It includes some jargon, but you’ll get the idea. In this Let’s Talk Fishing podcast, she describes the entire experience in detail, including her battle with the fish. MORE: Blood-sucking sea lampreys on the rise in the Great Lakes again “Anytime I would get her close to the boat, she would start taking off and kept nosing down so I was having to adjust the drag when she would take off running.” “If anybody knows fishing at all, that’s a very hectic situation,” Powell told KETK. The big bass was hooked 45 feet from the boat and 15 feet down. On their second day out, she was trying to use an underwater sonogram tool called LiveScope. On the first day of their fishing trip, she caught a fish that was more than 10 pounds.

Powell was accompanied by her friend, professional fishing guide Dalton Smith, when she caught the bass. Basically, the line weight determines the size of the fish that can be caught.

Powell told local news station KETK that she was using a 10-pound Seaguar Red Label line, which actually tests up to 12 pounds - as proven by her accomplishment. The IGFA offers various line classes, including 4 pounds, 8 pounds, 12 pounds and 16 pounds. The previous fish caught in this category was almost 3 pounds lighter. The International Game Fish Association just confirmed her catch, saying Powell has earned herself a world record for catching the biggest largemouth bass in the women’s 12-pound line class. Ivie Lake in February when she caught a huge largemouth bass.

Angler Lea Anne Powell caught the fish of a lifetime.

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