The world-record largemouth bass was caught in Georgia. That fact alone should tell you something about bass fishing here. Even with the huge increase in numbers of bass fishermen, transplanting of bass to new areas and lunker bass development programs, that record for the biggest largemouth ever landed has held up for over 70 years.
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<!--begin paragraph-->Georgia is blessed with well over 100 lakes, rivers and ponds providing major public access. All of these waters offer the chance to catch a lunker bass. On our 21 major reservoirs, the record largemouths range from a small 7-pound, 8.5-ounce bass on North Georgia's infertile Blue Ridge Lake to the huge 17-pound, 9-ounce largemouth taken at Lake Lanier. In fact, 19 lakes have produced record fish weighing over 12 pounds and four have yielded bass weighing over 16 pounds.
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<!--begin paragraph-->Georgia has a 10-bass-per-day creel limit statewide. There is a reason the creel limit is so high. Peach State waters produce large numbers of bass. With a 12-inch minimum size on most waters, there are many places to easily catch a limit of keeper bass in a day. On good days, especially in the spring, it is not hard to catch dozens of keeper bass, with some quality fish as well.
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<!--begin paragraph-->Georgia is blessed with well over 100 lakes, rivers and ponds providing major public access. All of these waters offer the chance to catch a lunker bass. On our 21 major reservoirs, the record largemouths range from a small 7-pound, 8.5-ounce bass on North Georgia's infertile Blue Ridge Lake to the huge 17-pound, 9-ounce largemouth taken at Lake Lanier. In fact, 19 lakes have produced record fish weighing over 12 pounds and four have yielded bass weighing over 16 pounds.
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<!--begin paragraph-->Georgia has a 10-bass-per-day creel limit statewide. There is a reason the creel limit is so high. Peach State waters produce large numbers of bass. With a 12-inch minimum size on most waters, there are many places to easily catch a limit of keeper bass in a day. On good days, especially in the spring, it is not hard to catch dozens of keeper bass, with some quality fish as well.
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