Wesley Strader catchs Potential New State record Spot

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Wesley Strader has caught the potential new state record Spotted bass from the Ocoee River on July 30 . The bass weighed in at 6.43 lbs . I heard about this Friday but didn't know who it was that caught it . There is a article about it at the FLW web site .

 

[Bfish]

Good luck to him. The other recent large catches from that area have not passed the genetic test for state record certification.

 

[SpurHunter]

Ahh....I think there WAS a new spotted bass form about a year ago that was certified out of Parskville Lake.

 

[SpurHunter]

Yup, I founfd this on the TWRA website.

Spotted 5 lbs. 14 oz. Parksville Reservoir Jack Paul Watson December 31,
2008

 

[craazyboutbass]

Ok I cant help but wonder if the 6.43lb Spot was the same fish Heath J caught a while back http://www.chattanoogafishingforum.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=39653&posts=2 ... but then again, not sure if Wes and Brad were fishing below the dam or somewhere else on the river. I need to get me a new set of scales LOL Colbys 5-9lb spot looks bigger than the 6.43, but theres not really a good close up pic on that fish that I've seen yet.

 

[fishinvol]

Yea but colby weighs like a hundred lbs soaking wet. He makes fish look like whales.

 

[craazyboutbass]

fishinvol - 8/3/2010 11:58 AM Yea but colby weighs like a hundred lbs soaking wet. He makes fish look like whales.

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emoUpsmile THat is true, somewhat! LOL When he gets a picture with a fish, it does justice.... when I hold a 4lber it looks like a 3lber. When he holds a 4lber it looks like a 4lber, but doesnt make it look bigger in my opinion. Anyone know how long the 6.43 was? All I know is that its fat.</p>

 

[Carl Guffey]

<font face="georgia,palatino"><font size="2">It will be interesting to see how all of this evolves.Since the original record was predicated on Micropterus Punctulatus<font color="#0645ad"> </font>- Northern Spotted Bass. The Southern spotted bass, <font face="georgia,palatino">Micropterus Henshalii which has just been declared a seperate species and not a sub-species is probably what the Strator fish is. It was proven by DNA that was the case with the last record from Parksville. This was a nice fish, I just hope that it is not a hybrid.</font></font></font>

 

[SpurHunter]

Stop throwing them back in the lake Kevin! HAHA
Cant certify a fish that is still swimming bubba...

 

[JDK]

i wanna see a picture.. nothing like a big spot! The two almost 5lbs i caught this winter were probably my favorite catches of all time

 

[craazyboutbass]

Here's a pic... sure is a hawg!</p>

 

[SpurHunter]

Wish we had a hi-res pic of it. I resized the best I could. </p>

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[dnc 796]

wow what a pig

 

[fishinvol]

That's a Coosa. Kentucky's seem to be a lighter green. Coosa's get really dark colored on their back. Beautiful spot !!

 

[fishinvol]

You can see what I mean here. A pair of Coosa spots from Carters.

http://chattanoogafishingforum.com/...ghlight=carters&highlightmode=1&action=search

 

[SpurHunter]

Chris how did you do the other night down there?

 

[craazyboutbass]

Yep those coosa's sure are pretty fish... not sure wether it is because they are that breed of spots or if its just that they are mostly in clearer water... I know they get really pale like a kentucky you would see out on the Tennessee when the water gets muddy or murky.

Anyone know how long this fish is?

 

[fishinvol]

SpurHunter - 8/3/2010 3:47 PM Chris how did you do the other night down there?

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Ssssslllllloooowww. LB and I caught about 7. Biggest was 2.75. If my boat gets fixed, I'm going for revenge this weekend. </p>

 

[tnsojaman]

Wow!!! Great Spot!!! I hope all the DNA testing comes back good for the guy that caught it!!

 

[Hiwassee Angler]

I tell you what guys! I got wesleys number.. I'll call him and get the details? After the big tournament of course.