Read Next: A Guide to Largemouth Bass vs Smallmouth Bass Hayes’ world record hasn’t been without controversy, and the entry was briefly rescinded by the IGFA during the 1990s after someone claimed ...

The largemouth bass is one of America's favorite ... holds the top spot in the International Gamefish Association's world record books, where it's tied with another 22-pound, 4-ounce fish caught ...

but it is now a destructive invasive species in many parts of the world. The largemouth bass is the biggest of all the black bass species. Its eponymous large mouth is the fish’s most ...

According to the International Game Fish Association, Lea Anne Powell became a world record holder after reeling in a huge largemouth bass out of O.H. Ivie Lake in Texas. The association verified ...

8-ounce largemouth," Powell told KETK. "And I was like, cool, if I get an 8 pounder I'm happy." However, the duo didn't know they were about to land a new world record fish. "Once I set the hook ...

The fish she caught was 12 pounds, 3 ounces and the official record is the biggest largemouth bass ever caught ... that tradition by diving into that world herself. Powell said that her friend ...

According to the International Game Fish Association, Lea Anne Powell became a world record holder after reeling in a huge largemouth bass out of O.H. Ivie Lake in Texas. The association verified ...