OT - Year 1906 Michigan Record Broken

Submitted by BornInAA on

Michigan angler breaks 109-year-old record for smallmouth bass

http://www.grindtv.com/fishing/michigan-angler-breaks-109-year-old-reco…

Greg Gasiciel of Rhodes, Michigan, was bait-casting a green grub at Hubbard Lake in Alcona County when he hooked and landed a 9.33-pound smallmouth bass on Sunday

Michigan beat Ohio State 6-0, Oct 20, 1906 - a sign!

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IncrediblySTIFF

October 21st, 2015 at 8:09 PM ^

monster! 'climate change' causes warmer lakes in the north, which allows for fish to eat longer during the year. records in Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin are rapidly falling

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mGrowOld

October 21st, 2015 at 9:28 PM ^

But I will be deer hunting (not fishing) November 15th - 20th at the hunting lodge my late father was a member of from 1948 until he passed away in 2008.

The interesting part of the story (to me anyways) is that the current lodge has about 3,000 acres under fence and 28 active members.  But back in the 1920's the lodge had over 35,000 acres and the property extend to.......you guessed it.....Hubbard Lake!  But they lost most of it in the depression and only a much smaller parcel survived.

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Quail2theVict0r

October 21st, 2015 at 8:18 PM ^

That's a monster. Hope they threw it back. I always get a little mad/sad when people take these record fish out. You want those fish to reproduce as long as possible and pass those genes on.

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switch26

October 21st, 2015 at 8:40 PM ^

Agree about throwing it back as a lot of state record fish have been caught over the years, but they were never counted because the anglers released the fish..

 

There are different types of records, like catch and release and a true state record i believe has to be weighed on a certified scale.

 

Not sure if he kept it in the livewell the whole time or not when waiting for a certified scale.  Most tackle shops have them and can verify.

 

Also a fish that large, is probably a fairly old fish and a lot of older fish may spawn, but they arent fertile 

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Quail2theVict0r

October 22nd, 2015 at 8:06 AM ^

Of all the odd things I've googled, "Smallmouth bass fertility" has to be one of them....

With that said, I couldn't find anything that suggests they lose fertility as they get older. That would seem odd for an animal that lives less than 20 years. Most animals don't lose fertility in old age. All I've read suggests that they reach reproductive maturity around age 3 and nothing I read suggests they lose it. 

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True Blue Grit

October 21st, 2015 at 9:17 PM ^

it's very interesting, because apparently there have been divers doing maintenance work in Lake Michigan who have seen 10+ lb. smallmouths there.   As a result, according to a couple fishermen-type commenters, the record probably won't last long.   Apparently some DNR person said the Great Lakes smallmouths have been feeding on the invasive non-native goby and getting fat.  

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