BASS JOURNALISMING: DOTTIE

[@rylandreichert2992]

Imagine if you were on a light weight setup and instead of getting a blue gill Dottie grabbed it 💀

[@Fergalicious321]

Bye bye rod 💀

[@rylandreichert2992]

Bye bye face💀

[@ecmsuperjack3571]

Bye bye drag and line😂

[@jetttaylor42069]

Imagine getting a good size bluegill and then Dottie grabs it💀

[@English_MoFo]

Bye bye my life if I hook that fish and it gets away

[@d-fens5866]

Honestly what a good sportsman. Went out to catch her, did it, but just didn’t think the way he managed was fair. The fact he never submitted it after accidentally foul hooking is kinda the coolest part of the story to me.

[@partyguysteveandrogue8398]

It wouldn’t have counted anyways… it was foul hooked… in the state of California the hook has to be inside the mouth

[@nickchames5749]

@@partyguysteveandrogue8398that’s fine but this wasn’t to get a California record recognition it was to get a world record cert

[@Tbowie13]

I don't know man, you know how many fish I catch that are hooked just outside the mouth. Certainly the fish was eating the bait and when they swipe at it they get hooked just under the mouth or the side of the mouth. It happens all the time with a jerkbait or crank.

[@partyguysteveandrogue8398]

@@nickchames5749 still have to go by the state rules anyways

[@partyguysteveandrogue8398]

@@Tbowie13 I get that man but it’s the state rules apply .. even if they are fishing in bass masters event same rules apply

[@h2oburke]

Dottie’s DNA is still swimming in that lake.

[@StephenFowler-l7x]

That’s a good point !

[@xu2wk8uj9p]

So is mine. 😊

[@jcarry5214]

@@xu2wk8uj9p I love you man. Perfect way to end my night.

[@ForgivenSheep3]

@@xu2wk8uj9psir, this is a wendys

[@stewybagodonuts817]

💯

[@FishingWithYakPak]

“Mike long probably snagged” 😩😩😩😩😂😂😂😂

[@LoganHamby]

probably so yak

[@spearfisherman308]

He did

[@LoganHamby]

@@spearfisherman308 how u know mane

[@spearfisherman308]

@@LoganHamby there is footage of him snagging bass and he would not take a lie detector test for his records

[@LoganHamby]

@@spearfisherman308 oh damn do u live in bama by chance

[@chrismartinez5163]

Mike Long ABSOLUTELY snagged Dottie 😂

[@Philkoehler4]

Both times they snagged her under her mouth...i bet she went to move there bait away from her bed, they were sight fishing her...they see her get over there bait and he prolly set the hook b4 she tried moving it

[@anti-herofishing]

Mike long! For ever a cheater

[@justsomeguy1230]

She was snagged on the back in 06.

[@StutteRx]

​@@anti-herofishingproof?

[@anti-herofishing]

@@StutteRx there’s plenty of video of that snag cheater

[@grizzly424]

R.I.P to the world record bass. If i were to catch that beast ive would of called the game warden in an instant to get an official weight on that bad boy. And possibly put it in the books of records.

[@Jwelds22]

Same thing would probably happen to you. Game warden would take three hours and the fish would lose weight

[@Will.2fine]

*girl

[@shawnmartinisko725]

You guys are funny no warden needed for a IGFA record

[@Jwelds22]

@@shawnmartinisko725 IGFA and state to state regulations are different. But weighing the fish on solid ground and documenting everything properly with a scale that’s been approved in the last year and you should be good

[@ls3vstheworld223]

Man if I catch that beast . She going into my pond & ima keep her well fed forever

[@forwardmovement9031]

Imagine catching something like that and not having you fishing license so you’re scared to even call the game warden

[@aliensphyncter9528]

I cought a giant large mouth it could have been the state record in NY it wasnt bass season an only had one photo sombody took an they dont have it any more, also caught probably a state record sun fish that was the same size as a 12in frying pan

[@andrewboyce7268]

​@@aliensphyncter9528 I call 🧢

[@JonBecker81]

@@aliensphyncter9528 doesn’t that mean you just have to release them if you catch one? Doesn’t mean you can’t fish for them.

