Originally Posted By: Bill D.
I guess a state record can be bigger than the world record.

The IGFA has the world record PS as 1 lb 6 oz.

http://wrec.igfa.org/WRecordsList.aspx?lc=AllTackle&cn=Pumpkinseed

The official SC record of 2 lbs 4 oz blows that clear out of the water.

Edit: I sent an e-mail to the IGFA record coordinator asking why this is the case.



I got this reply from IGFA:

"Perhaps the catch was not made, or documented, in a manner that would make it an IGFA record. This is most likely why the South Carolina state record pumpkinseed is bigger than the IGFA record.

That said, it could be that the anglers were completely unaware of the IGFA, and therefore never submitted the documentation."


So I learned something new today. I had assumed all these record keepers had an interactive relationship but not so. IGFA World Record does not necessarily mean biggest ever documented.

Last edited by Bill D.; 01/21/15 04:17 PM.
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