Man ties record for biggest largemouth bass

Dania Beach: A man was being credited with tying the 77-year-old world record for catching the biggest largemouth bass. The International Game Fish Association announced Friday that it had confirmed the 22-pound, 4-ounce fish caught by Manabu Kurita. The Florida-based group said Kurita caught the fish July 2 on Lake Biwa, Japan`s largest lake.Kurita`s fish tied the record of George Perry, who caught his bass on Georgia`s Montgomery Lake on June 2, 1932.

Kurita used 25-pound test line and a live blue gill as bait. Bureau Report