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IGFA investigates & restores 50 year-old smallmouth bass record After an intense investigation of documents, many from 50 years ago, the IGFA has reinstated a record for the biggest smallmouth bass ever caught. David Hayes,
Litchfield, Ky. caught the huge smallmouth bass, July 8, 1955,
while fishing Dale Hollow Lake on the Tennessee/Kentucky line.
The Hayes entered the fish for a record with Field & Stream magazine which, at the time, was the keeper of freshwater records. Field & Stream granted Hayes' fish a record for the heaviest smallmouth and in 1978, when the IGFA took over freshwater record keeping from Field & Stream, it was then granted a world all-tackle record. A month after the catch, an affidavit was submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers stating that Hayes' fish had been altered by a third party by three pounds. It wasn't until 40 years later when the affidavit was uncovered that the IGFA was contacted and informed about the statement. "The IGFA's policy has always been to investigate standing records when proof is brought forward challenging its legitimacy," said Jason Schratwieser, IGFA Conservation Director. "After reviewing the affidavit, the IGFA in 1996 rescinded Hayes' record and a 10 lb 14 oz smallmouth caught by John Gorman in 1969, was recognized as the new IGFA All-Tackle record. However, Schratwieser said, recent documentation, including polygraph results, was supplied to the IGFA indicating that David Hayes' fish was never tampered with. Based on this information and its investigation, the IGFA reinstated David Hayes' catch as the All-Tackle smallmouth bass record. The decision will be recognized in the IGFA's forthcoming 2006World Record Game Fishes book released worldwide. (For more details on the IGFA investigation and reinstatement of this world record, please see the IGFA web site www.igfa.org - home page: "Latest News" -- IGFA restores 50 year-old smallmouth bass record) Alaska 's halibut recreational fishing quota is rescinded The Anchorage based North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) v oted in favor of a motion to rescind the 2001 implementation of an Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) program for Alaska's recreational halibut charter fleet. Previous to the NPFMC Dec. 7 meetings and the Dec. 9 decision, the IGFA had issued a statement of support to NPFMC council member Ed Rasmuson's motion, to rescind the IFQ, stating that it didn't consider IFQs to be an appropriate tool for managing recreational fisheries. "The IGFA prefers more traditional measures such as area/seasonal closures, bag limits and or size limits to regulate recreational angling activities," said Jason Schratwieser, IGFA Conservation Director. "Current biological data provided indicated that halibut were not experiencing overfishing nor are they over fished on a stock-wide basis." Gregory McIntosh, an IGFA International Representative from Alaska's Halibut Cove said of the NPFMC decision, "This was a huge win, not only for recreational halibut fishermen but more importantly for fishery management in general. Andy Mezirow (IGFA rep - Seward) did an excellent job. The NPFMC continues a tradition of excellent management." Wesley Loy, a staff writer for the Anchorage Daily News reported the Dec. 9 action taken on the controversial IFQ " thrilled charter operators who feared the plan would drive up their costs and peel dozens of them out of the business." (For more details please see the IGFA web site www.igfa.org - home page: "Latest News"-- Alaska's fishing quota on recreational halibut catches is rescinded) The IGFA's 2007 World Record Game Fishes annual is now available: Sportfishing's most valued reference book for the avid anglerThe book has been referred to by outdoors/fishing
writers and avid anglers alike as "the most comprehensive
piece of fishing information available anywhere." The 2007
World Record Game Fishes book published by the non-profit
International Game Fish Association (IGFA) continues its legacy
as one of the most reliable and complete source books of international
fishing records and fishing-related reference materials. Members
of the The popular annual is the official guide to saltwater and freshwater catches for nearly 400 species around the world -- in all-tackle, line class, fly, junior angler and U.S. state records. One outdoor editor wrote: "The IGFA's (WRGF) book is an encyclopedia on fishing and fishes of the world, second to none. If ever there were a textbook on the up-to-date status of fishes and fishing, IGFA's annual publication would be it." A writer/radio fishing show host added, "There isn't a week that goes by that I don't refer to it for a record or any number of other facts and information. It's hard to put down." In 2005 a record total 1,234 applications were received and reviewed by the IGFA world records department and of those 864 were approved with 144 still pending. The total number of fish record categories stands at 8,950 with nearly 100,000 files. The 2007 edition of World Record Game Fishes features a great deal more than a listing of the thousands of world records, international angling rules and the protocol for documenting a world record submission. It's also a guide to species identification and drawings, illustrated articles, tag and release information, and offers a worldwide network of fishing stakeholders communicating and acting upon their passion for fisheries research and conservation. The new mission for the IGFA is the theme of this book; conservation, education, science, history and IGFA rule-making elements appear in several feature articles and departments. For example:
Recognized as the official keeper of world saltwater fishing records since its founding in 1939, the IGFA entered the field of freshwater record keeping when Field & Stream transferred its 68 years of records to the association in 1978. The 2006 World Record Game Fishes book is only available from the IGFA with a $35 annual IGFA membership. The membership also includes on-line access to the most current updated world records on the IGFA web site, six issues of the International Angler bi-monthly news magazine, unlimited admission to the IGFA's interactive Fishing Hall of Fame & Museum in Dania Beach, Fla., plus much more. To join, or to renew your IGFA membership, go on-line to www.igfa.org or call the IGFA headquarters at 954-927-2628. The IGFA is a not-for-profit organization committed to the conservation of game fish and promotion of responsible, ethical angling practices through science, education, rule making and record keeping. IGFA members are located in over 125 countries and territories. The IGFA welcomes visitors to its 60,000-sq.ft. interactive Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum seven days a week.
This is the first time that the IGFA has
ever given a writer access to the vast store of its internal
records. The 240 page book For more details or to order your own signed and numbered copy, visit the IGFA's website at www.igfa.org or contact IGFA merchandise coordinator Crystal Carey at ccarey@igfa.org or by phone at 954-924-4310. (For more information on Big Game Fishing Headquarters: A History of the IGFA , please click the book cover graphic on the IGFA web site's home page.) IGFA members also receive a 10% discount on the retail price of the book. California Department of Fish and Game Modified Regulations for Recreational Bottom Fishing. Also See the DFG Web Site and California Fishing Laws and Regulations. Support the Freedom to Fish Act.
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catch weighed 11 lb 15 oz and
measured 27 inches long with a 21 2/ 3 inch girth.
IGFA will be receiving
their copy beginning the week of January 16.
focuses
on the IGFA's event-filled 66-year history and includes more
than 200 heretofore unpublished photographs and documents from
the IGFA's enormous archives.