Today’s column is about monster-bass fisherman Chris Jenkins (above), who I went fishing with this past Saturday. This guy knows more about big largemouth bass and how to catch them than anyone I’ve ever talked to. He’s spent the past few years trying to haul in the Virginia state record.

Click here for an interesting article I found online about going after the biggest bass in Virginia.

As I mentioned in today’s column, Jenkins recommended a book called Sowbelly: The Obsessive Quest for the World-Record Largemouth Bass to me during our trip. I’m just a few chapters into it, but I already know I’ll be passing it on to friends. There are some great characters profiled. A few are like Jenkins in some ways, only they live in California, where it seems inevitable the world record will be broken. Virginia produces some big largemouth, but none have approached the 20-pound mark.

Posted by Andy Thompson in • Outdoors • Fishing
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