[@JonBecker81]

So you pay a small fine. NBD.

[@tysonholt]

There is a lake about 35 miles from me here in Arkansas called Lake Dunn, a guy actually caught the new state record bass for Arkansas but didn’t have a fishing license. There is several different articles about it, pretty crazy.

[@DavidBeaver-r9m]

Epic journey Mac and his bros had with Dottie

[@johnnydogg746]

Dotty left years of DNA......❤

[@andrewboyce7268]

Her genes lived on in that lake, she at least spawned 10x in that little lake.

[@robertwhite3752]

The Game Warden who answered the phone that day held the current world record. That’s what took him 3 hours to respond!🤣

[@eddiecahall3824]

Dottie was a legend! Nice awesome fish! Was. RIP Dottie😞🥱🥱🥱

[@Concreteer]

The Lizzo of the bass world

[@Warden033]

Here I am thinking this was a documentary about your mother.

[@Concreteer]

@@Warden033 awe how cute, you must be 730lbs too, y’all stick together?

[@badmoonrising209]

Bwahahaha hella dumb but I like it

[@Range-X]

You could make a movie about this

[@christianyorke1929]

^^

[@lwood3161]

There's a documentary out there about Dottie.

[@willgreene7271]

They already did. Its called Big Fish lol

[@joejowers5375]

I couldn't imagine catching one of those , but two in a row ....WOW!!!Congratulations

[@jmvfishing]

Great video!!! Keep up the good content!

[@Ashleyswanson45]

My first big bass came from most likely the spawn of Dottie in that same lake. It was a beautiful 9lb female on a bed with a male that was about 4lbs. I’ll never forget that bass it was my first giant.

[@Ihtiandr13]

How i met your mother 🐟😅

[@PanzerAce760]

Lake Dixon. I drive pass that lake all the time. My dad use to take me fishing there when i was a little boy.

[@shaundiltz5821]

Fun fact. Mike Long has never caught a fish in the mouth.

[@kontrolgeek3378]

There’s weights in them fish

[@jasonice1584]

Truth

[@jorgeposadas1192]

Daaaamn!!! Dotting was f$%ken huge the first time.

[@stewybagodonuts817]

Over 20 but was 25 in 08

[@Tennessee_Plumbing]

i fish every couple weeks throughout spring and summer.. and i didnt hear about "dottie" until 3 days ago.. and ive never lived under a rock.

[@kennytaylor4487]

I grew up 5 minutes from the lake dottie was caught at I have walked up on some massive bass at lake dixon when I was in high-school that would freeze you in your tracks trying not to be seen super tough lake though outside of bed fishing in the spring being the water is crystal clear

[@vspec17]

We will always love Dottie. R.I.P. Dottie. BassWar. Bass fever. Rock steady Gents.

[@bobbyhempel1513]

From my understanding the game warden never actually even showed up and igfa declined the evidentiary photographs of three different scales weighing the fish showing the same weight.

[@beezynichols795]

fucking dottie man....... DAMN. what a fish. absolutely beautiful

[@connor_12345]

Dottie will forever be the biggest largemouth bass known to man and I am one of the people that knew the full story before this

[@redsballer1904]

I was told of a bass that Paul Bailey and another guide had video of on clear lake that they estimated to be over 25lbs too. California is a place for giants that’s for sure

[@Allyourbase1990]

Looks like Dottie lived a pretty good life . She’s a monster

[@Fl-Pride]

That’s crazy! I grew up going to that lake. And I had no idea. Those suckers lived in there when I was a kid.

[@joel1964.]

