World record Spot possibly caught in GA

[Bass_Akwards]

Soooooooooooooooooooo..... That's it then?  Just a rumor?  Weak. 

I vote let's keep the threads on fishing records, especially world records, to ourselves until we at least have some sort of real information about it as opposed to just hearsay.  Just my 2.5 cents.

[frogflogger]

 Rumors have given me some of my finest fishing dreams and goals - of course when we pursued them it didn't always work out, but it was always, and still is, an educational experience/adventure.

 And has led to some very good fishing, occasionally.

[soflabasser]

I won't be surprised if a 12 pound Alabama spotted bass gets caught in Georgia but I rather catch the native black bass species. These Alabama spotted bass where brought into Georgia by fishermen and this has caused problems for the other bass species. Alabama bass hybridize with several black bass species and people are catching these hybrids in places where there used to be only pure strain varieties of black bass.

[roadwarrior]

Well, I know a lot of guys that are catch and release only, EXCEPT spots. They may not

actually eat them, but if they are legal size they keep them and make a bank fisherman

very happy.

 

[TnRiver46]

3 hours ago, soflabasser said:

I won't be surprised if a 12 pound Alabama spotted bass gets caught in Georgia but I rather catch the native black bass species. These Alabama spotted bass where brought into Georgia by fishermen and this has caused problems for the other bass species. Alabama bass hybridize with several black bass species and people are catching these hybrids in places where there used to be only pure strain varieties of black bass.

I think we still have mostly the native spots that they call “Kentuckies” with the exception of a few places like nickajack and chickamauga which are very close to Georgia and Alabama. I think fontana lake in NC also has them, which also makes sense because I think they are in several NC lakes. Having fished for Alabama spots in their home waters many times, i wouldn’t be surprised if they took over the world and started eating humans. They are bad to the bone 

[soflabasser]

1 minute ago, TnRiver46 said:

I think we still have mostly the native spots that they call “Kentuckies” with the exception of a few places like nickajack and chickamauga which are very close to Georgia and Alabama. I think fontana lake in NC also has them, which also makes sense because I think they are in several NC lakes. Having fished for Alabama spots in their home waters many times, i wouldn’t be surprised if they took over the world and started eating humans. They are bad to the bone 

I have caught both Kentucky spotted bass and Alabama spotted bass, they are fun but I rather catch 100% pure black bass than catch the hybrids. These hybrids are spreading all across the southern states and threatening the existence of many native black bass. They are especially harmful to the native redeye bass which I prefer to catch over a spotted bass. If my only goal is to catch big bass I will fish for the big largemouth bass where I live since they are very plentiful here.

[WRB]

This thread started 10 years ago! 

California has since broken the world record for Spotted Bass 4 times at Bullards Bar currently 11.26 lbs. A few video's documenting 3 of those catches.

Tom

[TnRiver46]

3 hours ago, WRB said:

This thread started 10 years ago! 

California has since broken the world record for Spotted Bass 4 times at Bullards Bar currently 11.26 lbs. A few video's documenting 3 of those catches.

Tom

I want in on that action!!! Maybe one day