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The 5 Biggest Bass Ever Caught

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It’s the most highly-coveted record in fishing… the world record largemouth bass. Break the world’s mark and fame and fortune will be yours. Here’s a list of the top 5 biggest largemouth bass every caught…

1: The Beast from the East (22.311 Pounds)

World Record Largemouth
Caught in 2009 by Manabu Kurita in Japan’s Lake Biwa, this beast, by weight, is heavier than the long standing record set by George Perry in 1932. However, since Kurita’s fish only weighed just slightly over an ounce more than Perry’s, by rule the IGFA declared it a two-way tie for the heaviest bass ever landed.
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Is this a 30 pound steelhead?

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Southern Oregon’s Umpqua River pumped out this ridiculous steelhead Monday, Jan. 14 for some buddies of Chuck Gross, El Presidente of Pavati Marine.

Chucky said that the beast measured a massive 42.5 inches but the guys didn’t get a girth, so estimating the weight is a crapshoot (it was released). However, it’s safe to say that it’s no-doubter mid 20’s…and if you told me it was close to 30 pounds, I wouldn’t disagree.

Apparently, the guy who hooked it handed Moby off to his less experienced buddy before realizing how big the fish was!

What an amazing creature! I just wish they got a better photo (sans towel).

Long Live the King!

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I was just messing around with a new photo editing app on my phone last night up here in salmon camp and thought this turned out kinda cool.

As I like to say after a king breaks off or spits the hook: “May he live long and have many babies…” Looks like this guy may have done just that!