For most of us, the chances of catching the world record bass are far more remote than a shot at winning $100 million in the Powerball drawing. But each season Mike Long's chances of topping the world record are probably closer to the odds on winning a TV at your kid's fundraising raffle, and perhaps better than that.
Lest you think this an exaggeration, consider the facts.
Long lives in the San Diego lakes area, regarded as the mecca of monster bass. The unique combination of transplanted Florida bass, a year-round growing season, and a forage base that includes stocked rain- bow trout enables these small, heavily pressured waters to produce supersize bass. More documented catches of bass heavier than 16 pounds have come from this area than from all the rest of the world's waters combined.
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