The largemouth bass is one of America's favorite ... holds the top spot in the International Gamefish Association's world record books, where it's tied with another 22-pound, 4-ounce fish caught ...

8-ounce largemouth," Powell told KETK. "And I was like, cool, if I get an 8 pounder I'm happy." However, the duo didn't know they were about to land a new world record fish. "Once I set the hook ...

but it is now a destructive invasive species in many parts of the world. The largemouth bass is the biggest of all the black bass species. Its eponymous large mouth is the fish’s most ...

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According to the International Game Fish Association, Lea Anne Powell became a world record holder after reeling in a huge largemouth bass out of O.H. Ivie Lake in Texas. The association verified ...

Read Next: This 17-Pound Bass Is the Biggest Largemouth Caught in Texas in 30 Years It wasn’t until the following month that she learned her personal-best largemouth was also a world-record contender.

According to the International Game Fish Association, Lea Anne Powell became a world record holder after reeling in a huge largemouth bass out of O.H. Ivie Lake in Texas. The association verified ...