world record large mouth bass......

"George Perry" the name associated with the world record largemouth caught on June 2, 1932 that weighed 22 pounds, four ounces -- a record
for over 7 1/2 decades, and a record some thought would never get broken. Well, it looks like it may have finally been broken. The previous Japanese bass record tipped the scales at 19.15 pounds, a fish that was caught by Kazuya Shimada from Lake Ikehara on April 22, 2003 on a swimbait.

A Japanese angler "Manabu Kurita", fishing at Lake Biwa in the Shiga Prefecture of Japan reports landing a 22-pound, 5-ounce bass. Manabu Kurita, a pro staffer representing Deps Tackle Co. in Japan claims to have caught a bass that measured 29.4 inches long, but girth
measurements were not given. It reportedly was weighed on a certified scale, but no other details were given, such as what he used to catch it. There is no information yet on what lure Kurita caught the big bass on, although a swimbait would be a logical guess given all the Big
Bass that have been caught on this type of bait in the past. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

The fact that Kurita's bass reportedly weighs an ounce more than George Perry's current world record, Perry's name still may not disappear from the No. 1 spot as the IGFA rules state that a bass must weigh 2 ounces more than Perry's to break the record. So Kurita's catch would tie it, coming in at an ounce over Perry's current record.
The fact that Japan may have produced a world record size bass shouldn't be that surprising to anglers who follow largemouth bass fishing.

Japan has been stocking the largemouth bass for a number of years and in particular "Lake Biwa" is a massive 259-square miles, and is one of the 20 oldest lakes in the world. A beautiful clear lake and over 300 feet deep in spots, it is home to Biwa trout (salmon), huge catfish, ayu, and more than 50 species unique to the fishery. Largemouth bass were introduced there years ago.

There have been many close calls of largemouth bass that were not certified, were foul hooked or were just plain rumor, it appears this may not be.

I'll believe it when I see it!!!!BTW you'd think this would be all over the net,I haven't seen it at all.


FC :affraid:

fishincrazy wrote:I'll believe it when I see it!!!!BTW you'd think this would be all over the net,I haven't seen it at all.


FC :affraid:

I've seen it on several sites already, a fish that size from Japan is no surprise at all. I have also beensurprised that this hasn't gotten more attention

buddah wrote:

fishincrazy wrote:I'll believe it when I see it!!!!BTW you'd think this would be all over the net,I haven't seen it at all.


FC :affraid:

I've seen it on several sites already, a fish that size from Japan is no surprise at all. I have also beensurprised that this hasn't gotten more attention

We're kinda stubborn us Americans,When we hear our beloved LMB record was broken in another country we keep it hush hush!!! :affraid: At least thats what I think.


FC

fishincrazy wrote:

We're kinda stubborn us Americans,When we hear our beloved LMB record was broken in another country we keep it hush hush!!! :affraid: At least thats what I think.


FC

I know what you mean, its not the official record yet and yes sad to say but there are a few countries out there that can produce record or close to record size bass

buddah wrote:

fishincrazy wrote:

We're kinda stubborn us Americans,When we hear our beloved LMB record was broken in another country we keep it hush hush!!! :affraid: At least thats what I think.


FC

I know what you mean, its not the official record yet and yes sad to say but there are a few countries out there that can produce record or close to record size bass

Hell I thought the last record was from another country Georgia right!!! :affraid:


FC

Just give the folks over at Stick Marsh some time to flood the new 10,000 acre lot, it will be where the new world record will live soon. They will have over 17,000 acres of man made lake to fish, anyone who wants a shot at a trophy LMB should go at least once in their lifetime

Minivin5 wrote:Just give the folks over at Stick Marsh some time to flood the new 10,000 acre lot, it will be where the new world record will live soon. They will have over 17,000 acres of man made lake to fish, anyone who wants a shot at a trophy LMB should go at least once in their lifetime

I was thinkin it was gonna come from mexico????


FC

I would have thought Cali

I just seen this on a different site...

What a fish. Holy cow.!!!!!!!















edit by Smitty no need for a link to a different site