Pretty darn hokey to me Joe. I concur totally with your view. If that trout was put in there as a rat and grew to that size, I'd respect it a lot more. Too bad there aren't wild trout that size here, like in Idaho. While I do like catching planters now and then, I think too many folks are way too serious about catching these fish. I think it's much more challenging to catch a wild fish (salt or fresh) on a live or artificial bait. You can bet the lake will promote the heck out of it though. If Irvine buys a larger fish and puts it in there, that SARL record could be broken just like that. Disclaimer: I'm not trying to be bag on anyone about what they fish for or how.