Last year, Cabela’s started their “Wanna Go Fishing for Millions” campaign, and this year, they hoping it gets more people on the water, and more people to download their Recon Fish app, as anglers look for the fish that will win them $2 million. Anglers were able to hit the waters in 19 states (Arizona, Colorado, [...]
Spotted Bass Fishing
Cabela’s Unveils Locations of Wanna Go Fishing for Millions Fish
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Official: N.C. Spotted Bass, Not a State Record
Results from genetic testing conducted on Trivette’s catch came back last Friday and determined that the fish he caught from Lake Norman on Feb. 11 was not a pure spotted bass but rather a hybrid from a largemouth bass female and spotted bass male. Because the fish, which currently swims in Bass Pro Shops’ 23,000-gallon [...]
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N.C. Spotted Bass Record is No Good?
Less than a month ago, Paul Crowder went from Arkansas hero to charged criminal overnight, after it was discovered that he caught his 16-pound, 5-ounce state record largemouth bass without having a valid fishing license. Now, in North Carolina, Terry Trivette may also lose his potential record, but it is not for anything the angler did wrong. [...]
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State Record Bass on the A-rig!
Richmond, VA – The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) State Record Fish Committee has certified a new state record, a spotted bass weighing in at 4 pounds, 7 ounces and measuring 20 inches long. The new record was caught Saturday, March 10, 2012, on Claytor Lake by Rod Kegley of Dublin, Virginia. [...]
Largemouth Bass Record Falls at Lake Texoma, Texas
Texas takes its bass seriously, and lake records are no joke in the Lone Star State.And the Lake Texoma record has fallen. Royce Harlan was fishing in the JC bass tournament when he landed a 12-pound, 6-ounce largemouth that will set the Lake Texoma record. Harlan and his fishing partner, Gary Bolser, won the tournament with [...]
Man Battles Killer Whale Fishing in New Zealand Marlin and Tuna Tournament
Robbie Lewis is no stranger to big fish, catching a record southern bluefin tuna, but battling a big sea mammal was definitely not in his plans at the Gisborne Tatapouri Sports Fishing Club’s Eastland Port Marlin and Tuna Hunt.Lewis and his crew aboard C Crazy 2 were searching for some big-eye Tuna on day three of [...]
Percy Priest 2/17/12
Friday Feb 17 Today I had a trip with Russ Morris, his son Russell and his friend Turner. We had a high pressure system come in with a bluebird sky and no wind and pretty warm temps. Water temp was 47 down around Elm Hill and were 55 in Spring Creek area. We had a [...]
New Zealander Wrestles Shark With His Bare Hands
New Zealander Kelly Sale wrestled a 6-plus-foot long shark to shore with his bare hands. The Otaki Beach native, set out his fishing nets 437-plus yards off of the shore, but he had no idea that as he dragged the net in he would catch a big bronze whaler. Sale struggled to bring in [...]
Yellow Perch Caught in Idaho Ties the Record
It's been a tough year for ice anglers, but Bob Shindelar used some thick ice on Lake Cascade to land a massive yellow perch that ties the Idaho state record.According to The Spokesman-Review, Shindelar landed his 16-inch, 2.6-pound perch on February 11. According to the original report from the Idaho Statesman, the Idaho Fish and [...]
Biggest Walleye Ever Caught from the Ice?
I don't know much about this fish, and there is definitely some good camera/fish-push work going on here, but this is still a monster walleye.This photo of Scott Dingwall was posted by fishing pro Bryan Gustafson on Facebook. Thankfully, GoFISHn members Brian and Heather Brosdahl liked the photo, which popped it onto my feed as [...]