I totally get the obsession with catching the big bass😊

[@M.D.G.Outdoors]

Nice

[@Rainersherwood]

No i don’t live under a rock I just live near saltwater 😂😂😂

[@drunkfisherman2136]

AMEN BROTHER

[@themomofmemes467]

So do I. You just don't fish

[@davidhodges449]

I live in the same state where the ww bass comes from. That fish is probably 15 or 16 lb. Don't believe everything you hear or see on a phone

[@Rainersherwood]

@@themomofmemes467 What fish have you caught recently? I’m over ten species for this week. Snook, redfish, mangrove and mutton snapper, king and Spanish mackerel, porgy, margate, red grouper, 3 species of shark and gulf whiting. I’m suspecting that’s a hard “get wrecked”.

[@tallcip65]

@@davidhodges449Dottie was a legit 24-25lbs. This isn’t some kind of conspiracy. To be a world record lots of standards have to be met. Standards that the old world record did not and would not have met. Dottie reigns supreme as the biggest bass ever caught.

[@tvm2209]

Lmao catching Dottie is like the freshwater equivalent of catching a Goliath Grouper fish 😅

[@Lil_T420]

No catching them big ass river monster catfish is

[@Arkansudz]

California fishing laws require a fish to be hooked inside of the mouth or it has to be released immediately. When the Bassmaster Elite Series went to Clear Lake in the early 2000s, Steve Kennedy had to release multiple giant bass because they were hooked outside of the mouth

[@bradleydennis1263]

"I've used bait bigger than Dottie" -Every Saltwater fisherman

[@745ishank]

''dotty is the record bass and weighs allot for a bas'' my spirit animal

[@geoffsaunderson5766]

Amazed it lived that long, swinging a heavy fish like that around by its jaw

[@elliottlopez6430]

Imagine your trolling through the water and see a 20lb bass floating dead💀💀😭

[@NotQuiteEpic]

*In the arrrrrms of the angel...*

[@erikhoryza9068]

By that logic, if I lived under a rock, I'd know Dottie.

[@ericmorse2251]

Those offspring should be put in the great lakes 👍👍

[@alexlo246]

Only once the other time she kept swimming off the bed so they had to snag it before the lake closed. Reminds me of a certain individual who got caught for snagging bass, the funny thing is you don’t hear about the guys who caught the Dottie fish anymore either. Any guesses why?

[@danielkinn782]

Because it was almost 20 years ago. They weren't tournament guys. They were big fish hunters. Most of those kind of guys fly under the radar

[@andrewboyce7268]

They made a good documentary/mini movie on YT. They were just normal dudes.

[@kc72186]

They are in a bowling league now 😮

[@MadMax11483]

In 2001 on my birthday Dottie was first caught

[@FishinShorts]

Subscribed and I guess I live under a rock

[@carsonyan5664]

Rip dottie I thought this would never happen 🐠🐠💔💔

[@BlakeValentine-d1d]

I live near this lake and there are still huge fish in the glare water. There’s still hope for Dixon lake

[@stewybagodonuts817]

Glare water? And i dont see why not. More monsters

[@williamtennill6744]

Great story and correct u live under rock if you’re not a big time bass guy and don’t know this story..I love the passion they had for catching and preserving her..also she was insanely big ..Japan has it now and will re break in next two years

[@Joshuafishing123]

May dottie rest in peace

[@miahmooooo]

I guess I live under a freaking rock 😂

[@anthonywinebarger1529]

Workin'Man World Record Large Mouth Bass Dottie

[@Backlashmaster13]

Rip Dottie you will be missed

[@wadebass5600]

I wonder if Dottie would have lived longer if she would have been handled properly when caught

[@guppy719]

I mean how long do you expect a bass to live once its world record size.

[@wadebass5600]

@guppy719 I don't expect it to live forever. It was a legit question not a complaint. I have read many articles that holding large fish improperly out of the water does them harm.

[@localshowershitter1264]

@@wadebass5600holding any fish any way out of water does them harm.

[@Louisiana_Outdoors]

I’d say Dottie was fine if she died 2 years after last being caught. I may have heard it wrong though

[@calebz1448]

​@@wadebass5600you have heard regurgitated nonsense. The study that I read was very biased with little to no control group so as far as science is concerned fish don't have any problems from the way they are held other than being out of water in warm temperatures

[@coreyhallman3134]

25lbs that fish was probably over 15 years old crazy

[@JMag1]

Almost all the world record bass ever caugh are from California. Dottie was caught in a lake in the San Diego area.

