18.11 caught at Melones today!

R.Cook · Post by **R.Cook** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 2:32 pm

Just got word that Kyle gentry weighed in an 18.11lb New Melones lake record in the A/C WRL today......wow

Johnny C · Post by **Johnny C** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 2:47 pm

Kyle congrats on a great fish! You are now the man.

Jim Moulton · Post by **Jim Moulton** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 3:44 pm

WOW!!!!
Congratulations Kyle, That is a fish of a life time!
Jim

flippenfool · Post by **flippenfool** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 4:48 pm

"AWESOME" is the only word that comes to mind!!!! Congrats Kyle

Your the Man

Melones_IS_Mine · Post by **Melones_IS_Mine** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 5:48 pm

Holy Cow Cod!!!

Congratulations Kyle!

barse41 · Post by **barse41** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 6:01 pm

The man....+1

Ron C · Post by **Ron C** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 6:23 pm

Dayyamn! Great job Kyle!

SethB · Post by **SethB** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 6:59 pm

18 and change

YEAH!!!! Thats bad a$$. Most of us will never see a fish like that no matter where we fish or how hard we try.

Kiss my Bass · Post by **Kiss my Bass** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 8:57 pm

Wow! Lets see the pics!!!

redneck078 · Post by **redneck078** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 7:03 am

i have pictures if someone wants to post them for me....i have no clue how to do it. just pm me with an email or cell number and i will send them to u. That fish was awesome! I dont believe there has ever been a bigger fish weighed in in any tournament ever from elites down to the FPT! The pictures do not do it justice in any way! I weighed in multiple 4 and five pounders and its mouth looked like it could eat them! Way to go kyle!

Oldschool · Post by **Oldschool** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 7:52 am

The bass is being reported as 18.71 lbs; I believe that would make it the heavist bass ever caught in a origanized bass tournamnet and in NorCal. Congratulations.
Tom

Marty · Post by **Marty** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 9:04 am

Posting for redneck078 of Kyle Gentry 18.11lbs New Melones lake record

Way to go Kyle!

redneck078 · Post by **redneck078** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 9:10 am

thx marty. Those pictures dont give that fish any credit. as u can see in one of the pictures he had to remove the divider in the livewell to make the fish more comfortable. Kyle also released her back where he found her after all was said and done!

Austen · Post by **Austen** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 10:04 am

redneck078 wrote:Kyle also released her back where he found her after all was said and done!

Amazing fish and way to release her safely!!!

longshot · Post by **longshot** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 1:01 pm

wow, Amazing fish congrates......... Also that fish looks beautiful, healthy and not disfigured like allot of the over 15#s ive seen I bet that fish keeps growing for years to come.
Way to put her back where she came from. Glad a guy like you caught her.
Again congrates L.S.

lobinaloca · Post by **lobinaloca** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 2:05 pm

Wow, awesome fish! Glad to read he took the time to take her back where she was caught, great job!

Mitch · Post by **Mitch** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 2:20 pm

WOW !!! What a great catch. I knew there were biggins in that lake and now there's proof. How 'bout some info on how you caught her. Nice finish, and thanks for returning her to the same spot and keeping the strain going. What a great wall hanger that will make. Congratulations Kyle.

Johnny C, now you've got your work cut out for you !!! LOL LOL

Grape Ape · Post by **Grape Ape** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 2:51 pm

He caught it on a jig that he said was laying in the water while he was retying another rod. When he went back to retrieve the jig....."FISH ON"! A size fish we may never see again in our lifetime!

Little added foot note: Kyles partner never showed up for signups so he had to fish alone! Imagine trying to boat that hog by yourself!

dbbasser · Post by **dbbasser** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 3:09 pm

Congrats on an amazing catch

DB

JohnnyG1 · Post by **JohnnyG1** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 3:13 pm

That is one great looking fish congrats. And to think it was a WRL tourny what's up with that?

RMARX · Post by **RMARX** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 7:39 pm

HUGE! Congratulations!

g-man · Post by **g-man** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:02 pm

DAMN!! nice...

