to release it.
So thus far, no $100,000 for Ply for a state record.The IGFA is OK with the way the fish was weighed but is not OK with the bait. Fishermen will find a variety of fish including white perch, perch and smallmouth bass here.
Gary Nelson caught it in Bull Shoals Lake in 1997.Chris Owen caught this record 9-pound Saugeye in Lake Frierson in 2012.In 1995, Ryan McKim set the rod and reel record for Silver Carp with this fish caught in the Arkansas River.
I'd never even dreamed of catching a fish like this in my lifetime, and the way it's turned out has been real disheartening for me.Ply's bait compared to a 1-ounce spinnerbait. Click through to see the record holders for each species caught in the state, according to Arkansas Game & Fish Commission. See 10 biggest muskie records below ; Their global distribution, accessibility to anglers of all socio-economic levels, and renowned game fish characteristics have morphed the largemouth bass from simply a fish to a globally recognized icon of recreational angling.