Unrestricted State Record Yellow Bass

One of the points of my book, "The Art of Fishing for Records" is that not every fishing record has to be a big fish. This unrestricted yellow bass state record is a good example. After catching hundreds of yellow bass Plnor (Pole and Line No Reel) fishing, I finally landed a fish big enough to turn in as a record. Yellow Bass hybridize easily and to confirm that the fish was a pure yellow bass I took the fish to a TPWD inland fish hatchery for confirmation. Fortunately, it turned out to be a yellow bass and not a hybrid. Another species checked off my list.

Nice fish and nicely done. Congratulations Barry on yet another State Record!

Congrats Barry

Unless the picture is changing the way the fish looks, I would have thought that was a white bass and tossed it back. That might be why I don't have any records!

Congrats on the catch and the new record.

Nice one! Congrats on yet another record!

WTG Obornfishing and congratulations!

The fish was a nice yellow color when I brought it in, but I hooked it in the gills and it died quickly on a hot day. By the time I got the weight, length, and picture the fish lost all of its color and looked like it had been dead for hours.

Thanks everybody. It is nice to have support from such great anglers.

Nice fish

Congrats