Re: [APD] Re: Orchids and armadillos - bass

[Rex Grigg <rex at dsl-only_net>]

World record Smallmouth 11 lbs 15 oz, world record Largemouth 222 lbs 4 oz.

At 12:44 6/27/2004, you wrote:
> It sounds like it was a nice trip!
>
> A minor correction:  Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieui) are not found in
> Florida, one of three states in which they do not reside.  There are five
> native basses in Florida, the most significant one of which there is the
> largemouth, M. salmoides.  Of course, somebody might have illegally 
> introduced some
> smallmouths recently.
>
> Years ago the accepted world record size for smallmouth bass was about 18
> pounds.  It was eventually thrown out, because the fish was caught in 
> Florida and
> "smallmouths just don't live there."  The current world record is about 12
> pounds.
>
> The world record for largemouth bass is about 22 pounds, set in 1932 in
> Georgia.
>
> Bill
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