I have heard the forest moan like mortal men in their affliction; often, and again, have I listened to the wind playing its music in the branches of the girdled trees; and I have heard the lightning cracking in the air like the snapping of blazing brush as it spitted forth sparks and forked flames; but never have I thought that I heard more than the pleasure of him who sported with the things of his hand.
The huge creature broke the previous Missouri record of 60 pounds and 9 ounces for a pole-and-line striped bass, set in 2011 on the same lake. According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the largest striped bass in Texas was a 53-pounder caught May 27, 1999, on the Brazos River.
The following catches represent the biggest, most impressive and envied world records ever granted for largemouth bass. George Perry Montgomery Lake, GA. The All-Tackle record for largemouth bass is the most sought after game fish record in the world. It is the âholy grailâ of fishing records. George Perry has held this prestigious title for nearly 83 years, since he pulled his massive 22-pound, 4-ounce fish from Montgomery Lake, Georgia on June 2, 1932.