17.6 Pounder Out Of Georgia. 2025
Basswhippa reply :
20 minute battle. That fish is a tank!
http://www.gon.com/article.php?id=4179&cid=158
ABW reply :
On a trickworm!! What a bass!!!!
Darren. reply :
Good grief that's a beast!
einscodek reply :
Awesome! Makes me wanna move down south
basshole8190 reply :
Wonder if it was released alive?
Basswhippa reply :
20 minute fight would likely kill it. Not an expert.... just guessing.
Mccallister25 reply :
Whoa..
bassinOUT89 reply :
What a fricken pig
Bluebasser86 reply :
I'm sure it felt like 20 minutes, can't imagine any bass actually fighting that long though. That thing is a monster for sure!
RSM789 reply :
I keep waiting for someone to ask if it is a state record... 
Catt reply :
Was it Randall 
SirSnookalot reply :
Wow , big fish
Topwaterspook reply :
That's a once in a lifetime fish. Apparently he kept his head and played it perfectly. Congratulations to him.
Weld's Largemouth reply :
On 4/1/2015 at 1:48 PM, Bluebasser86 said:I'm sure it felt like 20 minutes, can't imagine any bass actually fighting that long though. That thing is a monster for sure!
Hook into a big striped bass from a kayak in the surf; you may experience a 20 minute fight from that bass
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 4/1/2015 at 6:12 PM, Weld said:Hook into a big striped bass from a kayak in the surf; you may experience a 20 minute fight from that bass
For sure, even a world record class largemouth isn't going to give you but maybe 5 minutes, they just aren't built for distance, they're sprinters.
riverbasser13 reply :
That's a huge bass!
jbw252 reply :
Wow! And on his 51st birthday. Fish of a lifetime.
Senko lover reply :
Nice job, even for a Bulldog lover 
Basswhippa reply :
Some folks doubt that the world record was really taken from GA. In my view, given the life span increase by moving into the northern range of it's habitat, and take away the millions of people who now live in the area that didn't almost 100 years ago, this 17.6 pounder indicates that a 22 pounder would have been very possible a century ago. Who knows, had this poor fellow not sucked in a Zoom, it might have been the next world record. LOL
PS, it is being reported that this is a 4 year old fish, as it was a stocker 4 years ago, in a lake that had been drained 5 years ago. Chew on that implication. 
One fellow is suggesting they must have been stocked as adult bass by do gooders. I'd tend to agree.
A great story.
Dogmatic reply :
12 lb test! What a fish!
A-Jay reply :
Wow ~ Just Wow !
Slobasaurus Rex.
Congrats to Mr. Watkins.
A-Jay
SoFlaBassAddict reply :
Freakin horse right there. Awesome fish.
mmkeel reply :
Awesome fish, good for him!
Crappiebasser reply :
On 4/1/2015 at 11:44 AM, basshole8190 said:Wonder if it was released alive?
It looks like he took it out of a cooler in the picture. I doubt it could have made it alive from Coweta county to Villa Rica like that.
DogBone_384 reply :
Happy Birthday and congratulations.... I don't think I've ever caught a Striper that heavy, and I live 300 yards from the ocean.... Awesome!
WRB reply :
I hope this isn't another April fools hoax.
Nothing adds up, 33" long, that is 4" longer than any LMB bass ever caught in California, Dottie was 29". 33" long, 28" girth = 25+ lbs. numbers don't lie.
20 minute fight, only in his dreams.
The lake was drained 5 years ago and refilled.....
Tom
Bankbeater reply :
I have to move south.
Catch and Grease reply :
On 4/1/2015 at 11:44 AM, basshole8190 said:Wonder if it was released alive?
Probably not, that is an amazing fish!
Chris at Tech reply :
Since I'm sure some of you were wondering...
No, it wasn't me who caught it. Ha!
Jtrout reply :
33 inches! That's huge
OK Bass Hunter reply :
On 4/1/2015 at 2:08 PM, RSM789 said:I keep waiting for someone to ask if it is a state record...
I saw what you did there.
jignfule reply :
I've got the 9.6 oz. down pretty good now I need to work on the 17 pound part.
buzzed bait reply :
On 4/2/2015 at 5:49 AM, Jtrout said:33 inches! That's huge
"That's what"
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*Hank reply :
What a pig!
Grizzn N Bassin reply :
WOW!!!!!! what a pig!!
