Check out the Santa Margarita Monster!

[sker13]

New lake record caught today by Joe Alanis of Clovis, CA. 14.33 lbs. of Monster Bass goodness. He used skill beyond my understanding to land this fish on 6lb. test.

[ASD]

NICE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Gary Dobyns]

AWESOME!! What a pretty colored fish too! Congrats!!

[Rob Dickson]

Nice,that is a healthy looking fish.

[TEAMDEADMONEY]

That is a MONSTER BASS to be sure...but whats even more impressive and unusual is all that green stuff on the ground and those weird looking green things growing up from the ground... We dont have that stuff here at DVL and Perris....Im jealous!! That place is BEAUTIFUL!!!


Pete

[rangerz20]

Man I need to plan a trip up there what a beautiful fish and lake.

[Guy Williams]

Nice!! Great lake and the wildlife isn't bad either!!!!!
Guy Williams

[bassindon69]

Very nice! She even has tail Fat
Good for you.

[mark poulson]

Congratulations!!!!
And his smile is almost as big as the fish! Can't blame him. I'd still be smiling.

[dannywood]

Joes one heck of a fisherman,what a fish

[scottsweet]

All,

Our club went there last spring for the first time and MAN oh MAN what a beautiful place. The fishing was good, the surroundings is simply amazing. We had our campsite right on the water...you could literally beach your boat and walk to the site. Sunset was something to see..

If you haven't been, I would definitely check it out.

Oh, as for that beautiful bass, she is a beauty...there are lots of big ones up there hiding in the bushes and trees.

That is a MONSTER BASS to be sure...but whats even more impressive and unusual is all that green stuff on the ground and those weird looking green things growing up from the ground... We dont have that stuff here at DVL and Perris....Im jealous!! That place is BEAUTIFUL!!!


Pete

[GITBIT]

Holy cow Joe!!!! That is an awsome fish. Congrats.

Mike

[Chris N]

Epic! Are they still pure northerns in Margarita?

[basslayer]

thats a monster!!!!!!!

[sker13]

Epic! Are they still pure northerns in Margarita?

That fish is a Florida according to the Ranger who counted the lateral spots or something.

[drew]

The scales along the lateral line can be counted to roughly determine if it has some FL strain in its genetic makeup. All fish except those that live naturally south of Lake Okeechobee are intergrades or northerns.

Micropterus salmoides floridanus has 69 to 73 scales along the lateral line, compared to 59 to 65 on the northern largemouth

Epic! Are they still pure northerns in Margarita?

That fish is a Florida according to the Ranger who counted the lateral spots or something.

[texas john]

BEAUTY JOE!!!

Hardcore For Sure!!!!

[bassaddicted]

She looks in the second picture.