By KDWP Reports The Capital-Journal Published Sunday, June 08, 2008 PRATT — Tyson Hallam's Kansas state record largemouth bass, caught in a private strip pit in Cherokee County on May 3, has been certified by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP). Fourteen-year-old Hallam, of Scammon, took the trophy fish during the West Mineral Eagles fishing tournament using a jig and pig. The monster largemouth weighed 11 pounds, 12.8 ounces, edging the 31-year-old state record of 11 pounds, 12 ounces caught in 1977 by Kenneth Bingham, of Topeka. The fish was weighed on a certified scale and witnessed by Mined Land Wildlife Area manager David Jenkins, along with KDWP fisheries biologist Rob Friggeri, who confirmed the species and measured the fish at 28 inches long and 19 1/8 inches in girth. A potential state record fish must remain intact until officially certified as a state record. Anyone who believes they have caught a state record fish must bring the fish to a grocery store or other business with certified scales as soon as possible. The weighing must be witnessed. A color photograph of the fish must accompany the application. All applications for state records require a 30-day waiting period before certification. ================================================ Fishing reduces stress and gives you a break from our modern world where everything is going a million miles per hour 73 Check & Clear 6 LOC: 38-54-14.60N / 097-14-09.07W |
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