No record for Spring Lake bass

How long before she files suit? Trying to get some of the $$$ that she
thought she would be getting.

Kurt

"You can sue anybody for anything, the real question is, can you win?"
- Ed Vrdolyak


On 13 Jan 2004 18:52:30 -0800, (Phishrace)
wrote:

International Game Fish Association rejects fish story as poorly
documented
January 13, 2004

By DEREK J. MOORE
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
A Santa Rosa woman lost her bid for a world bass record and
potentially millions of dollars in endorsements after a sporting body
rejected her claim for lack of solid proof.

The International Game Fish Association, in a ruling to be posted
today on its Web site, rejected Leaha Trew's application for an
"all-tackle record" for a largemouth bass, the Holy Grail of
freshwater fishing records.

Officials with the Florida-based agency confirmed the decision Monday,
saying it reflects their skepticism of Trew's claim.

"Basically, the application was poorly documented for such an
important record," said Mike Leech, ambassador-at-large for the
International Game Fish Association. "There were a lot of unverifiable
claims that may very well have been true, but we need more backup for
something of this nature."

Anglers nationwide have eagerly anticipated the decision for weeks.
Bass fishing is the most popular fishing sport in the nation and
landing the biggest bass the most sought-after prize, one that could
reap millions in company sponsorships.

Twice in the past seven years, the International Game Fish Association
has been asked to consider an all-tackle world record for bass. In
both cases, the lunkers were caught at Santa Rosa's Spring Lake, which
has a reputation for big fish.

In 1997, Paul Duclos, owner of a Santa Rosa carpet cleaning company,
caught a 24-pound bass at Spring Lake that he photographed, weighed
and released. But he didn't use a certified scale to weigh the fish
and was ineligible to compete for bass records.

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/local/news/13bass_a1.html

The rest of the article is interesting also.

-Phish