State Record Bass is Now Official!

[rsimms]

While he was in Chattanooga at a meeting of the TN Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, TWRA Chief of Fisheries stopped by the Tennessee Aquarium to officially sign-off on the new state record largemouth. If you have been living in a cave and haven't heard, Gabe Keen caught the 15.2 lb. bass on Friday the 13th.

Go here to read what Wilson had to say about the new record, and what he says about odds of Keen's record being broken: http://bit.ly/1vPeT5Y

You can also go here to watch Wilson's entire interview, with video of Keen's catch: http://youtu.be/m1BJeExCSRA

 

[Muskrat]

Thanks for posting.

 

[jighead]

Does the fish have to be confirmed by the I.G.F.A ?

 

[rsimms]

jighead - 2/26/2015 3:18 PM

Does the fish have to be confirmed by the I.G.F.A ?

No, not for a state record.

 

[REELWORLD42]

Has anyone heard anything on the DNA report and how old the fish was?

 

[SlabDog]

Yep. You can tell the word is out. It's getting hard to find a place to launch a boat sometimes. I wonder if things will ever die down?

 

[bricknbass]

Mid summer maybe