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My American friend caught an nice Slammer fish a couple of nights ago, and accurately measured it, mouth closed, flat, at 25.5 inches.
He forgot his scale, and did not want to keep the fish on a stringer while he went to get one. He was much more concerned with her safe release. He asked me to ask around, and this is the most knowledgeble forum around. The fish was full of spawn, and unusually fat. He is going to refer to it as his 25.5 inch catch, but is curious about how much it might weigh.
He has only been bass fishing for three years, but I think the did the righ thing by taking the snap, and quickly releasing her...
:-)

"Known as the person who introduced swimbait fishing to Japan"

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