All the paper work, photos and documentation that I have had to go through multiple panels and I believe internationally.” “I had to go online, fill out a whole bunch of paper work and then I actually had to mail in a line sample of the line that was used to catch the fish. “The process was fairly intensive,” Powell told KETK. Powell’s previous best was a 7½-pounder.Īlso on FTW Outdoors: Angler didn’t know he hooked a fish turns out to be rare catch, record The weight of the previous record was unclear. It should be noted, though, that the IGFA doesn’t have a 10-pound line class.

But she said, “The way that line actually tests, it actually tests up to 12 pounds.” Powell caught the bass on 10-pound Seaguar Red Label Line. I’ve been very anxious you know, I wanted it. “I had been driving them insane by calling. “I submitted everything in March and it was official on June 23rd,” Powell told KETK. 28, and she confirmed to KETK on Tuesday that the International Game Fish Association verified it as a 12-pound line-class world record in the women’s category. While fishing with a friend who is a fishing guide, Powell caught a 12-pound largemouth bass out of O.H.

Four months after catching the largemouth bass of a lifetime, Lea Anne Powell can now officially say she is a world-record holder.

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