I didn't know they withdrew it from being eligible. That really is a tough issue. Because I'm not a core trout fisherman, I think I'm biased. I know we've discussed this on the board a number of times. I think I personally lean toward letting the record stand.

Can anyone clear up one detail for me? Was that fish from a recent stocking, or did the guy just get a rogue fish that happened to be in a Santa Ana lake.

Really tough issue. I'd vote to let the record stand. What if a fly fisherman caught that fish on a wooly bugger, stripping it around that Santa Ana lake on some Sat. afternoon for practice. I just sense a bit of biase towards the fish because of all the circumstances. Santa Ana River Lakes, like Irvine lake, is "Home of the SuperFish". Places like that keep meat fisherman away from the wild trout waters. It's also a good place to take a kid or a newbie fishing. He caught it on bait, and not a lure. So what? Bob Crupi caught a 22lb bass on a crawdad and no one thought he was a hack for using bait...

Whatever, sorry to beat a dead horse.