i just caught a 5lb crappie!!!

[Hillbilly910]

Ok, not really, sorry, but i bet i got your attention.
Heres what im after, just suposing, while out fishing, i hook into a monster crappie, an obvious record setting fish, what should a person do?
Other than the obvious change your underwear at the first chance, what should a person do, to get the full effect of a fish of world/state class fish?
Seeing as how im not a memember of IFGA, would i be able to apply for a record? is that the sorta thing you gotta be a memeber of prior to catching a record, or can you apply for it, with fish in hand? My first instinct would be to call DNR(happen to know them fairly well), but would that have any affect on registering a fish for a world record?
What happens if the fish dies? say that bohemeth swallows the hook clear to its tail, would it still count for any type of record, state or otherwise.

Just curious if theres any sort of strategy envolved with this. Id say my chances of hooking a record fish, state or otherwise, are right up there with the lottery. But maybe the person who sets the next world record will read this, and after changing there underwear, will know exactly what to do because of this thread.

HB

[pwbuilding]

be very carefull with it. take it home & do this

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:D:D:D:D

[PawPaw Gene]

Hillbilly, this is what the IGFA requires. Almost need a lawyer at your side. An interesting read none the less. After reading it I think I agree with PW. Weigh it, take plenty of pictures of it showing scales and ruler and then dispose of it gracefully and gratefully by releasing it back into it's habitat and have a replica made, or into hot grease.

http://www.igfa.org/BookRule2004.pdf

"gene"


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[INGrandad]

Yeah, and while we're dreaming, what if I hit the lottery and didn't care what size crappie I catch because now I'd have all my time to fish? You're gonna dream, dream big.

[shipahoy41]

Yeah, and while we're dreaming, what if I hit the lottery and didn't care what size crappie I catch because now I'd have all my time to fish? You're gonna dream, dream big.

I'd rather win the lottery. Then I could buy my own home on a lake and stock it myself to fish whenever I want to. That is a slab brother!:D:D:D:D

[Bob # 1]

I'd rather win the lottery. Then I could buy my own home on a lake and stock it myself to fish whenever I want to. That is a slab brother!:D:D:D:D

The money spent on lottery would be better spent on buying your jigs Ship
that way would have something to show for it:D

[gabowman]

The money spent on lottery would be better spent on buying your jigs Ship
that way would have something to show for it:D

Not just yet!! Those lottery tickets are still paying for my daughter's college. It's called the Hope Grant (here in Georgia)! Keep buying those tickets boys!