http://www.flwoutdoors.com/fishing-articles/industry-news/156270/bryans-spotted-bass-a-new-world-record/#.U71eBShcPcO

 

10.48 lbs and now declared by the IGFA. What a BEAST.

What a GIANT. Too bad we dont have spots up here in Canada.

I bet it was an awesome fight on spinning gear, nice fish!!!!

What a crappy picture. They spent the time to photoshop it, but couldn't give us a better angle of the fish.

 

Anyways, nice fish!

Wow!...ive caught spots up to three lbs and they are vicious little muthas!

I was kinda surprized it came out of New Melones. My guess would have been Bullards or Collins lakes. Nice spot thou. We've caught them to 9 lbs. on Bullards and the general store on Collins has 3 or 4 on the wall in the 9+ range. California is lousy with spots, they planted just about all the res. with them along with either cokes, rainbows, silvers, or kings in the 6" to 8" size range. Perfect food for big bass.

I wish they would give more detail on what gear he used lol

I was kinda surprized it came out of New Melones. My guess would have been Bullards or Collins lakes. Nice spot thou. We've caught them to 9 lbs. on Bullards and the general store on Collins has 3 or 4 on the wall in the 9+ range. California is lousy with spots, they planted just about all the res. with them along with either cokes, rainbows, silvers, or kings in the 6" to 8" size range. Perfect food for big bass.

 

 

I am not that surprised. New Melones has been kicking out big spots for a few years now. There are several other lakes that are capable of breaking the record. Like Shasta and Berryessa. Berryessa is the home lake for the club that I am affiliated with. We do projects with the BOR and fish and game. I know they have shocked the world record several times.  

I read about this previously.  It's kind of cool that it happened to Keith Bryan, president of Powell rods. 

 

If you want to see a sow belly of a California spotted bass, look up "Fish Chris" in the members section and look at his avatar.  I think he has caught a few spots over 8 lbs, and maybe more. 

Thats like 40 minutes from my house... I'd rather fish the delta tho.

I wish they would give more detail on what gear he used lol

 

 

Me too.  I am DYING to know when he shaved last and what he was listening to on the radio while he caught it haha

https://twitter.com/PowellRods

 

 

Keith put up a few more pictures on their twitter account.

That is a MONSTER of a spot! My 5lber fought like Mike Tyson, so I can only imagine what that fighting that one was like.