On a cold day in February 1990 — Feb. 25 to be exact — fishing guide and lure manufacturer Jerry Basgal reeled in a 17.52-pound largemouth bass. It set a Clear Lake record that has never been close to being topped. Basgal, who died in October of 2012, was an experienced fishermen. On that fateful […]
With spring approaching and the bass tournaments starting up in full swing, a number of people are wondering if the current Clear Lake record of 17.52 pounds for a largemouth bass will be broken. The record of 17.52 pounds has stood unchallenged since 1990 and no one has even come close to breaking it. However, just about everyone agrees that there are at least several bass swimming in the lake that that will weigh in the 18-pound-plus class. In fact, a number of fishermen believe that Clear Lake has the potential to produce a world record bass. The lake record bas was caught near the Clear Lake State Park by the late Jerry Basgal, a lure manufacturer from Clearlake Oaks.. It was weighed on certified scales at the Ferndale Resort in Soda Bay.
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