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MANABU the current world record holder (tie) also baited the spot and payed money out of pocket i dont know about anybody else but if you ask me that is B-S enough........ its not even fishing at all, baiting your spot!! what a joke. any bait will work when theyre "taught" to eat.

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I also think it would be more impressive if the fish was caught on an artificial lure. But it wasn’t. I have read main stream articles regarding the catch as well as heard the rumors. Regardless the tied record stands.

 

What I don’t think is fair is labeling him a poser because he fishes live bait. The fact that he fishes live bait does not, in my opinion, make him less of a bait maker or a less skilled fisherman. To my knowledge he never claimed to be a big bait/swimbait specialist. He claimed to guide and trophy hunt using whatever means necessary to catch fish.

 

If I sell hand pour worms (I don’t’) but also fish swimbaits, crankbaits or whatever else does that make me a poser in the hand pour industry?

 

This is just my opinion.

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Well, I have been informed that a few people think "nobody" is me; which I think is hillarious.

 

Anyway, I bed fish! Bed fishing and swimbait fishing are two totally different things. Catching a bed fish on a swimbait is bed fishing; NOT SWIMBAITING!!!!!!!!!! Some think it's right, some think it's wrong; I can understand both sides of it. When I do bed fish, I target big ones. I have seen and fished for WAY more than I've caught. Catching males and catching BIG females are two completely different things. I truly believe that when most people say bed fishing is easy; they truly haven't caught any big females. Yes, they CAN be easy; but usually not. They can take time, knowing how to position the boat, not catching the male, using bigger baits, being able to read the fish; etc. People that consistently catch BIG bed fish know what they're doing. It is a skill just like anything else. But I say again, swimbaiting and bed fishing are TWO totally different things. Is a bed fisherman a trophy hunter? Maybe! Is a swimbait fisherman that throws small hollow bellies a lot a trophy hunter because he's technically fishing a swimbait:)? Of course not! If the bed fisherman is passing up fish and only fishing for DDs; he's a trophy hunter IMO.

 

I could take or leave bed fishing. I do it because I like it and I like to watch how the fish react. If there was a law passed today that says anglers can no longer bed fish; I'd be fine with that.

 

How does a big bed fish compare to a big fish caught casting; that depends on who you ask. While I do love bed fishing, I would have to say I'm more impressed with a big fish that was caught casting. But then again, it took one cast to catch that fish; while a big bed fish may take hours. I guess it just depends how you look at it.

 

Live bait? I hate live bait! Wait a second, let me say that another way. I HATE LIVE BAIT! I wouldn't use live bait if I was guaranteed a 50+ pound limit; but that's me. I've used crawdads, shiners, etc in the past; but it was a long time ago. I can't stand the stuff. But that's my choice. If someone wants to use live bait, it's legal, and that's what THEY enjoy doing; more power to them.

 

As for Manabu Kurita, I don't know. It's legal to use bluegills in Japan. He didn't do anything wrong. As I said above, I'm not a live bait guy; but it is what it is. He does have a 18+ on that Mother "swimbait" and supposedly catches big bass often. He said he tried the swimbait and other baits before going to the bluegill. Again, I wouldn't have done it; but that's his choice to do what he did. I also understand where you're coming from about catching the fish on the gill and then promoting the Mother. Hard to make money off of a World Record fish when it was caught on a live bluegill and gear Americans have a hard time getting.

 

 

Arden Hanline Jr.

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Mickey I don't claim nor have I ever claimed to be anything other than I am. You want to look at some of the fish I've caught, go to my facebook page.

 

http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php? ... 0999728617

 

I don't fish for you and I don't fish for anyone else. I don't have to impress you! You have a lot of hate inside you Mickey! If that's how you want to live; I feel sorry for you. I'm not living that way!

 

Arden

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