World record Largemouth on a fly !!!!!

**David Lee** · 03-03-2005, 12:46 AM

Hi everyone - check out Dan Blanton's board .... A fella caught a Largemouth Bass on a Whistler that went NEARLY !8 LBS. !!!!!! I guess the fish was released (thank you !) and won't make the books BUT - a once-in-a-lifetime catch none the less .

17+ lbs. is one hell of a nice Bass !! I hope to see the photos soon , keep y'all up to date . David

HC · 03-03-2005, 02:49 PM

Those Florida strain bass are growing big in the Delta. Anyone have a good catfish pattern they want to share, hee hee. I wonder how the IFGA views a potential record fish that has recently swallowed another smaller fish, with a tail sticking out the mouth. Is it one fish or two? Anyone know what the rules are in cases like this? I am sure there is some. Anyway that is a Monster Mommy bass to be sure, and I wonder what the " Sac/Sanj Delta Record" LMB is curently. HC

**Hairstacker** · 03-03-2005, 09:40 PM

That fish is a MONSTER!!!

Definitely another once in a lifetime fish, just like David Lee's striper. And to think they're both still lurking out there. . . .

HC · 03-03-2005, 10:22 PM

http://www.ncbf.com./dotcom/photos/s...html?935.shtml

**David Lee** · 03-03-2005, 11:08 PM

If there's one thing I've learned about fishing , it's BE PREPARED !! You NEVER know when that "fish of a lifetime" is gonna eat your fly . On any given body of water we fish , there are a few surprises out there .... never drop your guard

!!

Joe and Mike should be proud of that release - most would have killed that fish for a fleeting bit of history . Guys like that are true Sportsmen

David

SullyTM · 03-04-2005, 07:46 AM

David's posts reminded me of a very funny book by Carl Hiassen, 'DOUBLE WHAMMY'...The focus is around a Bass tournament in Florida. It's a quick read and the character, "Skink" makes you think about why we do what we do...Check it out when the flows are up! Thom

**David Lee** · 03-04-2005, 09:59 AM

This is a nice change ! Most people compare me to characters from cartoons or nightmares ......

. David

SullyTM · 03-04-2005, 03:41 PM

David...David...The character "Skink" is an ex-govenor of Florida who walked away from the job because of all the coruption. He travels the backroads and Everglades living off of road kill while maintaining a 1,000 watt smile, protecting the vanishing environment from the panhandle to the Keys...If this is you then maybe there is some truth in fiction?! Thom

**Hairstacker** · 03-04-2005, 04:09 PM

Yep, that could be David, except he would be living off of fish rather than road kill. David has a very nice smile but "the 1000 watt smile" reminds me of Adam.

**David Lee** · 03-04-2005, 05:16 PM

That depends on whether or not the road-kill is fresh . I am not foolish enough to run for office , done way too many subversive things in this life

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Adam DOES smile a lot .... he's also very clean when the photos are taken . Could it be that he actually SHAVES before a trip ?!?

Perish the thought ...... David