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Follies, frauds and hoaxes

By Ken Duke
Senior Editor, BASS Publications

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

In the second half of "Follies, Frauds and Hoaxes" we're going to cover four more notable runs at the largemouth bass world record. In the 77 years since George Perry set the bar at 22 pounds, 4 ounces, dozens of anglers have laid claim to a fish that weighed more. None have been able to substantiate their claims; some haven't even tried. Here are a few more of the most notable. April Fools! Here at BASS we take pride in staying on the leading edge of all things bass fishing, but it was Sporti ...

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