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Angler reels in the third
largest
largemouth bass in the state
Feb. 20, 2003 - One
more meal, perhaps a shad or a few crayfish, and the smile on
Dave Masters, face would be even brighter. Not that Masters was
hungry, but if the huge, 14-pound, 8.5-ounce largemouth bass
he caught recently was just three ounces heavier, it would have
broken the state record.
Masters, who lives in Bixby, caught the
lunker on a jig on an undisclosed
lake in northeast Oklahoma. His nine-year old son helped him
bring the
impressive fish into the boat, just as the sun was going down
Wednesday,
February 12. The largemouth is the third largest bass ever recorded
in
Oklahoma. The big bass was weighed on certified scales at Greenwood
Convenience and Outdoor Center in Skiatook.
"This is certainly the time of year
to go fishing for the really big
bass, said Bill Wentroth, northwest region fisheries biologist
for the
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. "If you look
at the top 20
largemouth bass caught in Oklahoma, you can see that most were
caught in early spring.
The current record is held by William Cross
for a 14-pound, 11-ounce
largemouth bass he caught in Broken Bow Lake in March of 1999.
For a complete list of record fish and
the procedures regarding state
record fish consult the "2003 Oklahoma Fishing Guide. If
you think you
may have hooked a record fish it is important that you weigh
the fish on
certified scales and that the weight is witnessed by a Wildlife
Department
employee.
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