A prominent Southern California bass angler established a new record at San Diego's Lake Poway recently with the catch of a 14.8-pound largemouth bass.
Jed Dickerson explained to Western Outdoor News that he had been playing poker in a casino when he quit before sunup to check out the dawn bite.
“I told the players that I was taking off because I was going fishing,” Dickerson recalled. “They just laughed, probably thinking ‘What a sicko.’ Anyway, I went home, changed and headed to Lake Poway.”
Largemouth bass are in their spawning phase, with pregnant females guarding nests while at times visible to sight-casting anglers.
The previous record at Lake Poway, 14.1 pounds, was established in late March 2024. (Any bass topping 10 pounds is considered a trophy-size fish.)
Dickerson recalled the moments before his record catch to Western Outdoor News: “When I first saw her, the belly was massive but I couldn’t tell how big she was. She was real cautious and spooky, so I circled the boat around and from deep water I could see she was back on the nest, and I knew it was probably the lake record.”
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