8.74lb Lake Hopatcong Largemouth Bass...

Congratulations on the catch of a lifetime and great job on the release. That is one healthy looking fish to boot! Good to see a fish of that size with the limited growing seasons we have up north caught. Especially so when you consider the amount of angling pressure Lake Hopatcong gets, very impressive catch and glad she's still swimming around.

[Chrisper4694]

three 8.5lbs+ largemouth have been caught from hopatcong over the past 2 years. I saw one with my own eyes, this one in the picture that many confirm, and a 3rd one that was apparently 8lbs12oz (reported at the KDC meeting, but as far as i know not documented at all)