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37.14 kg (81 lb 14 oz)
- The largest striped bass ever taken by angling was an 37.14 kg (81 lb 14 oz) specimen taken from a boat in Long Island Sound, near the Outer Southwest Reef, off the coast of Westbrook, Connecticut. The all-tackle world record fish was taken by Gregory Myerson on the night of August 4, 2011.
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The probable world record for redeye bass is 5 lb 2.5 oz (2.34 kg) from Lake Jocassee in South Carolina. Many redeye bass world record listings, especially those over 5 lb (2.3 kg) are actually records for the shoal bass which was commonly called redeye bass .
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Jun 2, 2013 · And in fishing, “the catch” is George Perry’s world record largemouth bass taken on June 2, 1932 from Lake Montgomery, an oxbow of the Ocmulgee River in South Georgia. The fish weighed 22 pounds, 4 ounces and is the most sought after sportfishing record in history.
Jun 2, 2022 · To this very day—as of this writing, at least—the Perry bass remains at the top of the IGFA world record leaderboard, albeit in a dead-heat tie now with the Manabu Karita largemouth bass pulled from Japan’s Lake Biwa on July 2, 2009.
- Lynn Burkhead
Joe Stearns of Georgia Game and Fish met and interviewed George Perry whose 22 lb. 4 oz. largemouth is still the world record bass (officially it's in a tie with a bass caught in Japan by Manabu Kurita). The meeting and interview occurred some twenty years after the record bass was caught.
May 12, 2015 · The All-Tackle record for largemouth bass is the most sought after game fish record in the world. It is the "holy grail" of fishing records. George Perry has held this prestigious title for nearly 83 years, since he pulled his massive 22-pound, 4-ounce fish from Montgomery Lake, Georgia on June 2, 1932.
- Jack Vitek
Apr 17, 2024 · The IGFA fly tackle record for Largemouth Bass is currently held by angler John R. Kelly, Jr who caught a 20.47-inch (52cm) fish in Stuart, Florida on 7th February 2022. At the time of the catch, he was using a Loomis IMXPro 1 rod, Hatch 5 Plus reel, Ande tourney Green line, and a Brushmouth Swimbait fly.
Jun 2, 2012 · June 2 marks the anniversary of George W. Perry's record largemouth bass catch. Tied, but still not beaten, it's the most sought-after record in the books.
