How big is this Hawg!?

[Morelures]

Anyone know how much this one weighed?

[fourbizz]

welcome to earth

[Morelures]

This is "Dottie", she weighed a little over 25 pounds and would have been the new world record but she was hooked on the outside of the mouth. She was released and found dead some time later. Largest bass ever caught.

Just found my own answer...

I knew I had sene this Bass before.

[Chaz Hickcox]

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/254508

25lbs 1oz, foul hooked, no record, very old news.

[OHIO]

welcome to earth

;D ;D ;D I laughed pretty hard at that one.

[Morelures]

"Welcome to Earth"

I even had to laugh at that one, I knew I had sene this hawg before but I couldnt put my finger on it, and it was driving me nuts. Time for bed!

[BassShephard]

I've seen it before, there was once a 8 or 4 million bounty for catching a record breaking bass, in which case they retracted that bounty after Dottie was caught..  I wonder how they found out it was foul hooked, I have to be honest that I prob wouldn't had mentioned it  :-/   Over the record or not, its not an attractive fish, wonder what it ate and how, that thing doesn't look like it could swim to fast.

[Bluebasser86]

When the guys caught it they admitted it was foul hooked and I believe there was people on the bank watching them also so there wouldn't have been much of a chance to fib about where it was hooked. Lake Dixon is stocked with trout regularly they say and I'm sure Dottie ate more than her fair share of them. She was also reported to be busting at the seams with eggs when she was caught.

[senile1]

Over the record or not, its not an attractive fish, wonder what it ate and how, that thing doesn't look like it could swim to fast.

Any bass that big is a nice looking fish.   

[Grey Wolf]

I've seen it before, there was once a 8 or 4 million bounty for catching a record breaking bass, in which case they retracted that bounty after Dottie was caught.. I wonder how they found out it was foul hooked, I have to be honest that I prob wouldn't had mentioned it :-/ Over the record or not, its not an attractive fish, wonder what it ate and how, that thing doesn't look like it could swim to fast.

OK let me get this straight , you would cheat and don't like fat things , right ?

[Lucky Craft Man]

I've seen it before, there was once a 8 or 4 million bounty for catching a record breaking bass, in which case they retracted that bounty after Dottie was caught.. I wonder how they found out it was foul hooked, I have to be honest that I prob wouldn't had mentioned it :-/ Over the record or not, its not an attractive fish, wonder what it ate and how, that thing doesn't look like it could swim to fast.

I actually wish they didn't either.  It would have been great to have that as the record and CA is the only state I know of that has that "hooked inside the mouth" law.

[Bobby Uhrig]

2 1/2 to 3 lbs

[InLikeFinz]

2 1/2 to 3 lbs

.....hey that was my guess. 

[jamarkwe]

I've seen it before, there was once a 8 or 4 million bounty for catching a record breaking bass, in which case they retracted that bounty after Dottie was caught.. I wonder how they found out it was foul hooked, I have to be honest that I prob wouldn't had mentioned it :-/ Over the record or not, its not an attractive fish, wonder what it ate and how, that thing doesn't look like it could swim to fast.

I actually wish they didn't either. It would have been great to have that as the record and CA is the only state I know of that has that "hooked inside the mouth" law.

Michigan has the same law.

[Lucky Craft Man]

I've seen it before, there was once a 8 or 4 million bounty for catching a record breaking bass, in which case they retracted that bounty after Dottie was caught.. I wonder how they found out it was foul hooked, I have to be honest that I prob wouldn't had mentioned it :-/ Over the record or not, its not an attractive fish, wonder what it ate and how, that thing doesn't look like it could swim to fast.

I actually wish they didn't either. It would have been great to have that as the record and CA is the only state I know of that has that "hooked inside the mouth" law.

Michigan has the same law.

Well, now I know of 2 states that have this law.

[bassfisherjk]

LOL Come on Spring

[CAdeltaLipRipper]

25.1 ounces.She had been caught 2 times before that time in the picture

[Big Bait Fishing]

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/254508

25lbs 1oz, foul hooked, no record, very old news.

hate to rehash old news but that fish was UN-INTENTIONALLY foul hooked , if Jed would of kept it , it would of been the world record , IGFA would have allowed a fish caught that way , but as it went down in history , he let it go 

BTW , i just wanted to post this so people don't get the wrong idea that this fish was hooked and caught in a non sporting way . i'm pretty sure that we all have at sometime or another swung on a jig fish and un-intentionally hooked outside of the mouth , am i right ??? 

[JamesH]

I am blown away by the number of people that seem to still not know about the Dottie story. It was the first BIG news in like 20 years in a sport that doesn't get that much BIG news. At the time I was just a guy fished once a month maybe and I read the whole story and watched all the videos.

[Pa Angler]

God Bless Dottie may she rest in peace.

Tight Lines

Pa Angler

[J Francho]

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/254508

25lbs 1oz, foul hooked, no record, very old news.

hate to rehash old news but that fish was UN-INTENTIONALLY foul hooked , if Jed would of kept it , it would of been the world record , IGFA would have allowed a fish caught that way , but as it went down in history , he let it go

BTW , i just wanted to post this so people don't get the wrong idea that this fish was hooked and caught in a non sporting way . i'm pretty sure that we all have at sometime or another swung on a jig fish and un-intentionally hooked outside of the mouth , am i right ???

No, it would not have been legal.  Foul hooked fish in CA must be immediately released, and do not count.  IGFA defers to local governing bodies.

[senile1]

I am blown away by the number of people that seem to still not know about the Dottie story. It was the first BIG news in like 20 years in a sport that doesn't get that much BIG news. At the time I was just a guy fished once a month maybe and I read the whole story and watched all the videos.

Out of everyone who has posted in this thread only the OP appears to have not known about Dottie unless I missed someone.

[YeahSure]

I've seen it before, there was once a 8 or 4 million bounty for catching a record breaking bass, in which case they retracted that bounty after Dottie was caught.. I wonder how they found out it was foul hooked, I have to be honest that I prob wouldn't had mentioned it :-/ Over the record or not, its not an attractive fish, wonder what it ate and how, that thing doesn't look like it could swim to fast.

I actually wish they didn't either. It would have been great to have that as the record and CA is the only state I know of that has that "hooked inside the mouth" law.

I'm pretty sure ALL states have that rule when you are sight fishing for bass, if not add VA to the list

[hike4steel]

May her DNA live on!

[J Francho]

I've seen it before, there was once a 8 or 4 million bounty for catching a record breaking bass, in which case they retracted that bounty after Dottie was caught.. I wonder how they found out it was foul hooked, I have to be honest that I prob wouldn't had mentioned it :-/ Over the record or not, its not an attractive fish, wonder what it ate and how, that thing doesn't look like it could swim to fast.

I actually wish they didn't either. It would have been great to have that as the record and CA is the only state I know of that has that "hooked inside the mouth" law.

I'm pretty sure ALL states have that rule when you are sight fishing for bass, if not add VA to the list

NY does not. Only intentionally foul hooked fish are to be released. Trout and salmon are another story, they have to be hooked in the mouth.