[6_feet_deep]

Originally Posted by haulinbass227

Like i said i am going to wait for the state's determination as they set the rules not you, me, or him.
there word is good enough for me. As for the pictures i will post them when i get them and you can in your infinite wisdom make your own determination.

Hey Haulin...I can't really say your story is true or false, but you do have to understand where people are coming from. You posted a thread two weeks ago about how your son may have caught a record Largemouth. You posted this thread in a story like manner similar to something one might read in a reader's digest, which has grabbed people into wanting to see this hog. I don't think what's causing all of the flaming directed at you boils down to what the state says, but rather the pictures of this huge fish. You have to expect a little from the TU members, especially from those who live in NY, when you're reasoning behind not posting pictures is that your son can't get them off of his digital camera. In the day and age we live in, there are too many options to solve the problem and when you're talking about a possible record size fish, I don't think it matters if the state recognizes it or not. Like has been stated, he can always go back and catch it again from this remote pond. I would just think most people would do anything possible to get the pictures downloaded and not put it on the back burner...I know I would be at a 24 hr walmart with card in hand and some cash. My point in all of this is to say that you shouldn't get so defensive and understand that you brought alot of this on yourself.

With that being said...if your story is true I can't wait to see the pictures...record or not, but if you never show pics and NY never talks about this then you can kiss any respect on this site goodbye. I hope that's not the case.

[haulinbass227]

I also don't understand why he is taking so long to send the pics. I know if i had caught this lunker i would have had the pics. posted the same day i caught it. i will call him again today and tell him of all the negative feedback and try to push him to get me the pics. asap. If it turns out he is full of @#+^
which i highly doubt you will all have my deepest apologies. Even though he has 2 boys and no income i think i would at least find someone to help him get the pics. I will try to get him to go to Walmart and have them printed out and mail them to me so i can scan them and post them.

[haulinbass227]

Just got off the phone with my son. NY denied his record because of no license. Oh well guess he will have to catch it again. He said he tried to send me the pics through email 3 times this am but i didn't receive them so he will copy them to a disc and mail them to me in the morning. I will post some pics as soon as i receive it if i can figure how to do it. if anyone knowing how to post pics would please let me know how i will set it up so when i get them i'll be ready. Thank you

[fishstory]

Oh what a tangled web we weave...


I think it's time to start taking bets on what happens next. Will it be:

1) The pictures arrive, haulinbass posts the pics which clearly show a 12+ lb. bass, and all of the doubters (myself included) are forced to eat crow. Soccerer lives up to his word and sends haulinbass and his son some of his bass jigs.

2) The pictures arrive, haulinbass posts pics that have clearly been doctored using Photoshop, and the debate/argument rages on.

3) haulinbass' son copies them to disc but subsequently deletes the originals. Then, the envelope with the disc never arrives (damn U.S. Postal Service!) and all evidence of the goliath bass is lost forever.

4) haulinbass' son copies them to disc but subsequently deletes the originals. The envelope arrives, but the disc is corrupted and all evidence of the goliath bass is lost forever.

5) haulinbass gets the disc with the pictures but can't figure out how to upload them. What transpires is a series of posts with broken links and, despite numerous offers from other site members to help post the pics themselves, this debacle continues for 3 more weeks and eventually just fades away with no pics ever successfully posted.


Ok, what else am I missing?

[Vodkaman]

Faith.

[redg8r]

Alright, you have your answer, the old record stands, I figured from the first post that the record wouldn't be honored without a valid license.

fishstory, your username, post count & NY location undoubtedly shows you and a few others joined up only to see or dispute this fish.

Show a little restraint, give him a little more time to get the pics in question & then you can go on your way to another site.

haulinbass227 - if you have trouble using the image upload, you can email them directly to tu@tackleunderground.com

I know myself, like everyone else would love to lay eyes on a 12+ lb. NY bass.

[haulinbass227]

None of the above!!! He has them in his computer, on an sd memory card, in his picture phone and is burning several discs. I don't think the pics will be lost. Also when i get the disc i will be glad to burn a copy and send it to anyone that would like it. There i think that will prevent the loss of the pics. Now if someone could just tell me how i download a program so when i get the disc. i can post them on here!!!! Not trying to be a wiseguy-just trying to cover all the bases so you all can see the pics and make your own prognosis as to the size. I know it's hard to tell by a picture as to the exact size of the fish but he says there are other things in the pics to try to compare it to. And NO the pics are not edited or doctored up. Just to let you know he will be there this evening trying to hook it again. I am hoping he catches it again so he can remove all doubt and get the new record. Being a female it may have layed it's eggs already and may weigh less than originally weighed but it should still be bigger than 11lbs. 4 oz.

[IamSpartacus]

Yeah I was curious if anyone knows how much weight a female of that size would drop after laying her eggs? Seems like it would be a relatively decent amount. Tell your son good luck from me(not that he has any clue who I am or even that I exist).

Mike

[haulinbass227]

Thank you Red no problem i will be glad to send them to anyone wanting them and let them make there own decision.

[6_feet_deep]

Originally Posted by haulinbass227

..Now if someone could just tell me how i download a program so when i get the disc. i can post them on here!!!!

Sure, when you get the disc load it into your cd tray and navigate to the drive (probably D or E) where the cd is located, if a window doesn't appear asking you what you want to do. Double click the drive letter and then a window will open displaying the pics. Hit the "CTRL" + "A" buttons at the same time to select all of the images and then right click on any of them to select "copy" from the drop down menu that appears. Now, go to the place on your computer that you would like to save them and then right click again, but this time select "paste" and the pics will copy into that location.

Once they are on your cpu, open up TU and reply to this post like you've been doing. You should see a little paper clip located beside the font selection and size menu. Click on it and then select the "Browse" button. Navigate to the location where you saved the pictures on your computer, hit ok, and then once you've done that you can hit the "upload" button and the pics will be in your reply as thumbnails.

Or:

You can send them to Jerry and he can upload them for you...

Good luck!