New World Record Black Bass Caught ?

At the time of the video, the fish was alive, but it is now reportedly dead and frozen. In the video, Kurita says, "I knew it was big fish, but I didn't think it was this big. I did not know if it was a new world record or not."
Bassmasters reported on their website that reports are that the fish was caught just before noon on July 2 on live bait (either a bluegill or a native fish similar to a bluegill).

You have to be happy for anyone catching a world record Bass. After all,  George Perry record has stood for 75 years. Perry's name may not fall from the top spot. If certified by the International Game Fish Association (IGFA), Kurita's bass is bigger but not big enough to stand alone. IGFA rules state that a bass must weigh 2 ounces more than Perry's to break the record. That means Kurita's new catch would technically tie it at just an ounce over Perry's current record.

Perry's old record has had some serious close calls in recent years from bass caught in California. Many thought the next world record bass would come from a California reservoir that gets stocked with trout. Dixon Lake in Escondido served up a 25-pound, 1-ounce bass in March 2006, but angler Mac Weakley of Carlsbad inadvertently foul-hooked the bass and never submitted it for record consideration. Other Southern California lakes such as Mission Viejo, Lake Murray and even Lake Cuyamaca, because of the amount of stocked trout they get, have been considered contenders to turn out a world-record bass. The larger bass eat stocked trout and get much heavier than bass at lakes that aren't stocked with trout. That is why the Lake Ouachita Trout stocking program needs to be re-instated ASAP.

If certified, Japan now becomes home to the world record bass even if it's an ounce bigger, it's bigger. Many anglers say they aren't surprised about the new record coming from Japan since they've been stocking largemouth bass there for years and have some waters that grow more than quality bass. The Hummer to China the record Bass to Japan.

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