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Released Record??

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Aaron Carrell Community Regular

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not even close

I'd give it a fair chance at pushing the record. Well larger than any of the 6lbers I've ever seen, IMO. She's not holding that out really at all either. Sucker has a gut. Would love to see the other direction on it to really know!

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The mouth looks kinda small, but it also looks like she's holding it fairly close to her body, and if those measurements are even close to accurate I think it probably pushed the record, if not beat it. That is a big largemouth.

I agree with the above though, no point in making a story of it unless you can prove it. Seems like there are more of these "I released a record" stories in MN than anywhere else. laugh

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CAMAN Grand Master

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I'll bet there are people out right now searching for that lake with that picture in there hand comparing it to the shorelines of every lake in the Ely area. grin

Nice fish no matter what.

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It says her bass = 23.5" long, 21" girth

It then says current state record (8lb 15oz) = 23.5" x 18" girth

Hmmm those numbers just seem a lil fishy.. does the length and girth of the record fish seem appropriate for a 9 lb fish? If the numbers in the news story are truly accurate then yes, she caught and released a new state record, but I'll maintain my skepticism.

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According to a weight calculator (which may or may not be accurate) it was ~9.8lbs. That is if the stated dimensions are correct.

Regardless of whether or not it's a record, it's nice to see it was CPR'd.

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jefflake Contributor

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It doesn't look like a 9 lb fish, but who knows.

I have caught a 9 lb fish when I lived in Iowa. It's measurements were 23.5 x 18, the same as the record in Minnesota, but was 1 oz heavier. The fish was caught back in 2003 in southern Iowa. I did keep the fish and had it mounted and officially weighed. I regret keeping it now....it's the only bass I've ever kept. The taxidermist did a great job on it though grin

It's the only bass I'll ever keep.....unless I get the state record here in Minnesota. Even then I might call the DNR and get a person out to officially weigh it and get measurements and then release it. Hard to say until it happens.

If the measurements are correct, it was a record. It doesn't matter since there was no official measurements or weight.

Nice fish though. laugh

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goblueM Grand Master

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I'm not normally one to deride someone's measurement of a fish, but there's no way thats a 9 pound bass. Mouth is way too small, she's holding it out to the camera a bit too

FANTASTIC fish, she should be over the moon at catching it. Like others said though, don't think it even breaks 8

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Hoffer Mentor

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At first glance i didnt think it looked nearly that big either. Maybe pushing 7 pounds tops.

However, looking at her hand holding the very end of that fish around the tailfin - it does look pretty dang thick all the way down to the tailfin portion. If its that thick all the way down to the tail - the mid-portion of the fish is probably very girthy as well. Might lead to a heavier fish than the pic makes it appear to be?

It would have been nice to see another pic or 2 with a different perspective.

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I would think it is in the 7 range maybe in the 8. It is a very large bass and if it was full of spawn it could be and easy 8 i think. But 9 lbs I don't know about that.

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