Rumor or True ?

[flappyj]

yea that fish is pretty tore up.... seems a bit sketchy to me

[Capt. Brian Daley]

from what I've been hearing and looking at the picture notice that the red
in the tail and fins are blood pushing thru and torn up body (nets) ??? all in 8
months 5 record fish winter flounder, weekie ,fluke ,croaker ,and other sounds
fishy to me and shes entered in the Fishermans mag for a boat contest and
word is that a relatve works on a dragger say it aint so but the odds dont look
good I only hope its her skills, theres too much B.S. talk right now going on
dont forget thats a every over fished area what are the odds

[tunacity]

Unfortunately, I've heard the same. I've met a lot of good bottom anglers in my time, but none that good...

[Stars N Stripers II]

Thanks for the info Jer !
That one big flatty !!!!

That looks just like the one i released a few month's ago.

[Wild Life Management]

I don't know the facts or truth of the matter, but it would take a big ol set of brass to try and pull this off if it wasn't caught honestly, especially with multiple fish in a years time, you're just asking for attention at that point.

I guess no matter how honest a catch is, there will probably always be some one to question it. It sucks that there is a reason for that.

[tunacity]

http://www.newsday.com/sports/printe...,831436.column

...Oswald has weighed in several lunkers in the past two years, including an 18.1-pound weakfish, 13.3-pound blackfish, 4.6-pound winter flounder and, just last week, an 8.6-pound stargazer.

Her tremendous success has raised a few eyebrows, however, and concerns about this catch surfaced quickly as they often do when fishing records change hands. Photos of the fish show the gills clearly detached from the body. Oswald claims the separation occurred accidentally as she retrieved her bucktail by sliding her hand under the gill flap from the outside. Christensen added that the flesh appeared ripped, not sliced.

Also begging examination was significant scale loss above the tail. Handling of the fish caused this, Christensen said, and it's possible scales were lost as Oswald stood on the fish to calm it down.

As of Sunday morning, Oswald had stopped granting interviews. Then Sunday evening came word the big fish, left in the cooler overnight outside her home, had been ravaged by animals.

At this point, whether the huge doormat will be certified as a record is up to IGFA officials if, and when, the paperwork is submitted.

I had the pleasure of fishing for fluke at Debbs Inlet with Nappi a couple of years before he passed away. At the time, I inquired how long he thought his fluke record might stand?

"I don't know," he said in a reflective tone. "That 21-pounder, that's a big fish."

He paused for several seconds, lowered his bait to the bottom and then, with a chuckle, added: "Twenty-five or 30 years would be nice."

Whether this doormat moves to the top of the chart or not, Charlie Nappi got his wish.

[Contrast]

As per IGFA rules, any mutilation caused to a fish prior to landing, whether from sharks or other fish, propellers, being caught in another line, etc will disqualify it from being a new record.

http://www.newsday.com/sports/printe...,831436.column

...Oswald has weighed in several lunkers in the past two years, including an 18.1-pound weakfish, 13.3-pound blackfish, 4.6-pound winter flounder and, just last week, an 8.6-pound stargazer.

Her tremendous success has raised a few eyebrows, however, and concerns about this catch surfaced quickly as they often do when fishing records change hands. Photos of the fish show the gills clearly detached from the body. Oswald claims the separation occurred accidentally as she retrieved her bucktail by sliding her hand under the gill flap from the outside. Christensen added that the flesh appeared ripped, not sliced.

Also begging examination was significant scale loss above the tail. Handling of the fish caused this, Christensen said, and it's possible scales were lost as Oswald stood on the fish to calm it down.

As of Sunday morning, Oswald had stopped granting interviews. Then Sunday evening came word the big fish, left in the cooler overnight outside her home, had been ravaged by animals.

At this point, whether the huge doormat will be certified as a record is up to IGFA officials if, and when, the paperwork is submitted.

I had the pleasure of fishing for fluke at Debbs Inlet with Nappi a couple of years before he passed away. At the time, I inquired how long he thought his fluke record might stand?

"I don't know," he said in a reflective tone. "That 21-pounder, that's a big fish."

He paused for several seconds, lowered his bait to the bottom and then, with a chuckle, added: "Twenty-five or 30 years would be nice."

Whether this doormat moves to the top of the chart or not, Charlie Nappi got his wish.