Guys,
Several years back I got a call from a friend that he was bringing in the biggest bass he had ever caught and wanted to have it mounted. When he brought it in live in a plastic garbage bag, I knew it wasn't anywhere near the weight he thought it was (what else is new with many anglers). Anyway I weighed it on my certified scale and his ego instantly deflated. Said he didn't want it mounted afterall as it wasn't as big as he thought. The gills were still moving although it had been in the bag for a good 20 minutes. I released it into one of my ponds (never would do this now days) and the fish swam off! He survived as I saw him a year later (I could tell it was that fish) as she was much bigger than the other bass in the pond at the time.
