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One of my good friends was kind enough to track this down and send it to me.
This is Clifford Sackett jr's 23 1/2 inch 8 1/4 lb jordanelle catch and release state record smallmouth bass.

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Sorry about the washed out look to the photo. It didnt come to me that way. I dont know what happened.
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There! Its fixed now. Much better.
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I'm not saying that it doens't weigh over 8lbs because I know how deceiving photos can be, but it really doesn't look as big as some of the other pics I've seen of Jordanelle smallies. Old Cliff must be a big guy.

Man I'd love to catch a fish like that!
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WELL HE DOES LOOK PRETTY FAT THERE NICE FISH THOU GREAT PIC TOO
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[black][size 2]Are you some kinda freak or what? [] That fish ain't over 20". I haven't met anyone in the bass fishing community that think this fish is 23.5" and over 8lbs. [/size][/black]
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Tomegun-

I have to say that it sure doesn't appear to me that it's over 20" either. And it sure doesn't look like it approaches 8 lbs. Beats me. I'm always inclined to give a fellow fisherman the benefit of the doubt, but this one has me more than a little skeptical.
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[reply] [black][size 2]Are you some kinda freak or what? [] That fish ain't over 20". I haven't met anyone in the bass fishing community that think this fish is 23.5" and over 8lbs. [/size][/black][/reply]

I agree with Tomegun... that fish looks exactly like the one I caught last summer and it was only 18 inch and 5 pound and a half. My buddy Jason caught one bigger than the one in the photo by Clif and it was definitely bigger and fatter than Clif. Something is wrong here...
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[size 2]The freak comment is for Cromaine.

I my picture of Jason's 7.3lber is too big I can't upload it.
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All this time I thought I was catching 3 and 4 pounders. Wow! after looking at that picture I had the state record!
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I've got to agree with the concensus here. I've seen a lot of pictures that doesn't do a fish justice, but this one certainly doesn't look like an 8 pound fish. Doesn't mean that it isn't, just doesn't look that way.
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I have to call Bull S#!t on that one! I have seen pics of three and four pound smallies, that make that one look like a dink! That can't be the right picture of the eight pound smallie he caught.
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OK I TRY NOT TO [#ff0000]BLEEP[/#ff0000] OFF SOMEONE AND I STILL [#ff0000]BLEEP[/#ff0000] SOMEONE OFF OK I GIVE UP TOM YES I AM A FREAK AND THANKS
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Now I'm not a decent bass fisherman by any stretch of the imagination, but unless Mr. Sackett is as big as Andre the Giant, the pictures of the smallies you and Tommy caught this year, were everywhere as big, if not bigger looking than that fish. Just my two cents anyways.
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[size 2]Mike, you are still the best at swimming after a catfish/fishin pole that I ever seen.[] [/size]
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hmmm thats a 18 inch fish and weight is hard to guess but it cant be over 4 lbs. i see why my c and r records are beat now. by fish that dont measure up. oh well if someone wants the record that bad go for it.
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Does the shoreline even look like Jordanelle?
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[red][size 3]If that's an 8 pound 23" fish so is this one [laugh]. [inline jordsm.JPG][/size][/red]
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Here is a photo I found online of a supposed 7lb 12oz Smallie... Notice that his fist could fit in the fish's mouth.


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This conversation took place last year and we all had decided that the fish looks small. it might be right or not but it still looks small to me. heres a pic of a 19 1/4in smallie caught 2 years ago. later chuck
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That whole catch and release record thing is bogus. To qualify for a state record it needs to be weighed on a Weights and Measures authenticated scale and within a certain amount of time, correct? From threads and posts on I have read on BFT, it seems like most weights are exaggerated. "I caught an 18" rainbow at Strawberry that was 6 lbs." My "eye" scale may not be perfect but come on!! If you check the Utah catch and release record book I have seen, there are a bunch of Johnsons (like in the Mel Brooks move "Blazing Saddles") listed - I'm sure they are all related. I certainly approve of catch and release (I'm more into hook and release[]) but records for such are less than reputable to me.
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