Excellent fish,catch of a lifetime for anyone…well done!!!!!!

Probably – almost certainly – the most coveted record to hold and so tantalisingly close to the 20Lb mark.

‘Steve, who is considering having the fish set up’

thats one lucky taxidermist who gets to do that, talk about publicity

that fish must be 30 years old
what a waste to kill it

Congratulations Steve, excellent record claim and one that will be talked about for years given the instant world of communications! andy

great picture of a big dead fish well done

I don’t think we can complain about commercial fishermen killing 36cm bass when we kill such a beautiful creature to have it stuffed. Shame on you Steve

That fish would probably be dead in a few years anyway, so I can’t see the problem will knocking it on the head. I would have killed it myself, but I would have eaten it too!
Awesome fish, and a very well deserved record Steve. You put the hours in for her and you got your reward – I’m just sitting here as jealous as hell!Nice one.

Really DaveB?
You don`t think that such an immense creature that has probably survived 30-40years avoiding disease, natural predators,commercial nets and what was to be her final downfall>> anglers ,deserve any respect at all?I`m not trying to take anything away from Steves catch, and fair play to him.But,I would like to think that I would have returned her from whence she came, if the opportunity ever came my way…although extremely unlikely.
I saw the fish being shown on tv tonight in its frozen form and couldn`t help thinking to myself how pitiful it looked 🙁

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Meridian Tonight South 03/12/07-Evening

@Razor Edge wrote:

‘Steve, who is considering having the fish set up’

thats one lucky taxidermist who gets to do that, talk about publicity

hiya.im tryin to find some one to set up my fish.do you no any one who can do it?
steve

think i was talking to u on taxidermy.net

depends on the species, wether you want it skin mounted or cast

at the moment im non commercial (though when i move in to student accomodation i may do some paid work)

anyway my best bet would be phill legit his fish work is very impressive and is highly awarded by the guild of taxidermists

phill legit

Have to admit I am with the put it back brigade, I caught and released the BR Stingray in 2003, it was still verified by the NFSA. If you have enough witnesses and calibrated scales and photos then you can still claim the record and return the fish.
Well done to the guy anyway , its probably the most prestigous one to have.~clap ~clap

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