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Big bass

If Andrew Oestringer had brought his bass to a certified scale before filleting the fish, he would probably hold a new state record. Vermont Fish & Wildlife can’t accept the weight from a non-certified scale for its official record books. The nearly 2-foot smallmouth bass from Lower Symes Pond tipped Oestringer’s personal fishing scale at 7 lbs. and 6 oz. That makes it 10 oz. heavier than the current state record smallmouth.

Earlier this month, Fair Haven Middle & High School student James Lenox landed and harvested a 7-pound largemouth bass from Lake Bomoseen. Lenox’s youth entry to the Master Angler Program is bigger than all but two bass caught by adult anglers this year: a 7 lbs. 13 oz. largemouth from Neal Pond caught by Joshua Curtis, and a 7-pound, 8 ounce, largemo

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