Mitch that was a great bass that you caught. I think Don is starting to realize that the task is a little more difficult than he realized. The deadline is the start of ice fishing season, and the bass must be weighed on a certified scale, no exceptions.

I've got 25 years of DEP Trophy records in front of me, they support my position pretty well. From 1965 through 1989, there were 15 Trophy Bass registered with the DEP from Rogers. Twelve of the 15 weighed 6 pounds and change, only 3 of the 15 weighed 7 pounds or more.

And Don, do you doubt that the bass in the photo above was 23" long? I assure you that it was.

Here's an awesome photo of Findbass with a 6-10 from a couple weeks ago:

By the way, Joe G. is right, any old bum can catch a striper:

Huskybass