Feb 28, 2017 · The men continued on with the pursuit of big bass for years – never able to satisfy their desire for catching the largest bass in the world. Then, on March 19, 2006, when the 3 friends were out on the lake fishing the men spotted “ Dottie ” – a 25 lb female largemouth stuffed full of rainbow trout and distinguished by a black dot on her ...

Feb 19, 2021 · Largemouth bass are the most sought-after and recognizable game fish on the planet. With every cast, anglers wish they'd feel a strike from a big bass that could break George Perry's record from 1932 of 22 pounds, 4 ounces.

Jun 3, 2021 · Check out this Largemouth Bass Length To Weight Conversion Chart, a simple and accurate explanation from the In-Fisherman biologists. Powered by Strike King and Lew’s. Several methods are available to estimate the weight …

May 12, 2008 · The legendary Dixon Lake bass, the most famous gilled inhabitant of the Escondido, Calif. municipal impoundment, was found dead Friday. An angler discovered the fish–which apparently died after spawning–floating in the weeds.

Jul 15, 2008 · Fished for by thousands of anglers, the monster largemouth bass that could have broken the 22-pound 4-ounce world record, was found floating on the surface of Lake Dixon last May.

Feb 16, 2024 · On March 19, 2006, the three friends spotted a 25 lb female largemouth bass, known as Dottie, in Dixon Lake in California. The lake was about to close, so the trio rented a campsite to pursue Dottie first thing in the morning. The three men were able to locate the giant fish the next morning and took turns casting for her.

Dickerson picked up the 19-pound dead bass and looked for the spot on her gills that had famously earned her the nickname "Dottie." "Yup, that's her," Dickerson said. "It's over."

Mar 20, 2006 · That was the story at the home of Mac Weakley, who early this morning caught a mammoth largemouth on tiny Dixon Lake in southern California that he and his longtime fishing partners Mike Winn and...

In the early hours of that day, he hooked and landed what was potentially a new world-record largemouth bass. That record has stood for more than 70 years. The bass weighed 25-01 on a handheld scale – with evidence captured on video.

Feb 3, 2009 · I just watched 'Hooked on Bass' on the National Geographic Channel, which features Jed Dickerson and his two compadres. National Geographic highlighted a section about the famed 25lber, and how jed had been relentlessly persuing the world record.