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New World Record Largemouth (Black) Bass!

"George Perry" the name associated with the world record largemouth caught on June 2, 1932 that weighed 22 pounds, four ounces -- a record for over 7 1/2 decades, and a record some thought would never get broken. Well, it looks like it may have finally been broken. The previous Japanese bass record tipped the scales at 19.15 pounds, a fish that was caught by Kazuya Shimada from Lake Ikehara on April 22, 2003 on a swimbait. A Japanese angler "Manabu Kurita", fishing at Lake Biwa in the Shiga Prefecture of Japan reports landing a 22-pound, 5-ounce bass. Manabu Kurita, a pro staffer representing Deps Tackle Co. in Japan claims to have caught a...
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Madai Fish Species Information

Scientific Fish Name: Pagrus major
Other Fish Species Names:
Regions Fished: Northwest Pacific: northeastern part of South China Sea (Philippines excluded) northward to Japan.
World Record:
Common Tackle:
Additional Information:

Lives 10 to 50 m depths, often on rough grounds, but also on softer bottoms. Also inhabits reefs.


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