What a hoot it must have been to reel it in! Image below.

Record striped bass reweighed; tips the scales at 69 pounds 9.8 ounces

When James R. Bramlett of Dora, Alabama caught the fish of a lifetime February 28, 2013 on the Black Warrior River near the Gorgas Steam Plant, he knew the striped bass may be a state record and possibly a new world record. Getting the fish weighed accurately was his first thought.

The closest certified scale he knew of was Sumiton Iron, a scrap yard . The scale weighed to the nearest pound and the weight of the fish was first recorded at 70 pounds even

Fisheries biologist Heath Haley and his supervisor Jay Haffner with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources both advised Bramlett to get the fish reweighed.

That happened Tuesday, March 12 at the Centreville Post Office. Taxidermist Jacky Scott thawed the huge striper early Tuesday morning and met Haffner at the post office and asked postmaster Sherry Burt if they could weigh the fish on the certified postal scale. The scale at the Centreville Post Office measures weight to 1/10th of an ounce and are calibrated daily.

The huge striper tipped the scale for its new official weight at 69 pounds, 9.8 oz.




http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2013 ... rt_m-rpt-2

I kinda feel sorry for the fish.

the fish shouldn't have been swimming in that neighborhood.

that would have been an exciting catch.