Hey Deep,

The 11-3/4 lb. largemouth I caught last fall would have been a new WDFW state record but I decided to release the fish, rather than harvest it for record consideration. It is illegal to transport live gamefish in the state of Washington and there was no certified scale at the lake. Unfortunatley, harvesting a fish is the only way to get an official record in Washington. That wasn't an option for me.

Both digital scales I used to weigh the fish (X-Tools and Berkley) weighed the fish at 11-1/2 pounds (11 lbs. 8 oz. and 11.5 pounds). The IGFA tested both digital scales and determined they were both weighing over a 1/4 pound light (5 oz. and .3 lb.) in that weight range.

You can check out the largemouth pic in the gallery. Did you used to fish Black and Washington?

Hook 'em hard,

Tag