Warren wrote: "The sad part is the gal in CA's supposed 22.8 pounder that
was never witnessed by anyone that knows what they're looking at has now
been recognized as an official line class record... "

Nope. Not yet. She's still pending.the 12 pound line class - not pending
the all tackle record.
http://igfa.org/records/records.cfm

FWIW note that her son is also pending the 4 pound line class.

IMHO his pending 4 pound line class record is more remarkable than her
pending 12 pound line class. His was 18 pounds 8 oz. on 4 pound line and
hers was 22 pounds 8 oz. on 12 pound line. I wonder what the lab tested
their line at? It's hard to believe that there would not be any wind knots
or kinks or chips to reduce those lines down, especially the 4 pound line.

As a reference point my bass was 16 pounds 2 oz and the 6 pound tippet broke
at the IGFA testing lab at 4.19 pounds at a wind knot. I played my bass for
30 minutes using a good strong 10 foot rod, well tuned reel with good drag
set. IGFA placed my bass in the 6 pound tippet class because the tippet was
rated at 6 pounds by the manufacturer.

Was her son using a 4 pound line or did IGFA place him in the 4 pound class
due to lab testing? If he was using a 4 pound line on a typical spin
fishing setup, it would be remarkable that the drag, line, rod and reel
would catch an 18 pound bass. JMHO

Good Luck!
John