Fisherman) reply :
I live 20 minutes from coweta! What a monster..
HoosierHawgs reply :
Go Dawgs! #DawgsOnTopOn 4/1/2015 at 7:41 PM, Senko lover said:Nice job, even for a Bulldog lover
Montanaro reply :
How did I miss this?
He played that perfect on 12lb line.
Couldn't imagine being in GA knowing you'll never catch a state record.
bassless reply :
That's an experienced angler right there. Lots of folks wouldn't have thought to adjust their drag and play the fish out. They would've broken off on the first run.
HUGE fish.
The biggest bass I've ever caught was 7.5 and I couldn't believe the size of THAT fish when it came up...I'd pass out if a bass weighing almost 20 lbs surfaced in front of me.
I bet there won't be an open parking spot at that lake til January.
*Hank reply :
That is HUGE!!...
KayakBasser reply :
Huge fish...what did you catch it on?
WRB reply :
On 6/7/2015 at 12:04 AM, KayakBasser said:Huge fish...what did you catch it on?
See the first page of this thread!
FloridaBasser1 reply :
On 4/1/2015 at 11:44 AM, basshole8190 said:Wonder if it was released alive?
who cares! But if he did'nt, anyone who found out would probably give him so much agrivation he'd wish he had. I could care less, I might donate it to the state for breeding, or have it mounted if the money was available, putting the the back would be the last things on our mind if we had caught a 17+ pound bass! Lol
Mattlures reply :
On 4/1/2015 at 10:49 PM, WRB said:I hope this isn't another April fools hoax.
Nothing adds up, 33" long, that is 4" longer than any LMB bass ever caught in California, Dottie was 29". 33" long, 28" girth = 25+ lbs. numbers don't lie.
20 minute fight, only in his dreams.
The lake was drained 5 years ago and refilled.....
Tom
I agree Tom the numbers seem a little off but that fish looks huge. I have no problem with the weight. If they used a soft measuring tape around the curve I could see it adding a couple inches.
John G reply :
This is the fourth biggest LMB on record that has been caught in Ga and it's still bigger than Florida's State Record of 17lbs 4 3/4oz.
WRB reply :
Hi Matt,On 6/7/2015 at 3:23 PM, Mattlures said:I agree Tom the numbers seem a little off but that fish looks huge. I have no problem with the weight. If they used a soft measuring tape around the curve I could see it adding a couple inches.
If the bass was measured hanging down from tip of the jaw to the longest point on the tail, 33" is possible, the girth is another issue....
The later articles correct the fight time, he estimated that, could be less than 5 minutes, that is normal considering the excitement and no mention of measurements are given.
It's a giant bass! The story came out April 1, always a red flag.
Tom
FloridaBasser1 reply :
On 6/8/2015 at 12:32 AM, WRB said:Hi Matt,
If the bass was measured hanging down from tip of the jaw to the longest point on the tail, 33" is possible, the girth is another issue....
The later articles correct the fight time, he estimated that, could be less than 5 minutes, that is normal considering the excitement and no mention of measurements are given.
It's a giant bass! The story came out April 1, always a red flag.
Tom
Mr. Tom, I think that we all agree it's a HUGE pig bass! 
I also think that the details can be a bit fuzzy, just like you stated, it is highly likely that the details could be off since he was in complete excitement.
Never the less, Its another bass thats up their with your top 5 
Dwight Hottle reply :
Big fish for sure. The weight looks legit & the scale would be certified. I agree the measurements don't add up. But since there is no certification process in place for accurate measurements they are very up to the person doing the measuring who may or may not be accurate. The pictures help substiante the stated weight but the measurements indicate the fish weighs more than the given weight. Throw out the measurements and the conversation would only be about what a beautiful fish he caught.
Comcam reply :
That is one heck of a fish! Good golly
KayakBasser reply :
On 4/1/2015 at 10:49 AM, einscodek said:Awesome! Makes me wanna move down south
You have no idea!
Senko lover reply :
On 6/8/2015 at 12:43 AM, FloridaBasser1 said:Mr. Tom, I think that we all agree it's a HUGE pig bass!
I also think that the details can be a bit fuzzy, just like you stated, it is highly likely that the details could be off since he was in complete excitement.
Never the less, Its another bass thats up their with your top 5
Just ask him what his top five are and I think you'll retract your statement
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