World record bass
Dottie, the world-record class largemouth bass at Dixon Lake that has captured the attention of anglers worldwide, died apparently of old age over Mother’s Day weekend. The end of an era, to be sure.
Read the whole story here at ESPN OUTDOORS
Cody Barnes says
Well you were at least lucky to catch her she is a beauty its a shame she had to die she must of given a nice fight before though!
tyler says
Andy is right the world record is 22 pounds 4 ounces caught in georgia in montgomery lake. i think its dried up now..
JD says
Tyler and Andy, you guys are right…but to get you guys up to speed…this bass weighed more than George Perry’s fish, but was foul-hooked and thus not considered a record. However, the fish caught in Japan a year or so back is now officially tied with Perry’s record.
abby says
no its not its 25lbs caught down in florida
rusty says
kerry your just mad because you didn’t catch it. and hes not holding it far enough away awy from his body!!!!!!
Joey Dowler says
this is a little tadpol lol
e-fisherman says
what bait was used to catch this bass!?
JD says
Bare Hands :)
andy smith says
im sorry, it was goerge perry, and the record was set more than 50 years ago.
fishwithjd says
Perry is the current record holder, though that fish from Japan a couple months back was actually a tad heavier. This Dixon Lake fish weighed 25 pounds but was foul-hooked and not submitted for record status…
andy smith says
false, if that bass was 25 pounds, that would be the world record.
the real world record holder was perry washington and it was 22.4 pounds, caught in goergia.
fishwithjd says
You gotta read the whole story, Andy!
abby says
i wish i could caught that world record bass that would have put up a really good fight and i think i couldnt even bring it in even if i wanted to
John says
i actually saw this on tv a few months ago, i think they said that it was around 24 lbs
tyler says
said that the first time they caught it then they tried to catch it again and it was lik3 25 something
christian says
wow what a bass thats definatly a world record
Jimmy says
that is one huge bass i wish i could of caught it
Casey says
this aint a trick… The fish’s name was Dottie, she weighed 25 pounds and she had been caught twice by the man in the picture while she was alive. When she died, a game warden found her floating on top so he called the guy in the picture to come confirm that the dead fish was in fact “Dottie”. He took this last picture of Dottie after she had died. There was an ESPN special on tv a few weeks ago about this man and Dottie. They gave official weights there and everything.
kerry stamps says
If this really was a record it should give length and weight. Also it is an old fishermans trick to hold the fish away from your body when taking the picture. it looks bigger that way
Brandon Howell says
how long was it and how much did it weigh!!!