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But that’s exactly what happened for Rhodes, Mich., resident Greg Gasicel on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015, when his green-colored twister-tail grub came to an abrupt halt under the surface of Alcona County’s 8,850-acre Hubbard Lake during a local “Bass Anglers of the Sunrise Side” derby.
After a long, drawn-out battle, Gasicel ended up landing a 9-pound 5-ounce smallie that beat the 109-year-old record as the largest smallmouth bass ever landed in Michigan. The mammoth smallie measured 24.5 inches long. |
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It all started out three weeks prior, when the regular tournament partner of Gasicel’s life-long friend, Scott Somerfield, had to cancel out on fishing that day’s tournament. Knowing the weather could be anything but pleasant, Gasicel still agreed to head out onto Hubbard with his bud.
“Scott and I used to fish some tournaments together,” Gasicel said. “We thought we knew how to fish. Come to find out, we didn’t. We got our butts kicked those first few years.
“But then he started fishing more and more, and got better and better. This fish is a testimonial of how far Scott has come in competitive bass fishing.”
What stood out most about this behemoth smallmouth for Gasicel? The strike and battle. |
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