Inscription
Approximately two miles from this spot, on June 2, 1932, George W. Perry, a 19-year old farm boy, caught what was to become America`s most famous fish. The twenty-two pound four ounce largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoldes) exceeded the existing record by more than two pounds has has retained the world record for more than fifty years. Perry and his friend, J.E. Page, were fishing in Montgomery Lake, a slough off the Ocmulgee River, not for trophies but to bring food to the table during those days of the great depression. The fish was caught on a Creek Chub Perch Scale Wigglefish, Perry's only lure, and was 32 1/2 inches in length and 28 1/2 inches in girth. The weight and measurements were taken, recorded and notarized in Helena, Georgia and Perry`s only reward was seventy-five dollars in merchandise as first prize in Field and Stream Magazine's fishing contest. The longstanding record is one of the reasons that the largemouth bass was made Georgia's Official State Fish. Montgomery Lake is today part of the Department of natural Resources' Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area.
Details
| HM Number | HM2604 |
|---|---|
| Series | This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series |
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 20th Century |
| Historical Place | Other |
| Marker Type | Other |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Interpretative Marker / Sign |
| Marker Number | 134-4 |
| Year Placed | 2007 |
| Placed By | Georgia Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, March 13th, 2018 at 7:43pm PDT -07:00 |
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Photo Credits: [1] GEORGIAINFO [2] WIKIPEDIA COMMONS
Locationbig map
| Directions Information | |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17R E 319249 N 3522428 |
| Decimal Degrees | 31.82320800, -82.90979400 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 31° 49.3925', W 82° 54.5876' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 31° 49' 23.5488" N, 82° 54' 35.2584" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 229 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | Yes |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near Co Rd 237, Jacksonville GA 31544, US |
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