On bass lakes, turning a rite of spring into race for a record 
By Patrik Jonsson CA Source: csmonitor 4/20/2004

When George Perry yanked back on his cane rod in 1932, he pulled up the largest bass ever caught: 22 pounds, 4 ounces, one that would loom as large as myth to millions of fishermen. To break the record would be like Mark McGwire besting Roger Maris's season homerun record.
 

Indeed, while weights have gone up thanks to stocking and breeding, the "big hawg" remains elusive in the white-lie world of fishermen. Still, the race to break the longest-held record in sports is getting heady as America's 28 million freshwater fishermen edge closer to the "million-dollar fish." Some states are spending huge sums on genetics and habitat management. Fishermen camp out at California boat ramps, where one woman caught an unofficial 22-1/2-pounder last summer. This year, Texas has logged 13 bass over 13 pounds - a size class just below the 20-pound and above.

 
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