[fishstory]

I decided to do a little research on this, since recently the doubters on this thread have been called into question. I just got off the phone with the New York State Angler Achievement Awards program. Their number (as listed in the NYS Freshwater Fishing Regulations) is 518-402-8891. I spoke to a lovely woman (feel free to PM me if you want her contact info) and she informed me that ALL submissions for NYS records go through her office, regardless of whether they are ultimately accepted or rejected. She verified that her office has received ZERO submissions for a record largemouth bass in the last 2 MONTHS. Allow me to repeat myself just to be clear - ALL submissions for NYS records go through her office, regardless of whether they are ultimately accepted or rejected.

If this doesn't call into question the validity of the entire story, I don't know what does.

haulinbass, if there is any truth to your story, please post at least one of the following immediately:

1) The pictures (it has been 5 days since your son burned several disks with the photos).
2) The name of the DEC officer who witnessed the catch. All 300 officers are listed on pages 90-93 of the NYS Freshwater Fishing Regulations. I've already provided the link to that.
3) A scan of the letter from the DEC to your son informing him that his submission for a NYS record was denied.

Any one of those should be extremely easy for you to produce (especially #2) at this point.

By the way, I also found out from her (and I was very disappointed to here this) that NYS policy is to only award records for fish that have been physically examined first-hand by a NYS fisheries biologist. Photos don't count. So unfortunately this means that you basically have to sacrifice the fish if you want your name in the record books. She said that other states award records for fish that have been caught and released with photographic evidence, but NY does not. That's a bummer. It seems an awful shame to have to kill the fish to get the record.

[soccerer]

It was all bull right from the get-go. Too many holes in the story. This guy was a classic bulls****er. I doubt that we'll ever hear from haulin' bass again. He is probably on to another website starting another BS story. That is how he gets his kicks.

[Bassbum]

[haulinbass227]

You must feel real confident in your newfound lawyer that thinks he has all the facts but guess what??? He is talking through a paper a#$ho*^> He only knows the record was denied because of no license. My son went in personally and talked to NY and they said don't fill out the forms because it was an illegally caught fish because of no license. I guess you all have the right to your own opinions. No more responses to your negative posts. Next time you hear from me i will have the pictures in hand.

[Vodkaman]

If I had to put my money on which one of you will be hanging around after this thread has run its course, my money would be on '227.

[MTfishingrods]

My moneys on 227. And I still say the picts show. (The members who have been active hre will of course stay.)

[braveviper]

Originally Posted by haulinbass227

You must feel real confident in your newfound lawyer that thinks he has all the facts but guess what??? He is talking through a paper a#$ho*^> He only knows the record was denied because of no license. My son went in personally and talked to NY and they said don't fill out the forms because it was an illegally caught fish because of no license. I guess you all have the right to your own opinions. No more responses to your negative posts. Next time you hear from me i will have the pictures in hand.

Pictures in hand dont do us any good.We need pictures here!
"I want to believe!"

[kelly]

227 trying to wait. For a pic like that I will. I hope our and your needs and wants for the pic are filled to the brim. I will keep adding to the views.

[IamSpartacus]

The worst about this, as I'm still a believer, is I just got a call from one of my friends today saying that there was just a 12lb 24" LM Bass caught out of the pond I fish in quite often. Not sure if it would be a state record, but still a massive fish. As the kids who claim to have caught it are both young and relatively unintelligent I do not fully believe the story. Just reminded me of this way too much... weird as it is I still believe this one way more then the one from my neck of the woods. Id post pictures but they say they must have gotten deleted off their cell phone somehow. I hope their both true, and your son catches it again, and I catch the one in my pond

[black_co]

This is the soon to be new Kansas record LM Bass.
It was caught in my neck of the woods and I have fished this strip pit several times. Congrats kid.