Capt. G / Pacific Rim Specialist
Lake Biwa shocks the bass world
Jul. 2 2009, 5:16 PM
Jul. 2 2009, 5:16 PM
Certified weight: 10.12 kg. = 22 lb. 5 oz
Length: 29.4 inches
Location caught: Lake Biwa, Japan
This was just on the TV news about an hour ago, so this is all the info I have. Mr. Okamura, the president of Deps Tackle Co., helped with the interview; I did not catch the anglers name.
We are well past the spawning season when most of the giants are caught at Lake Biwa; most of the fish now are quiet slender (after spawn condition). Not this one!
Congrats to the angler on a fine catch.
Lake Biwa shocked the bass world a couple years ago by producing a bass that was well over 18 pounds (The Japan record was caught at Lake Ikehara, and weighted over 19 pounds.).
A 25 lb. bass was caught as by catch in a fisherman's net earlier this year, so many thought it would be just a matter of time before a record size fish was taken from Japan's largest (over 70 miles long) natural lake.
Capt. G
July 30, 2009, 8:53 am
Thank you, Testu. Mr. Kurita is from Aichi Prefecture, Japan, where I had a tackle store for ten years. I met him several times, and he is a very serious trophy hunter, putting in many days on the water, even in the winter.
The fish is currently in deep freezer, and all the proper documents have been submitted to the IGFA. There has been one major development since I first posted this blog. The scale has been re-checked at the Kyoto Department of Weights and Measures, and was found to "weigh light" (ie. the fish could actually weigh more). Time will tell, but this new development could mean that we may have a new record, not just a tie.
July 30, 2009, 8:53 am
Thank you, Testu. Mr. Kurita is from Aichi Prefecture, Japan, where I had a tackle store for ten years. I met him several times, and he is a very serious trophy hunter, putting in many days on the water, even in the winter.
The fish is currently in deep freezer, and all the proper documents have been submitted to the IGFA. There has been one major development since I first posted this blog. The scale has been re-checked at the Kyoto Department of Weights and Measures, and was found to "weigh light" (ie. the fish could actually weigh more). Time will tell, but this new development could mean that we may have a new record, not just a tie.
Tetsu
July 27, 2009, 4:37 am
Hi, anglers name is Manabu Kurita.
July 27, 2009, 4:37 am
Hi, anglers name is Manabu Kurita.
Bradley doke
July 18, 2009, 4:40 pm
Wow that is gigantic that makes the bass in the ocean look like babies
July 18, 2009, 4:40 pm
Wow that is gigantic that makes the bass in the ocean look like babies
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December 6, 2009, 8:52 am
Thanks.
It's Manabu's blog.
http://worldrecord-giantbass.blogspot.com/