05/11/2026
BIG FISH.
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency confirms that a new state record for a Largemouth Bass has been established.
Wow.
Homding that record in a fishing crazy state like Tennessee is a big deal.
Darren Nunley caught the record fish in Nickajack Reservoir on Feb. 28 that weighed 15 pounds, 7 1/2 ounces, and was 27 7/8 inches in length.
The new mark surpasses the previous record of Gabe Keen, who caught a largemouth weighing 15 pounds, 3 ounces on Friday the 13th in February 2015, which at the time had broken a record which stood for more than 60 years.
A resident of Whitwell, Nunley made his record haul at 8 a.m. on a jackhammer chatterbait lure.
He was using a 17-pound fluorocarbon test line and a Shimano reel.
The fish was weighed on a certified scale at a grocery store in Whitwell.
TWRA sent a fin clip for genetic testing, with official results finalized on May 9.
CONGRATS ON A HECK OF A CATCH.
