IGFA creates separate divisions in world record bass categories, TPWD not yet sold on change
Kyle Hall’s 15.82 pounder caught at Lake O.H. Ivie in March was recently approved as the first ever Florida bass all-tackle world record by the International Game Fish Association. Interestingly, Hall’s bass ranks No. 37 among Texas’ Top 50 biggest bass of all-time. (Toyota Share-Lunker Photo)
The IGFA says Manabu Kurita’s 22-pound, 4.97-ounce bass caught in 2009 from Lake Biwa in Japan, and George Perry’s 22-pound, 4-ounce fish caught in 1932 from Montgomery Lake in Georgia, remain tied for the All-Tackle world record northern largemouth bass title. Both fish likely carried some Florida DNA, but the IGFA says it will not change its records without definitive proof. (IGFA Photo)
Robert Bandy’s 16 pound pure Florida bass caught in 2022 from Eagle Mountain Lake is among five Texas-caught bass that could unseat Kyle Hall as the IGFA Florida bass world record holder. Bandy would need to submit an application to the IGFA along with the proper documentation to do it. (Toyota ShareLunker Photo)
Outdoors Writer
Arule change recently implemented by the Florida-based International Game Fish Association regarding how the organization will now interpret and classify world record largemouth bass is getting the attention of anglers around the globe, especially those intrigued by the big ones.
The change has also got plenty of anglers scratching their heads in confusion. Leaders with the Texas Par…
