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Black bass were introduced as a sport fish. In July 2009, a largemouth bass weighing 10.12 kg (22 lb 5 oz) was caught from the lake by Manabu Kurita. It has been officially certified by the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) to tie the largemouth bass world record held solely by George Perry for 77 years. [9] [10]
Mar. 8—ATHENS — Stetson Davis, an 11-year-old angler from Tuttle, Okla., landed 13.31-pound ShareLunker 661 on Wednesday, topping the junior angler waterbody record for largemouth bass by more ...
[2] [7] The record-setting fish, caught by farmer George Washington Perry, weighed 22 pounds, 4 ounces. [7] [8] The International Game Fish Association officially declared the world record for largemouth bass tied in 2010, following Manabu Kurita's catch (in July 2009) of a 22 pound, 4 ounce largemouth taken from Lake Biwa in Japan. [9]
The upper jaw of a largemouth bass extends beyond the rear margin of the orbit. [16] The largemouth bass is the largest of the black basses, reaching a maximum recorded overall length of 29.5 in (75 cm) [17] and a maximum unofficial weight of 25 lb 1 oz (11.4 kg). [17] Sexual dimorphism is found, with the female larger than the male.
A record 12-pound, 6-ounce largemouth bass was caught on Cayuga Lake, which was recently named one of New York's best bass lakes. Pennsylvania man reels in record-breaking bass weighing more than ...
Preston Lake is home to numerous fish species, including largemouth bass, yellow perch, brown bullhead (catfish), and pumpkinseed (sunfish). [2] The Ontario record for largemouth bass was caught by Mario Crysanthou of North York, Ontario in Preston Lake in August 1976; the fish weighed 10.43 pounds, and was 22 inches (560 mm) in length with a ...
Most reach a maximum overall length of 40–60 cm (16–24 in), but some strains of the largemouth bass have been reported to grow to almost 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) in length. [5] In spawning seasons, the male builds a "nest" (spawning ground) in the bed where a female is induced to deposit her eggs , then the male externally fertilizes them.
In 2003, the same largemouth bass was caught weighing 21 lb 11 oz (9.8 kg), now nicknamed "Dottie". In 2006, "Dottie" was caught for the third time weighing in at 25 lb (11 kg), although it did not count for any world, state, or lake records as it had been foul hooked. [10] [1] [11] The current record for largest largemouth bass stands at 22 lb ...