COLUMN : BASS HISTORY
ILLUSTRATION BY JOE MAHLER connecticut ’ s lunker king
Think holding one state record is cool ? Try two ( or three ).
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ken Duke has been writing about all aspects of bass fishing for 40 years . When he ’ s not reading about , writing about , thinking about or talking about bass fishing , he ’ s usually bass fishing . hat bass angler hasn ’ t dreamed of catching a state or world record bass ? In Georgia , the state
W record largemouth is the world record . It ’ s the same for the smallmouth in Tennessee and Kentucky , and for the spotted bass in California .
Being fortunate enough to hook and land a state record bass would be a dream come true for all of us . We ’ d be in the record book , our friends would be jealous , we ’ d hold crowds spellbound with tales of the giant , and – if we ’ re extra lucky – we might hold state bragging rights for the rest of our lives .
But what about having two records ? What about holding the state record for two bass species … simultaneously ? Impossible , you say . Outrageous ! Unfathomable !
And yet it ’ s been done . Twice .
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