Angler catches a state record shoal bass in Gadsden Co.

Posted on June 17, 2016

Jimmy Ray Tice from Cottondale caught a 5.2-pound shoal bass on the Apalachicola River in Gadsden County at 6:45 a.m. on May 27. He beat the previous certified state record by more than 5 ounces.

Tice’s shoal bass is the fourth certified state record since March 2015. The certified weight of 5.2 pounds broke the previous record of 4.85 pounds set by Stewart Mayeaux in September 2015.

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