I'll check with a Michigan friend that says their state record was 21 inches but I don't believe it was world record size. Can't remember how much it weighed.

The more I grew out perch after that 2.81 lb. 16.25 inch fish that came out of my pond, the more I think it was a fluke, and all the right things had to come together as is typically the case with record fish. I'm not even convinced it was feeding on pellets. I've grown out some 15 inchers but not that many. Most top out in the 14 inch range. So to say it was all artificial feeding as my IDNR maintains is horse hockey IMHO. But I see their delemna.

I'm really glad I caught the fish, although it was controversial and I met some really jealous hateful people. However, if I would have caught her in April instead of February, her ovaries would have been peak size and I believe she would have easily gone 3 lbs.



If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.