I'm with Chuck, this just can't be. If the world record bass was caught in
August, we would have known about it in August. As far as I know a world
record MUST be weighed on certified scales. What the heck is a boca scale,
some kind of handheld? Also, what if the bass had weight in it? Obviously
it was never examined by a wildlife official. I truly hope Perry's record
doesn't go down to a controversial catch. His bass was, by the way, weighed
on certified scales of some type.

Warren

"Chuck Coger" wrote in message
news
They are fairly accurate.
Let me think though. I catch a Bass that weighs over the world record, so
I
take a picture, measure it and weigh it on only a boca scale. Not me. I
would get it officially weighed, can't imagine anyone fishing for Bass
would
think otherwise. Just sounds a little fishy too me, pun intended.
Obviously
they had thought to measure the fish properly and even weigh it on a boca
grip, I am just intrested to hear why they wouldn't seek out a certified
scale, which I understand is on nearly every lake where they catch large
Bass in CA.. Call me a skeptic but a pound is easy to fake in a picture.
Without having seen the picture or knowing the full story I would say it
won't stand.

---
Chuck Coger



"Dan Krueger" wrote in message
hlink.net...
The Bocagrip is supposed to be very accurate. The IGFA will certify
them
for you.

Dan


RGarri7470 wrote:

2212.1

This months issue of the International Game Fish Association
newsletter
shows a
woman holding up a big bass. It says the fish was 29 inches long,
27.5
inches
fork length and 25 inch girth. It weighed just over 22.5 pounds on a
Bocagrip
scale.

IGFA is processing the application for a new world record. Wonder if
it
will
make it. How accurate is the Bocagrip?

She caught it on a Storm Wildeye jerkbait in Spring Lake, California.


Ronnie

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