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| | Smallmouth Record Fraud |
 | | That affidavit, signed by a Clark Co., Tenn., circuit court judge in August, 1955, states that Dale Hollow fishing guide, John H. Barlow of Celina, Tenn., and others, added weight to the bass while the angler, David L. Hayes, was occupied elsewhere. |
 | | smallmouth caught by Paul Beal from the Hendricks Creek area of Dale Hollow is now the world record, although a larger smallie was caught, registered and well documented in newspaper and magazines. |
 | | Since Dale Hollow smallmouth growth rates are higher than at any other known body of water, the "real" fish ought to have weighed even more than 12-lbs.,3-ozs., according to the formula. |
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