World Record Bass In The United States

[StumpDonkey]

That pic has never been confirmed who is in it, or whose bass it is.

Well whoever's bass it was, it was a giant.

[StumpDonkey]

The previous world record smallmouth came from the Tennessee River.

Really? I thought it was Dale Hollow Lake... no?

[mperry]

I agree with BassinPaPaw above about California and the trout. Bass that feed on trout seem to just get bigger, especially when the bass actively feed year around. Last I checked, Dale Hollow Lake had three of the largest four smallmouth ever caught; it also has brown trout and rainbow trout in abundance.

Didn't someone foul hook the record out of a lake in Cali?

[JoshKeller]

Neither will be truly broken (and not tied) In my lifetime.

[Mcjenson]

Didn't someone foul hook the record out of a lake in Cali?

Yes, "Dottie" would've broken the record out of Dixon lake, but was foul hooked. That said, its been a long time since a 20 has come out of California.

[wareagle24]

Really? I thought it was Dale Hollow Lake... no?

That's the current world record. I said previous.

[Bassguy2]

Largemouth.....probably Texas, Lake Fork
Smallmouth.....California, Bullards Bar or Trinity
Spot...............California, Shasta, Trinity or Bullards Bar

[StumpDonkey]

That's the current world record. I said previous.

Ahhh gotcha... sorry, I missed that

[lakebouef5]

Largemouth.....probably Texas, Lake Fork
Smallmouth.....California, Bullards Bar or Trinity
Spot...............California, Shasta, Trinity or Bullards Bar

Texas biggest bass is just over 18 lbs, and that one was several decades on the past. No 19 lbers and no 20 lbers. I do expect OH Ivie to come close to that state record though.