Largest Bass Ever Caught

[muskymax]

Hello Fishermen and Fisherwomen,

 

I came across this article last night about Leaha Trew from Santa Rosa, California who caught a 22 pound, 8 ounce largemouth bass in Spring Lake on August 24, 2003.

 

However she released the fish and basically through away the chance of winning 8 million dollars.

 

 

WOW that must hurt big time.

 

Check out the article: http://www.hunting-fishing-gear.com/article-display/587.html

[fishergirl72]

WHAT????? is she nuts?, that is a fish of a lifetime, that sucker is huge!

[muskymax]

Ya I think so, i shed a few tears when i read that story.

[lunkerbasshunter]

record or not its a big fish!

more then double what the canadian record is

 

cheers!

[Golfisher]

That lake apparently has a history of producing giant bass. It's gonna get pounded like never before!

[lunkerbasshunter]

bounty fishing you have to pay to play

 

no thanks

[aniceguy]

what do ya expect when bass are eating 12 inch rainbows all day lol....Sure do produce some big bass in california

[fishindevil]

HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!........ ............... Thats a huge bass,

[carp-starter]

The lady may have lost a lot of money by releasing her bass.

 

What would you have done? Or what would you do if you already had your limit and you caught your "world record fish"?

 

Here is a thread about a "what if" situation.

 

What if you caught a world record and you already had 3 keepers

http://www.thebassbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98395

 

carp-starter

[mepps]

this one is 25 lbs..

 

"The bass weighed 25 pounds, 1 ounce on a hand-held scale, which – if approved – would shatter the world record, the 22-pound, 4-ounce bass caught by George W. Perry at Montgomery Lake in Georgia in 1932."

Edited June 26, 2007 by mepps

[charlied]

huge...but when a bass is that big why do people still hold it by the mouth.....geez put your hand under the belly for pete's sake, its not that hard to do!