Bush tells German paper he caught the largest fresh-water perch in world

[daa]

UPDATE: Our intrepid readers have discovered that the White House transcript says (or now says) that Bush referenced a bass and not a perch. The question is whether the White House transcript said that initially, where the press got the "perch" language from, and whether anyone has it on film or tape? Perhaps someone from the German press can help us out.

Uh huh.

Bush told the following to a German newspaper yesterday:

Bush told weekly Bild am Sonntag when asked about his high point since becoming president in January 2001.

"I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a 7.5 pound perch in my lake."

The only problem is that the world's record for the largest freshwater perch caught is 4 pounds 3 ounces.

So Bush either doubled the world record, and didn't report it, or he's a liar.

(Major kudos to the Stacy Taylor Show on KLSD-AM in San Diego for catching this.)

http://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/05/bush-tells-german-paper-he-caught.html

[Dr.Phool]

1. Yeah, we used to haul perch out of Lake Erie by the hundred

And we never saw anything close to that size.

[democrat_patriot]

8. Did they glow?

Never know with lake Erie....

[Dr.Phool]

2. On second thought

Maybe he meant a 7.5 inch trouser trout from Jeff Gannon.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Rosemary2205]

3. Either way, perch in Texas go to 12#

Texas state record for Nile Perch is about 12#.

http://www.southeasternoutdoors.com/outdoors/fishing/records/texas-fishing-records.html

[Lowell]

4. Yeah, right and Chairman Mao

used to swim the length of the Yangtze River every spring.

[robbedvoter]

7. That's the thing: Mao actually swam!

[tocqueville]

5. depends if it's an European Perch or a Yellow Perch

The yellow perch (Perca flavescens) is a species of perch found in the United States and Canada, where it is often referred to by the shortform perch. Yellow perch look similar to the European perch but are paler and more yellowish, with less red in the fins. They have 6-8 dark vertical bars on their sides.

Yellow perch size can vary greatly between bodies of water, but adults are usually between 4-10 inches (10-25.5 cm) in length and weigh about 5.29 oz (150 g) on average. The perch can live for up to 11 years, and older perch are often much larger than average; the maximum recorded length is 19.6 inches (50 cm) and the largest recorded weight is 4.2 lbs (1.91 kg). Large yellow perch are often called "jumbo perch."

European perch size can vary greatly between bodies of water; in Australia the fish are sometimes much larger than in their native Europe. The perch can live for up to 22 years, and older perch are often much larger than average; the maximum recorded length is 20 inches (51 cm) and the largest recorded weight is 10.4 lbs (4.75 kg).

(from Wikipedia)

anyway fishing perch in a pond (specially the one in Crawford) is like canned quail hunting.

My biggest perch was 1kg (about 2 pounds). And it was in brackish water by a Scandinavian coast.

[aden_nak]

6. Could anything be more cliche?

Than the lair President telling a "big fish" story?

[KansDem]

9. Yeah, and he has yet to tell us about the "big one" that got away

Osama bin Perch

[yellowcanine]

10. Maybe it was a Nile Perch. They get that big.

http://www.african-angler.co.uk/fishing.html

[helderheid]

11. and he didn't really catch it. Cheney shot it in the face.