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East Tennessee man gets his world record fish | wbir.com
Not sure if this link will work but our local news station featured the mount of the new world Record Crappie. If it doesn’t work just go to WBIR.com and search for World Record Crappie. It was featured yesterday on the early news cast. Congratulations once again!!
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Wow....what a great mount
Great fish, thanks for the video! Unreal and from TN.
Great fish and I’d be proud of it, but there’s something that’s bothered me about this fish since the day it was caught. It was caught in a pond. To me pond fish shouldn’t count for records. I have two ponds behind my house. One is only 50x50 but it’s 20’ deep in the middle. Needed some dirt for a terrace and water for cows. What’s to stop me from putting a few big females in there and pour the minnows to them? I’m not saying that’s what happened here but lake or river fish (wild fish)would have a harder time getting that size. To me it’s almost the same as going on a high fence hunt. I’m in the minority on this but I just think it cheapens the record.
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Super fish and Jam seems like a really nice guy. Glad he caught it.
tcounty, I do agree with much of what you said. To me it's the similar to high fence deer, except for the ease of genetic improvements. There is obviously something very special about the pond where that fish was caught, since it isn't the only one that size that Jam caught from that pond. Likely a combination of great genetics and great food supply. I'm not taking anything away from the fish or the fisherman. It is a tremendous fish that any of us would likely be proud as punch to catch. I know I would, but I would like to see two sets of records kept. One for public waters, one for private.
I watched this newscast yesterday, and that mount is amazing! I’m thrilled for Jam!
Awesome fish! And a great mount! Way to go Jam!
Beautiful mount for a beautiful fish. I don’t care where it came from a record is a record. :HandsClapping Awesome Jam!!
What a hog. Awesome work.....
What a pig, great mount. Thanks for sharing. I've not even broken the 3lb mark for my personal best.
Beautiful mount and a great fish! Way to go, Jam! The Mississippi World Record has fallen....we need to try and get it back!
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Congratulations to Jam on his great accomplishment that the rest of us can only dream about. I agree that it was a great job mounting that hawg and I'm sure that taxidermist's business will get a pretty good boost for the awesome job he did on this trophy too. It reminds me of a young kid that me and some other took deer hunting one time for his first time ever and actually took him to the stand and told him to stay there and hunt until one of us came to get him. Well, this kid ended up killing a beautiful fourteen point buck with a 27" inside spread.
Just like I told that kid on the morning of that hunt: I am afraid it's all downhill for Jam now... although I'm sure he loves fishing just as much as he always has; but when you catch a world record fish there's only one way to go... that's downhill. He seems like such a down to earth person... I'm sure he's just as happy goin' fishin' every chance he gets... and prolly won't give it much of a thought. I'm sure it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.
Nice fish and he seems like a real nice guy. Congrats.
Jam was referred to me about mounting the fish. He called me and I urged him to consider having the fish reproduced by a taxidermist who had reproduced 8 different world records. By having the fish reproduced he could have sold reproductions AND had the real fish skin mounted. I guess Jam decided to go a different direction.
Congrats on a great fish.
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Wow what a fish, Also a great mount.
That’s down right “slabtabulous”. Having that one on the hook would be a time I wouldn’t want to be fishing light line.
Awesome fish! Congrats to Jam.
Way to go Jam.
Great fish!
Wonder what the record is for Asian carp? I may have a shot at it .
Outstanding all around! Congratulations Jam!
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Awesome fish caught by someone who seems to enjoy life and fishing too. Congratulations..
Good job by the home team! Tennessee fish by a Tennessee fisherman ... excellent.
I understand what you're saying, but if that were the case don't you think we'd be seeing 5 pounders all the time coming out of ponds?Quote:
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Beautiful mount
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I totally agree with everything you said. It's like shooting fish in a barrel.Quote:
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THERES ALWAYS ONE IN THE CROWD!!Quote:
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SO if you shot a 55pt deer on a guided deer preserve, it should not be recognized?Quote:
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From what I have heard or overheard TWRA biologists talking( I was with Jam when he was presented the State award for biggest crappie) It is even harder to grow fish in a pond to record size. They said they would jump at the chance to study the pond itself to see what kind of habitat is there. No matter It's in the books. One super young man has the record.