...The putative world record? Well, Ethan sent me a couple of pics, including one of the weight, and it was incredible. He checked the pics with experts, and they validated his finding that this 4.5 lb fish was a threadfin (not gizzard!) shad. He's never seen or heard of a TFS remotely that large. Maybe I should try raising shad rather than bass!
Maybe .45 lb?
Yeah, you must be right, Al. I examined weight readout again, it showed "045" lb, which must mean 0.45, not 4.5. The fish was 11.5 inches and plump, but not THAT plump. Unless, of course, some sinkers accidentally made their way down its gullet Lake Erie style!