[@randaltotten9358]

Honest fishermen are real fisherman

[@theflowershop4814]

My Mom dated One of the his buddies that was there the day he caught it. They used to go sneak into lakes in so cal and fish in high school. I fish Dixon lake where it was caught and have seen some toads up close and personal but no where near her caliber

[@GarthKlaus]

I've never heard of Dottie.

[@jasonw2696]

RIP dottie 😢.

[@Philkoehler4]

A guy from japan caught a largemouth that breaks the world record in length..he caught it japan as well but world records go off weight not by length

[@chriscarroll3635]

It's actually tied for the world record. To be the world record alone a fish has to weigh more than two ounces of the current world record. The bass in Japan was 22 pounds 5 ounces and the world record bass was 22 pounds 4 ounces.

[@Philkoehler4]

@@chriscarroll3635 i thought they stopped doing that..i guess it is a good thing to have

[@dank-mcpuffins1267]

I used to fish this lake all the time, lake dixon.

[@chandler6443]

Fish: exists Humans: I'm about to end this man's whole career

[@neilbonefishing]

I wonder if Dottie would have lived longer if she wasn't so hunted for

[@danielm5908]

@neilbonefishing maybe… most morbidly obese things don’t live that long…

[@thickerconstrictor9037]

Me just living here under my rock.

[@jeremylesso857]

How did the fish loose weight in 3 hours and what difference does it make if it's foul hooked? I'm stumped

[@Weeklong_Seagull]

In oskoda there's an almost world record garr I almost hooked once. It broke my line at the surface apparently it's almost 58 in. It might still be there

[@dross10001]

"Mike Long probably snagged it"😂😂😂 More than likely.

[@CSwivel]

The documentary was awesome but I can’t seam to find the whole thing online anymore

[@Raiders1234]

A fish doesn't lose wait in a live well. They lose about a pound an hour for three hours after they die, but not when they are being kept alive.

[@grottideandru5819]

They should’ve told the warden someone was fishing without a license instead

[@Rickydaguy]

Rip Dottie u will be misted in the fishing world

[@landon1626]

A 25 pound bass? Wow, howcome I've never heard of this!!! That's crazy. Dottie must have found a food source no other fish has or something cause that don't normal

[@GiftedLikeAHug]

Dottie DNA Still in that lake..

[@ryanstevenson1364]

We're I live now they keep big beautiful fish...Vermont nor a catch and release state....Lakers letum live letum work

[@christophercostello8210]

I miss dot, and she shouldn't have been killed. she was snagged, and they should have kept her safe.

[@hunterpro_1]

What do you mean killed ? She was found dead 2 years later. Never having been caught again.

[@jimmyedwards2252]

What

[@coreyhallman3134]

@@hunterpro_1yeah from an injury

[@zachg5356]

​@coreyhallman3134 I don't think there was an injury. If it was, it wasn't due to being caught 2 years earlier, though.

[@coreyhallman3134]

@@zachg5356 no I read in bass we’re when they found her dead there was fresh treble hook marks

[@SaltyFarm]

Mike Long caught Dottie 43 times,,, all on different lakes in tournaments.

[@David-bf9ux]

Dottie was a Florida Strain Bass that gorged herself on fatty rainbow trout...

[@jordanerdman90]

Subtle well deserved shot at Mike Long 😂

[@Korean_Jesus]

Sd got them lunkers. Reason why I still go to miramar lake, one day I'll catch the world record bass 😂

[@chandler6443]

That fish is THICC

[@Garrisonoutdoors33]

Wow that is the craziest thing

[@1man2dogs1life]

i know dottie. shes my next door neighbor who always needs me to do something for her. Ill pull into my driveway and theres Dottie. In mid conversation asking me to do something for her

[@jasonsweeton8368]

Far as I’m concerned Dottie is the world record, nothing has ever came close to her at over 25lbs and yes she would’ve counted, when she died she only weighed what 12-14lbs I think

[@dpenn5983]

He just have to imagine how much strand you put on that poor Fisher spine by hanging from his mouth

[@chriscarroll3635]

Wonder how many people would have lied and said they caught inside the mouth. That's a giant. Shame Dottie never became the world record...

