John at AMERICAblog contrasts Bush's quote about his favorite White House moment with an official world record for Perch.
Bush quoted: "I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a 7.5 pound perch in my lake," he told the newspaper in an interview published on Sunday.
The largest freshwater perch officially documented is 4 pounds 3 ounces, caught in New Jersey in 1865.
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