:hail:WorldRecordBass:hail: From me and my son we would like to thank you all for your entries and time to research the contest question. After reading all PM's it has been decided that CT member, "TheNoost", was the winner. Thank you all for the time and don't forget to congradulate "Noost". Until the next hundred happy coin hunting and hopefully fishing also. Just remember there is about a million $ bounty on the next world record. Think of all the key dates you could get:smile:smile Mark and Kyler (son)
Thanks! For the contest, for the congratulations and for taking me beck a few years. Used to do carpet work for Lakeland Carpet in Michigan and Harry (the owner) was a pro bass fisherman. We had poles in the workvan and I even got to fish this huge elaborate pond/maze. A guy dug it by hand with a shovel a few shovelfuls a day, everyday, for 20 YEARS! Biggest fish in it was the size of the palm of my hand, hahaha. Thanks again!
please give me the most information possible on the world record largemouth bass. Lets hear what the Noost had to say ? Kona
Here's the winning entry WorldRecordBass There is some controversy over this. A LG Mouth Bass (Dottie) caught in California Monday, March 20 2006 at Dixon Lk was not counted due to being snagged as well as other reasons. It weighed 25lbs. 1oz on an unofficial scale. Some onteresting info on the world recod LG mouth Bass: -Caught for food during the depression -caught near Jacksonville, Georgia on June 2, 1932 by George W. Perry (19Y.o poor faRMBOY) fishing with his friend J. E. Page -weight 22 pounds 4 oz - (Micropterus salmoides) - EXCEEDED OLD RECORD BY MORE THEN 2 LBS. -caught in Montgomery Lake a lake off the Ocmulgee River on a Creek Chub Perch Scale Wigglefish, Perry's only lure, and was 32 1/2 inches in length and 28 1/2 inches in girth -A state historic marker on Highway 117 about two miles from where the record was caught,between Jacksonville and Lumber City marks this accomplishment. -The weight and measurements were taken, recorded and notarized in Helena, Georgia -Perry's only reward as seventy-five dollars in merchandise as first prize in Field and Stream magazine's fishing contest. -The longstading record is one of the reasons that the largemouth bass was made Georgia's Official State Fish. -Montgomery Lake is today part of the Department of Natural Resources' Horse Creek WIldlife Management Area. -In Jacksonville, GA there is a sign with pictures of Perry, the Wigglefish plug, a replica of the fish and more information about the catch. -The new world record has been an object of fantasy for bass fishemen for years, with some saying the fisherman catching it could earn over a million dollars from the catch. -Holds the record for >76 yrs. Basic LG mouth Bass info: has a large mouth, a notch between the two dorsal fins, and a dark stripe along the side of the body. This black band is seemingly made up of small oval shapes to a closer eye. Coloration is variable, but is usually a darkish green on the back and sides, fading to an off-white on the belly. The anterior dorsal fin has nine to eleven spines while the posterior dorsal fin has twelve to fourteen rays. The average weight of M. salmoides is one kilogram; however, certain individuals have reached weights of over ten kilograms. Males usually do not surpass 40 cm, while females can reach up to 56 cm in length. The largemouth bass, lives in shallow water habitats, among reeds, waterlilies and other vegetation. It shares these habitats with muskies, northern pike, yellow perch and bullheads. Largemouth bass are adapted to warm waters of 80-82 degree F, and are seldom found deeper than 20 feet. They prefer clear waters with no noticeable current and do not tolerate excessive turbidity and siltation. In winter they dwell on or near the lake bottom, but stay fairly active throughout the season. They spawn in late spring or early summer. The male constructs a nest on rocky or gravelly bottoms, although occasionally the eggs are deposited on leaves and rootlets of submerged vegetation. The eggs, which are smaller than those of the smallmouth bass, hatch in three to four days. The fry rise up out of the nest in five to eight days and form a tight school. This school feeds over the nest and later the nursery area while the male stands guard. The school breaks up about a month after hatching when the fry are about one inch long. Largemouth bass eat minnows, carp, and practically any other available fish species including their own. Young largemouth fall prey to yellow perch, walleyes, northern pike, and muskies. Both largemouth and smallmouth bass are parasitized by the bass tapeworm, black spot and yellow grub. None are harmful to humans in cooked fish. Side note: Professional Bass fisherman Harry Maniaci of Michigan (now deceased) said to me, "If you want to catch big fish, you need to use big lures."
