New Maryland Record Bass

https://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/bassmaster/news/story?page=b_bigbass_maryland_record&campaign=rss&source=BASSMASTERHeadlines

Awesome fish! Always good to hear records being broken.

the guy gave the fish to bps for the display tank that will be cool seeing a record fish

redbug said:

the guy gave the fish to bps for the display tank that will be cool seeing a record fish

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I wonder if they gave him anything else? I would of thrown him a few hundred bucks in Certs.

Here is the quick facts:

Angler: Justin Riley, Woodbine, Md.

Date: Jan. 26, 2008

Species: Largemouth Bass

Weight: 11.18 pounds

Location: Potomac River, Md. ("The Spoils")

Bait: Bass Pro Shops XPS Lazer Blade (chartreuse and lime)

Rod/Reel: Shimano Curado and medium-heavy Shimano casting rod

Line: 12-pound-test Berkley Big Game

Details: The bass hit at about 16 feet deep on a drop that fell from 11 to 19 feet

Status: Maryland state record for tidal waters




Really cool that this was not caught with any super expensive tackle or lure - same stuff most of us use day in and day out.

I think I read somewhere that if BPS accepts a fish from their tank they give the angler a free replica mount. However, I may have just dreamed that up. :lol: Anyway that is an awesome fish!

SWEET hes catching fish when most of us wouldnt even think of being out there, gotta give him credit for that and the fact that he broke the ice with his boat(twice), he gets an atta-boy =D>

alumacraftjoe said:

I think I read somewhere that if BPS accepts a fish from their tank they give the angler a free replica mount. However, I may have just dreamed that up. :lol: Anyway that is an awesome fish!

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Thats what it says in the catalog.
this fish was caught at/near blue plains from what i hear, which is a warm water discharge, with a deep hole, that is almost always clear as can be, lots of mosters lurking in that area. caught in anglers choice tourny too.

sweet i am pretty sure they have the record channel cat ( i think its a channel)in the tank as well.

alumacraftjoe said:

I think I read somewhere that if BPS accepts a fish from their tank they give the angler a free replica mount. However, I may have just dreamed that up. :lol: Anyway that is an awesome fish!

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I believe I read that in one of their catalogs before.

:shock: Nice! I don't remember catching largemouth close to that as a kid in Maryland! :lol:

I'll be BPS hooked him up, and I'll bet they start moving those blade baits!

Nice catch!

I'm wondering if that's his Skeeter behind him in the pic? With the Bassmaster Classic going to Skeeter for their sponsor, do you think they (Bassmaster & Skeeter) will try to get some mileage out of his catch fishing from said brand?

Waterwings said:

Nice catch!

I'm wondering if that's his Skeeter behind him in the pic? With the Bassmaster Classic going to Skeeter for their sponsor, do you think they (Bassmaster & Skeeter) will try to get some mileage out of his catch fishing from said brand?

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I'm sure you will see him and that fish somewhere in the near future in one of their ads.

ACarbone624 said:

Waterwings said:

Nice catch!

I'm wondering if that's his Skeeter behind him in the pic? With the Bassmaster Classic going to Skeeter for their sponsor, do you think they (Bassmaster & Skeeter) will try to get some mileage out of his catch fishing from said brand?

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I'm sure you will see him and that fish somewhere in the near future in one of their ads.

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We can probably count on that happening for certain