Georgia man ties state record with 2-foot bass catch

WARWICK, Ga. — A Georgia man has tied the state record for the larges shoal bass caught in Georgia waters.

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The Georgia Department of Natural Resources said Clark Wheeler, of Arabi, will share the record for the fish he caught on April 16 on the Flint River near Warwick.

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The bass weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces and measured 24 1/2 inches.

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Shoal bass are native to the Chattahoochee and Flint River basins. The average adult is between 12 and 24 inches. They are usually found breaks in the currents near flowing water.

“This can be in the middle of a big shoal, in a deep-water bend of the river with large boulders, or on the bank behind a tree in the water,” the DNR said.

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