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What was the biggest largemouth bass ever caught?

What was the biggest largemouth bass ever caught?

22 pounds, 4 ounces
Official Largemouth World Record: George Perry’s Undefeated Bass. On June 2nd, 1932, George Perry caught the current world record bass out of Lake Montgomery, an oxbow lake off the Ocmulgee River in southern Georgia. The fish (the whopper) weighed 22 pounds, 4 ounces. At that time, world records for fish didn’t exist.

How big do bass get in Massachusetts?

12 inches
Massachusetts has no closed season on bass. The legal length limit is 12 inches, and the possession limit is five fish. For more fishing and licensing information, visit the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife at www.masswildlife.org, or call (617) 626-1590.

What’s the biggest fish caught in Massachusetts?

Literally. A fisherman in Shrewsbury caught the largest carp on record in Massachusetts, as well as the heaviest freshwater fish ever recorded in the state, according to the MetroWest Daily News. The carp weighs in at 46 pounds, 5 ounces and boats a 28-inch girth.

What is a world record bass worth?

8 million dollars
He was a modest man who never boasted of the record, which now has stood over 70 years. The next world record bass will be worth 8 million dollars, plus endorsements.”

Where is the biggest bass in Massachusetts?

Largemouth bass

Waterbody Town
Gould Pond Orleans
Onota Lake Pittsfield
Pontoosuc Lake Pittsfield
Big Sandy Pond Plymouth

Where is the best place to bass fish?

10 great places to go bass fishing

  • Lake Coeur d’Alene. Idaho.
  • Sam Rayburn Reservoir. Texas.
  • Thousand Islands. New York.
  • Smith Mountain Lake. Virginia.
  • Lake St. Clair.
  • Kissimmee Chain of Lakes. Florida.
  • Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees. Oklahoma.
  • Bull Shoals Lake. Arkansas and Missouri.

What freshwater fish are native to Massachusetts?

Here, you can fish for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, channel catfish, white catfish, black crappie, white crappie, walleye, rainbow trout, brook trout, brown trout, lake trout, bluegill, white perch, yellow perch, Atlantic salmon, chain pickerel, northern pike and tiger muskie in local lakes, rivers, ponds and/or …