Hi, I'm new to this site, but I'm looking forward to posting some reports this year, mostly for beach fishing. The new California State record for rainbow trout was caught this past week at Santa Ana River Lakes(I think it was 24 pounds), and I was wondering what other people thought about a record fish being raised in a pen, dumped out of a truck in a hole like Santa Ana, caught the same day, and turned in for a record. For those of you who have never seen these mud holes, they sit right along side the 91 freeway in Tustin, and could hardly be called a lake. With a good cast, you can just about take the guys eye out across the lake from you. At least to me, something doesn't seem right about this. This lake advertised it was stocking the record, and people lined up around the block. I have nothing against fishing these pay for giant trout lakes, and I fish Lake Irvine some of the off season, but I think I would have a hard time turning one of these freak trout in for a record. Just wondering what other people thought about this.