Angling is frequently thought of as a lone pastime; the solitary angling extremist departing from his house at some unholy hour on a freezing winter day in order to find some isolated location by a canal, with a flaskful of hot drink to keep him from numbing his hands. While this particular cliché is well drawn for a well known group of angling diehards, it’s at the same time an extremely false picture of many other fishing hobbyists, as they see fishing as a social hobby, making new friendships, while also a fantastic reason to travel the UK and worldwide by getting involved in fishing holidays.

In addition to that, angling competitions are numerous - and they’re a good way for people to get together and learn the latest angling tricks, while having a fantastic justification to take a mini holiday. In point Of fact, some individuals say that fishing is merely a reason to meet people and travel! That being said, fishing is all the same considered a serious sport by a lot of its hobbyists and they’re prompted by the social aspect primarily to discover more regarding angling through swapping advice and tips with other individuals.

In the last 10 years or so, the web has really assisted in the growth of the angling communities - via forums, blogs, Twitter etc, it’s now effortless to organize or simply attend a fishing competition or informal meet-up, while swapping tips and advice on forums and blogs.

When it comes to fishing equipment, the internet has certainly aided people in locating the most suitable tackle, rod, reel, fishing baits etc due to the fact that these days they can compare with numerous online sellers instead of only being limited to their local fishing shop.

A New World Record Bass

Many people go to Florida to fish for that trophy bass but did you know that 4 other states have a bigger state record than Florida? Not only that but one of the states is said to have produced a new world record.

Florida’s record bass is 17.27 pounds, but others often cite an uncertified fish of 20.125 pounds (a fisheries biologist did not physically see the fish to certify it). Leaha Trew supposely caught a new world record largemouth in California. It weighed 22 pounds, 8 ounces, beating George Perry’s 1932 record catch by 4 ounces. The problem is there was only one picture taken of it and it wasn’t certified by a biologist or an California state fish and game official.

Where is the next world record coming from? Florida, Georgia, Mississippi or Texas? More than likely it will be from California. Gregg Silks has already caught 2 bass over twenty pounds and says he has lost a world record fish of 24 pounds. Who is to argue with him since he knows what 20 pound plus bass look like? 22 of 25 of the largest bass ever recorded has come from California. The next world record bass in my opinion, is going to be from the lakes of San Diego water system.

Just look at the stats:
Dixon: 21 pounds 11 ounce bass
Jennings: 18 pounds plus
Murray: 18 pounds plus
Poway: 18 pound 2 ounce

These are just a few of the lakes, all the lakes holds monster bass. Not only that, there are big bass all over California, Leaha Trew caught her bass in Sonoma County. While I am not taking anything away from Florida, as I have lived there and seen many 10 pound plus bass taken from there, California is growing bigger bass and people are catching them.

Just check with the water district before you plan a trip as some have restrictions and are closed at certain times.

For more information about the San Diego Lakes, log on to:

www.sdfish.com

Charles E. White has fished for bass for almost 50 years. He has fished from
Florida to California and has caught more than 6,000 bass in his lifetime. His
biggest bass is 12 pounds 14 ounces.

Charles has owned two tackle stores in his lifetime and taught dozens of people to fish for bass.

He now resides in Ohio.
Charles is webmaster for: www.bassfishingweekly.com