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Where besides California would be a good place to catch a world record largemouth bass?

Name a lake, state, and it's record LM bass please.
Ok, maybe you will tell me the record bass for your state. Mine is New Mexico, Bill Evans lake 15lbs 13oz caught in 1995 by Steve Estrada, and I mean to break his record soon.
Ok...let's include CA too. They have the best chance of any US state. I saw a fish that was picked up (dead, floater) at Lake Fork that was over 20lbs and that was over 10 years ago so maybe TX has a chance?
Japan??????? Hmm now there's an idea !!!

Public Comments

1. well go to japan if you could they got these big fishes i've seen them

2. Well California is the best place, but since you said besides California then Florida would be next best, then Georgia you get the idea, the lower states, they are warmer and can hold the Florida strain Largemouth. Check out this website http://www.fishingnetwork.net/top25lmb.htm
In Oklahoma the record is 14-11 http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/recordfish/lbass.jpg
It was caught in Broken Bow lake ( that's where most the big ones com from here), and its in the extream SE corner of the state, this is the part of my state where The Florida strain is stocked. Florida's record is 17.27 pounds from big fish lake. Georgia which holds the current record, then Mississippi and Texas would be your best bet.
22 of 25 of the largest largemouth bass ever recorded has come from California.
And you said Japan, I don't even know if they Largemouth there.
Mexico sound like a good place, and I hered Cuba has huge Largermouth, but good luck getting in there.

Good Luck.

Edit: Well since you said CA was OK to talk about then there is the best for sure, if your going after the record then CA is the place to go.

Edit: Did you notice that the three earliest fish on the list came from GA and FL and the rest all came from CA after that date?

Edit: Brandon is right about the florda record somewhat. Florida's record bass is 17.27 pounds, but others often cite an uncertified fish of 20.125 pounds (a fisheries biologist did not physically see the fish to certify it). So the largest is 20.125 in Florda but it sadly wasn't offical, but I still think it was the largest.

http://www.trophybasslodge.com/largemouth-bass.htm

3. Old Record in Florida , 20.13 lbs Big Fish Lake Pasco County 05/00/23 Frederick Friebel


I think Florida is due a record it will probably come from a small lake maybe even a phosphate pit in central Florida, they hold big bass

Alabama is my second choice Lake Eufala