A while back I heard a radio interview with the author of Sowbelly: The Obsessive Quest for the World-Record Largemouth Bass. Seems the world record Micropterus salmoides was landed in June of 1932. Recently, my buddy and I at work were discussing if someone would ever break that very record. We were doubtful.
Via the Jawa Report we learn about Mac Weakley, who recently snagged a bigger bass. Snagged, as in foul-hooked. The Steelhead Site will school you on the difference between fair-hooked and foul-hooked.
Here's a photo of a young angler-turned-blogger, twenty-something years ago. While that yellow perch wasn't close to any records, I specifically remember that day.
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