By Ben Romans

I’ve always wondered what it would be like to catch a record-size fish. I came close once. I was fishing for bass around some submerged tree stumps when something struck my crankbait like a ton of bricks. It fought like a bass, but when I got the fish to the boat, I saw it was the biggest bluegill I’d ever seen. I mean, this thing had some serious teeth. I took it home, measured and weighed it, and found out I was 2 ounces shy of setting a new state record.

Jeff “Marathon Man” Kolodzinski of Minnesota, however, is taking fishing records a step further with a charity event that’s unlike any other. Beginning tomorrow, July 31, at 7:00 a.m., he’s going to attempt to break his own world record by catching the most fish ever in a 24-hour period. What’s great is if you can’t be on site to watch Jeff try to break into the record books, you can watch all the action live. He’s broadcasting the entire event online.

Guess how many fish he has to catch to break that record...

1,680!

I know I for one will be tuning in from time to time to see how he’s doing. Anyone else ever come close to getting their name in the record books? If given a choice, what would you want to be listed for—biggest whitetail, biggest bass, or most lures lost on the lake bottom in a single day?  —Ben

Comments (7)

from turkeyman wrote 2 years 42 weeks ago

Well, naturally I heard about this since I live in Minnesota. I have not really come close to a real IGFA fish record (or a B&C record for that matter.

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from Thatkid wrote 2 years 42 weeks ago

I've caught some big bass lately, but they were surely no world records. I would love to get the biggest whitetail, but I'm pretty sure that it will never happen. Some days I may qualify for most lures lost in a day.

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from turkeyman wrote 2 years 42 weeks ago

I think the record bass would be awesome, just because it's so famous and everybody knows about it. But a nice big whitetail would be great too.

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from Razz wrote 2 years 41 weeks ago

Whats a record sized bass for michigan???

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from Thatkid wrote 2 years 41 weeks ago

I believe the record smallmouth is in the nine and a half pound range. The record largemouth is about eleven and a half pounds.

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from Razz wrote 2 years 41 weeks ago

Last year i caught one on eight pound tst. that was 26 in & and just under 9 pounds.

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from Thatkid wrote 2 years 41 weeks ago

Very nice, I've never caught one that big. What body of water did you catch it on, Lake St. Clair?

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from turkeyman wrote 2 years 42 weeks ago

Well, naturally I heard about this since I live in Minnesota. I have not really come close to a real IGFA fish record (or a B&C record for that matter.

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from Thatkid wrote 2 years 42 weeks ago

I've caught some big bass lately, but they were surely no world records. I would love to get the biggest whitetail, but I'm pretty sure that it will never happen. Some days I may qualify for most lures lost in a day.

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from turkeyman wrote 2 years 42 weeks ago

I think the record bass would be awesome, just because it's so famous and everybody knows about it. But a nice big whitetail would be great too.

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from Razz wrote 2 years 41 weeks ago

Whats a record sized bass for michigan???

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from Thatkid wrote 2 years 41 weeks ago

I believe the record smallmouth is in the nine and a half pound range. The record largemouth is about eleven and a half pounds.

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from Razz wrote 2 years 41 weeks ago

Last year i caught one on eight pound tst. that was 26 in & and just under 9 pounds.

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from Thatkid wrote 2 years 41 weeks ago

Very nice, I've never caught one that big. What body of water did you catch it on, Lake St. Clair?

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