Exclusive interview: New world record?
Bassmaster.comAfter 77 long years, there may be a new king in the world of freshwater fishing. Japan's Manabu Kurita has boated a largemouth bass weighing more than the longstanding world record. Here's Kurita's first interview with Western media.
Story | Conversation | November 19, 2009The rest of the story
James Hall, Editor, Bassmaster MagazineManabu Kurita told me the truth today about how, when and where he caught the pending world record bass. Every detail. How do I know it's the truth? I know because Mr. Kurita doesn't care if his fish is certified as a world record or not.
Story | Conversation | October 23, 2009IGFA receives documentation, photos of pending world record largemouth bass
International Game Fish Association (IGFA)Documentation for a much talked about 22-pound, 4-ounce largemouth bass, caught from Japan's largest lake in July, has arrived into the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) headquarters for world record recognition.
Story | Conversation | September 16, 2009Follies, frauds and hoaxes
Ken Duke, Senior Editor, BASS PublicationsIn the 77 years since George Perry set the bar at 22 pounds, 4 ounces, dozens of anglers have laid claim to a largemouth bass that weighed more. None have been able to substantiate their claims; some haven't even tried.
Story | Conversation | September 08, 2009Follies, frauds and hoaxes
Ken Duke, Senior Editor, BASS PublicationsThrow seven figures at something and you're bound to create some interest. That's the way it's been for the world record largemouth bass ever since the mid-1970s when someone decided that a new record would be worth more than $1 million.
Story | Conversation | August 27, 2009Holiest of Holies
Ken Duke, Senior Editor, BASS PublicationsIn the world of bass fishing, there's no bigger tournament than the Bassmaster Classic, no more important species than the largemouth and no greater catch than the all-tackle world record.
Story | Conversation | August 14, 2009The Record BP (Before Perry)
Ken Duke, Senior Editor, BASS PublicationsIt seems that George Washington Perry has always been on top of the hill when it comes to big bass. But if you look back — way back — you'll find that there were giant largemouths even before the first "official" world record holder.
Story | Conversation | August 07, 2009Floridas in Japan
Dave Precht, Senior Director, BASS PublicationsThe global bass fishing community is abuzz over the catch of what many believe should be the next world record largemouth.
Story | Conversation | July 31, 2009A Little History for Sale
Ken Duke, Senior Editor, BASS PublicationsThirty-two years ago, an Iowa couple fishing in Central Florida caught a two-person limit of 20 bass that weighed 148.23 pounds. At the time, Dick and Elaine Hengl claimed it as a record for a single day catch made exclusively on artificial lures.
Story | Conversation | July 28, 200910 Reasons the Record's Not Worth a Fortune
Ken Duke, Senior Editor, BASS PublicationsFor decades, we bass anglers have been telling ourselves that a world record largemouth would be worth $1 million — maybe more — to the fisherman lucky enough to catch it.
Story | Conversation | July 10, 2009Full Moon Fever!
Don Wirth, Bassmaster Magazine, June 2009...calendar on your wall!" "Well, it was June of 1932 when George W. Perry caught the world record bass — 22 pounds, 4 ounces, to be exact! And based on my lunar calculations, ol' George...
Story | May 07, 2009Required Reading
Ken Duke, Editor, BASS InsiderMy friend Bill Baab recently finished writing a book that was a labor of love to him and that will fill a major hole in the world of bass fishing literature. It's titled Remembering George Perry...
Story | Conversation | October 06, 2008
The Quest for a Record Smallmouth
David Jones, Bassmaster.comAs far as most bass fishermen are concerned, the number to beat is 22 pounds, 4 ounces. To smallmouth bass fishermen, it is 11-15.
Story | Conversation | September 11, 2008Bryan Shishido's World Record Spotted Bass
Ken Duke, Editor, Bassmaster.comIf you had to pick the time to catch a new world record bass, it would be tough to beat catching it during a tournament. The witnesses, the scales, the prize money — you might even get a standing ovation.
Story | Conversation | August 25, 2008
World record bass chaser Joe Everett talks about his custom jig.
World record bass chaser Joe Everett talks about his custom jig.
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