Though the man in the photo is not Perry (is it Jack Page?) Remembering George W. Perry , by local author and retired Augusta Chronicle
His mother fried one side of the fish for dinner to feed the family of six. That's when Perry received little notoriety for his catch. "My feeling is, when Ray Scott got B.A.S.S.
The It wasn't until 2005 that a photograph of a man and a little boy holding an extremely large bass surfaced in the effects of a woman whose family was close to Perry's. The record still stands today, … and tupelo trees that dotted the dark, tannin-stained water. The fish weighed 22 pounds, 4 ounces and is the most sought after sportfishing record in history.
book -- which has more than 50 photos -- comes at a time when the Perry bass is
In 1984, this historical marker was erected on a lonely stretch of Georgia
was No. This was in the depths of the Great Depression and fishing was more than recreation.
Page has completely disappeared.It's also true that there's only been one other certified bass weighing better than 18 pounds ever taken from Georgia waters. The fish weighed 22 pounds, 4 ounces and is the most sought after sportfishing record in history.In 1932, George Washington Perry was a 20-year-old farmer living in rural Georgia.
homemade boat Perry and his companion, Jack Page, paddled among the cypress
The world's most famous fish has a new biography about the man
difference here in the United States.
in 1932 that was certified as the world record for a species that spawned a
"Perry, who was just 20 when he caught the fish, was little more than a name
few minor things," he said. 1. Part of the problem was the lack of photographic evidence. National Fishing Lure Magazine, 2006)
"Early on, not that many people really cared about bass," Baab
They kept a small homemade boat there and carried a single rod, reel and lure. It is the first time the story of George Perry and his world’s champion bass has been told since 1932 when the 22 pound 4 ounce lunker was lifted out of Lake Montgomery.
pictures. "The lucky angler, Manabu Kurita, should be proud of his accomplishment, said
Management Area that surrounds the blackwater slough. Did the two men have a falling out over the prize materials or the fish — neither of which Perry shared? Because International Game Fish Association rules require a record catch of less than 25 pounds to be surpassed by at least two ounces, Kurita's catch is considered to be tied with Perry's.Bassmaster LIVE is back!
In fact, there really weren't any records in those days. He gave it a twitch and the plug disappeared in a froth of water.
The other side was dinner the next night.It would be two years before the catch would be recognized as a world record.
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Both men started yelling in astonishment as George leaned over the side and hauled the fish into the boat.
The mammoth bass must have been quite a sight as it sloshed toward the
very little attention at first, with even less emphasis on the man who caught
"Perry died in a plane crash in Alabama in 1974, but his record lives on
out West.
it.
likely the fish will soon be certified as a tie with the Perry bass. Baab, who covers the new development in his book.
(published in
Perry, a poor farmer, was just 20 years old at the time and went fishing
a place in history.
A look at almost any other state's records shows that mere ounces separate the top catches.Could the bass have been something else?
The fish Kurita tied is known simply as George Perry’s miracle bass. that day only because the fields were too wet to plow.
who caught it here in Georgia 77 years ago. record bass for three decades, decided to bring the story of the man and his
and neither he nor the boy have been positively identified, the background appears to be the area just outside the Helena post office. It was a way to get food.Spring was wet that year, and on June 2 the fields were too soggy to work. Each would take a turn casting while the other sculled the boat.At some point, Perry noticed a disturbance near a shallow stump and made a cast to it.Years later, Perry told the tale to Vic Dunaway for a 1969 The lure was the only one they had, a Creek Chub Fintail Shiner, and their day would be over without it.Fortunately for Perry, the lure wasn't hung up at all, and in a moment the fish moved.
himself.
global, multibillion recreation industry. The battle was brief and soon he was lifting the bass into the boat with both hands.Neither Perry nor Page had any idea that the bass might be a record of any kind.
The record
A customer mentioned a Field & Stream magazine bass contest, and
The good authors were writing about trout streams in New England or
"But I don't think it will make that much
the story of George Perry's World record bass: IN THE newspaper business, this might be called a scoop—in fact a scooper-dooper.
as much in the news as it ever has been.As of this writing, the International Game Fish Association is in the process
Although All Perry and Page knew was that the bass was bigger than any they had ever seen.
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