It's time for us to visit Japan for bass fishing..I used to be station in Okinawa over twenty years ago through the Marine Corp...Kurita, Good Luck to you and I hope you catch anymore monster Bass!!!

WHAT A BEAST!! I'll be trying that bluegill trick to nail down the lunkers next time I'm out. Great catch!!

When I first saw this a few months ago, I thought something was "fishy," but I'll defer to the IGFA. Anyway, that's a HAWG for sure.
P.S. codyboyd, I think thats a dude, but it does make me think of a certain Aerosmith tune..."dude looks like a lady."

As much as I would love to see the record held in the U.S. I have to say congrats to the Japanese angler. Technically he tied the record but .97 ounces is .97 ounces bigger.

Nice fish

Just think-- this is the new face of bass fihing!

Congratulations to Manabu Kurita. He is a true trophy hunter dedicated to the pursuit of world record bass like no other. I am proud to say that in the past year he has become one of my closest friends, Another person who helps him a great deal but receives no real credit is Reika Ishaguro who designs his website, communicates his thoughts and wishes to me and others, and also is a great angler in her own right. Manabu and Reika are good friends and you can talk with both of them at my website at Northeast Bass Fishing For Trophy Bass. http://delawaretrophybass.com
Tight lines, and best of luck to all trophy hunters the world over on the next world record. Steve Owner

They had the guy take a polygraph? That's crazy. With today's measuring devices I think 2oz. is a rediculous 'margin for error". As much as I hate to think of Japan as being the "Largemouth Capitol of the World", I think this guy's the legitimate world record holder. Congrats on a helluva' HOG. I wonder if he'll get near as much endorsement $$$ as an American catching this fish would.

also i bet that wasn't from the wild i bet it was from a hatchery a they just fattened it up!

I still think it's a fraud, JMO.

It may be sour grapes but Mr. Perry used a knuckle Buster Reel, Steel rod and a Creek Chub lure. I'd love to see some of these high tech guys do that now. (Yes I know the fish was caught on live bait) The Perry fish was also the product of the wild, one of the largest river systems on the east coast (Ocmulgee - Oconee - Altamaha River System) not an impoundment. Also, the fish had lost weight before it was weighed.

I passed through Telfair County about a month ago, know what? The World Record Bass Sign still stands at mile post one. Long may it stand!

Well thats good that they finally made a descision. Maybe one day it will be beaten.

What an amazing fish! It almost looks photoshopped its so big.

if it's not natural to the area, it shouldn't be counted. the 2oz. is to remove as much doubt as possible. me thinks.

Bottom line, the Kurita fish was a product of man's intervention. It did not get up, book a flight, and plop itself into that lake. It was either transported there, or was an offspring of a stocked fish from a hatchery.

Which fish would you rather catch? The one the Good Lord stocked or one that could only be on the other side of the world with man's intervention? That's a no-brainer for me.

Since you're quoting Jim in MO, I'll quote you in one of your little temper tantrums:

"I get the same reaction from some grease monkey know it all in a trailer park somewhere with a computer who fishes in the local rivers once in a while and reads a magazine or two claiming to be an expert. To say this is disheartening is putting it mildly.. It is downright depressing. I used to get really mad but it is futile and serves no purpose either. I have decided the best thing to do is to just take my boats, and my money and go somewhere I love and catch fish, take no pictures, and leave the computer where it belongs, in the hands of do nothing, know nothing, armchair anglers and go have a real life for myself. So on that note, I bid you farewell. All you trouble makers can now go argue with yourself, the same way you have sex."

I haven't forgotten your insults to the folks on this site, so I'm putting that back up to remind everyone what you're about.

Kurita caught a big fish, Jim opined on it. Now go back to your little website where you belong. If you still after all this time offer an apology to all those you insulted here, be gone. You already said you weren't coming back, and you are like a fungus that keeps popping up.

Yes I do keep popping up but it is more like the herpes sores on your lips not a fungus redneck brainless moron.

Delawarebass, Jim in Mo is far from an idiot. He has a long life of hunting experience, sometimes he is very blunt but that's what I like about him. He doesn't mince his words.

Here's your sign.....

Already did....

I hate ties in any sport including fishing

great fish hes defenitely excited about the catch, i would

Hasn't there been a disagreement about the original record by George Percy?