[@masterofnonetv8361]

Apperntly that guy has been snagging fish his whole career.

[@kf1416]

whats with all the specifics for world record authentication? i mean, i know why it’s important to verify obviously, but why isnt extensive clear video with weight and length on camera not enough? also why does the hook placement matter?

[@RicardoGonzalez-ww3ov]

As a kid I was at that lake on opening day and fished it many times . It was always irritating to see Long bring paid tourists to the lake it was not well received .

[@nominal5327]

Him: you live under a rock Me: (who lives on the other side of the world) okay fish head

[@josephdoby6411]

Was this bass in Lake Dixon CA?

[@dartdodge69]

Yes

[@josephdoby6411]

@@dartdodge69 there are some BIG bass in that lake!!!!

[@JP-jp9jz]

This is why you catch and release that fish lived a long life for a bass to be that big in 2001 and then pass in 2008.. atleast a 15-20 year old fish

[@markwaltman1524]

She definitely should have been the record!! As much as the bothered her haha give her a break, she was huge. Didn’t she lose back to like 19 Somn before she ended up dieing? I don’t know it’s been a while! She should at least be in a hall of fame of some kind haha

[@fieqakim]

That is awesome fish..but i think igfa is like dont care about our catch and record..i try to submit my catch 3 times with 3 different fish..but until today nothing happen

[@edwinn1348]

my uncle acually was the one holding it in the first picture

[@1prcnter]

What about the guys who caught 3 huge striped bass but it didn’t count bc they never came to see if the men caught world record fish. Even though they took clear photos and videos

[@royboy9361]

Mike Long probably snagged it. 😂😆🤣

[@Ntxawgvwj]

The way Dottie was caught and handled was illegal. The truth is Mac Weakley faced a lot of scrutiny after landing Dottie. There was no video proof that the fish was intentionally snagged, but there was a witness who saw Mac setting the hook multiple times before finally hooking onto Dottie. Second, after landing Dottie, she was tied to a stringer, dragged to the boat dock, weighted, and photographed. The CA freshwater regulation states, "It is unlawful to kill, or retain in possession any fish which has not voluntarily taken the bait or artificial lure inside its mouth. Any fish not taken pursuant to these regulations, shall be released immediately back into the water." The keyword here is "immediately". Dottie was not released immediately, she was kept in possession for a lengthy time, enough to stress her out and potentially kill her. The sad truth is even the Game Ward looked the other way, to give Dotty a chance of fame.

[@bubbalow7bennyberry90]

Unfortunately, I live on a rock. I’ve never heard of him ever. I’m still trying to figure out why should I heard of him?

[@djdeemz7651]

Would it be wrong for me to introduce bass into UK waters 😂 lure fishing kinda sucks here because we have limited species that take lures pike , perch trout salmon and zander ...we need bass here they would do just fine in our climate

[@kleodemcollari9398]

Is dottie the guy or the fish ❤

[@DavidRoyal-y9o]

The game wardens have kinda screwed people out of record bass a few times. There were some big spotted bass caught by these guys in California also. And they kinda got screwed out of that y'all have to look up that story. What a guy to not submit it because he feels it was foul hooked. Wow

[@verward]

This guy just claimed 99% of people live under a rock. Interesting take.

[@canyonchildress2937]

Actually I think my brother caught the world's biggest bass ever

[@lindseyedgar4743]

R.I.P Dottie

[@drmroneal]

It’s because he snagged it on purpose acting like he accidentally did it, and probably tore a hole too big, knowing that it would never pass.

[@doomguy584]

The foul hook rule didn't exist when the first record was logged