Chris,
It is not an unlikely probability that the next world record largemouth may be caught in an unconventional manner. For example, a lake record brown was caught by a kid with a honest to god french fry, off the end of a dock. Go figure, it was slim, probably darting around knowing kids, loaded with salt, and the fish just ate the thing. So, the question is, will the the new record mean anything less depending on what it was caught on, or the target when the fishing began?
I honestly think the next world record may not be caught by a Bass pro, or even a person fishing for Bass. The person that catches it, could turn out to be an incredible ambassador for the sport, or a total embarrassment. For myself, I will just be excited no matter what the terms are. Gob of worms, a guy striper trolling, or Iovino's 101 during a BASSMASTERS.
Looking forward to it,
A.G.

A.G.