Just so excited I wanted to share my new personal record largemouth bass. 7 pounds 12 ounces!! Might not seem like much to some people, but this is the biggest fish(bass) I have ever seen in RI! I am so glad I am the one who caught it. Just dragging a red powerworm over a stump on Tiogue lake at 11:30am Tuesday morning. I was using a 6'9" all star platinum tops and tails rod, Revo STX, and 10lb P-line CX premium and a tru tungsten 5/16 worm weight and true turn blue bass 2/0 hook. Of course I released this bad boy and am open to suggestions where I can get a good replica mount. Thanks, Shawn

Contrats Shawn,

That's one fine lookin' fish. 7-12 is a good fish anywhere. I'd be excited too.

I thought I heard something Tuesday just before lunch.. 8-)

Nice Fish Shawn!Beauty!

Congratulations Shawn, that is one fine fish with a world-class pot belly!!! May I ask what your previous PB was?

Thanks for the nice comments guys. My first pb was only 6lb 3oz and hit that mark twice! But I suspect this wretched has a bunch of my worms in his belly already from snapping me off. in the past! ;D Not really, but you never know! Over the past few years I have snapped off on BIG bass alot here. Tough wresling them out of the stumps with 8 or 10 pound line.

wow nice fish!  congrats!

Awesome catch man, and even a better man for releasing that big boy.  You are truly blessed,  hope you break your own record.

Godspeed

OUTSTANDING RI HAWG!

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Wow congrats on the new PB. She's a beauty.

Thanks fo all the advise everyone, but I think I have found the best here...http://www.blackwaterfishreplicas.com/  cost is 1095 and turnaround is 11 months, but worth a little extra for hand crafted cedar. Most glass ones were around 500 anyway for quality work. So I think this lifetime purchase will be worth it.

Very nice RI Bass Shawn, well done

awesome fish

that is a pretty fish. congrads.

Beautiful Fish Shawn and Congratulations  

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Nice fish. Congrat's.

thats is a nice fish. way to go and congrats.

Nice fatty!  Congrats.

Very nice!!  How big was the body of water??

Congrats.What a pretty fish.Gotta loves those Power Worms.

Does anyone know why this was moved from "bass fishing in the northeast"? I caught it in RI and I was hoping it would be easy for my fellow RIers to see it :-/

Haha! I have caught some nice ones off those stumps. By seeing the Center of New England signs in the background I can guess which one it was. ;D

Nice fish. Definatley the biggest fish I have ever seen out of there.

nice fish man!!!

whatta fattie.....

congrats.

Nice fish. A 7-12 is a great fish anywhere, reguardless what some might think or say.

Nice fish. A 7-12 is a great fish anywhere, reguardless what some might think or say.

Absolutely X2

Congratulations on your new PB!