Never havin caught a record fish, I don't know how the process works. I know in Illinois, you have to apply and provide proof for recognition of a state record fish. Do the world record people just pick up on that info or does an angler have to apply for recognition as a world record? Is it possible for a state record to be bigger than the world record if the guy doesn't fill out the right paperwork?

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