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The current largemouth bass record is shared by Manabu Kurita’s 22.5-pounder caught in 2009 at Japan’s Lake Biwa and George Perry’s 1932 record weighing 22.4 pounds from Georgia’s ...
[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.
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 ...
The All-Tackle world record Black Bass was a largemouth that was caught at Montgomery Lake, GA by George Perry, weighing in at 22 lbs. 4 oz. Perry's record fish, which some consider the "Holy Grail" of all freshwater sport fishing records, was finally challenged by Japanese angler Manabu Kurita on July 22, 2009.
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]
Its primary purpose is flood control, although it has been developed as a recreational area with ample opportunities to boat, fish, swim or camp. The fish population of the lake include white bass, largemouth bass, crappie, and bluegill. Lake Wappapello State Park is composed of territory on the southwestern side of the lake.
Fish records at the dam Species Common name Sixr Year Cyprinus carpio Common Carp 30.65 kg 2018 Clarias gariepinus Sharptooth Catfish 37.95 kg 2019 Micropterus dolomieu Largemouth Bass 7..11 kg 2002 Labeobarbus aeneus Smallmouth Yellowfish 4.51 kg 1998 Labeo capensis Orange River Mudfish 2.12 kg 1995 Labeo umbratus Moggel 1.66 kg 1999