Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
Ed Carter, Executive Director
Record-Busting Largemouth Bass Has Fishermen Buzzing
TWRA congratulates Gabe Keen for his historic catch of a new Tennessee State Record Largemouth Bass!
Friday the 13th was Gabe Keen's lucky day. The 28-year-old Campbell County High School history teacher was fishing on Chickamauga Reservoir Feb.13, preparing for an upcoming tournament, when something suddenly hammered his lure. Something big.
Big, as in a Tennessee state record largemouth bass: 15 pounds, three ounces. It was almost a pound heavier than the former record, which had stood for more than 60 years.
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Tennessee has become an ideal destination for sportsman with mobility impairments. Many organization have worked hard to provide wheelchair-accessible custom blinds and fishing piers on public lands and waters. More than a dozen deer, turkey and waterfowl blinds that include ramps and other features to make hunting from a wheelchair more convenient can be found across the state. A number of wheelchair-accessible fishing piers and observation towers offer additional outdoor opportunities as well.
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