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Holiest of Holies

By Ken Duke
Senior Editor, BASS Publications

Friday, August 14, 2009

In the world of bass fishing, there's no bigger tournament than the Bassmaster Classic, no more important species than the largemouth and no greater catch than the all-tackle world record. Yes, the line class records are cute, and the anglers who hold those spots in the books should be proud of their accomplishments, but the world sighs a collective ho-hum until you start talking about the real record, the all-tackle record. It's really the only one that matters. So when Manabu Kurita steps in ...

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