Capt. G, you've done a fabulous job managing the information and sharing it with us all: THANK YOU.

I'm super pumped for Mr. Kurita, and the Japanese angling community. They have got to be celebrating over there. Hope the sake is flowing.

The thing that matters to me is that it was caught legally. Live bait or not. He appears to be an extremely committed trophy hunter, and that speaks volumes to me. This was no accident. He played within the rules of the lake and local jurisdiction...

Rock on Manabu Kurita and good luck with the IGFA ruling. I'm pulling for ya.