but i hear everyones arguement but hast this always been an issue. if i have a pond out back my house and i grow trout and catch them then i could say i caught it somewhere else and take the record. i dont think the record books are such a big deal. there has always been a way to trick the system. plus how are you going to know the difference. i think the record books have always been riddled with dishonest people. i think that i will put good faith in poeple. if you caught it fair it should be a record if u want to be an @$$ and cheat the system go ahead. so i dont put as much thought into the record book as i do going out and fishing. im still looking for a good time. i dont go out fishing to put my name in the book, even though it would be cool but i go out to catch fish.

when all those people say that no it shouldnt count, what if you were out with your son or daughter and they cauught one of those fish would u want it to count or no? im sure if my son caught such a fish fairly he should get his name in there.

what im trying to get at is there has always been ways to cheat. the fact that they are putting bigger fish out and may be easier to catch isnt one of thsoe ways. so yes it should count. me personaly dont care much about the record books.