Larry Hemphill · Post by **Larry Hemphill** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:42 pm

What an accomplishment!! Could you speak clearly after that? You obviously did everything right to get her to the boat!! The big question is - will you be excited on your next fishing trip when you catch a 2 pounder?? They all may see a little smaller for awhile. After I caught a 14 pounder several years ago, the next bass I caught on the following trip was 4 lbs - and looked like a 1 pounder!! I'm sure you will be able to handle this serious problem, however!! Thanks again for inspiring all of us!!

Rattletrapp · Post by **Rattletrapp** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 5:54 am

Way to go Kyle!! Definately a fish of a lifetime and I hope you got all the critical measurements so you can get a replica made! Definately an acomplishment that most people in the fishing community will NEVER be able to repeat but it is what we all strive for. Every time I fish Melones now I will be thinking of that fish looking at my bait!!!

Kevin Evans - Kap · Post by **Kevin Evans - Kap** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 6:06 am

WOW!!!
Congratulations, a fish of a lifetime.

Kap

Kiss my Bass · Post by **Kiss my Bass** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:27 am

Awesome fish!!!! That is a true fish of a lifetime!

Congrats!

SPIKE · Post by **SPIKE** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:42 am

Was it a spot or LMB .Kind of looks like a spot, small head? Either way great fish. Congrats.

Grape Ape · Post by **Grape Ape** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 9:14 am

18 lb. spot? Are you serious?

snapitoff2002 · Post by **snapitoff2002** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:33 am

Small head? it's bigger than Kyle's! lol.. it may be a small head compared to the body, but I'm curious if that fish has some more growing to do.

DAN · Post by **DAN** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 11:57 am

March 22, 2010

Press Release
Giant Largemouth Bass Caught at New Melones Lake

On Saturday, March 20th, during an Anglers Choice Western Rookie League Tournament, 20-year-old Kyle Gentry of Oakdale caught the fish of a lifetime- an 18.11-pound largemouth. There have been very few fish of this size caught in the world, and this may be the biggest bass ever weighed in during a tournament. The big bass had a 28-inch girth, and was 30 inches long. She was fat and healthy, like all of the bass we are seeing out of New Melones Lake.

Kyle comes from a fishing family. His parents are John and Shelly Gentry. Both are well-known anglers, and both competitively bass fish. In fact, his mother Shelly was the first woman to ever tournament fish in the front of the boat (that means she was in charge). Kyle has been fishing tournaments since he was six years old. His parents taught him sportsmanship and the importance of catch-and-release from an early age.

Kyle and his parents share a boat. Kyle had gotten overextended in his finances, and his parents told him he could not go fishing until he caught up with his bills. He had just gotten boat privileges back, and managed to scrape up enough money to fish the tournament. He had enough cash to pay for the entry, and to get into the Big Fish option, but he didnâ€˜t have enough money to enter all of the options (which ended up costing him about $1300 dollars in winnings!).

Kyle was fishing in the back of a main lake cut, fishing about 20 feet deep. He had tied on a homemade brown/purple jig (hand-tied by family friend Deacon Fernandes) with a cinnamon/purple Yamamoto 5â€

Guyle · Post by **Guyle** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 12:15 pm

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Congrats bro.

I want one.

Dom · Post by **Dom** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 12:20 pm

WOW! AWSOME FISH DUDE! CONGRATS! I know your heart had to be pumping blood out your ears when you relized how big it was, how long did the shaking last?

lunker punker · Post by **lunker punker** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 12:45 pm

BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats!!!!!!!!!!

Phil Burgess · Post by **Phil Burgess** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 2:20 pm

MOTHER OF GOD....

AWESOME FISH.................

I PROLY WOULD HAVE PASSED OUT ON THE FORNT DECK.........

tunaman · Post by **tunaman** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 3:24 pm

What a beautiful fish! Congratulations on the catch of a lifetime!

Excellent choice not to kill her.

Roger

birdi23nls · Post by **birdi23nls** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 8:34 am

I was there that day...my biggest of the day was 2 1/2 pounds. Go figure...

birdi23nls · Post by **birdi23nls** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 8:34 am

Oh....congrats

texas john · Post by **texas john** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 6:40 pm

SPIKE wrote:Was it a spot or LMB .Kind of looks like a spot, small head? Either way great fish. Congrats.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

If that was a spot he would still be fighting that fish!!
18 lb spot....That will be the day....

Brigham · Post by **Brigham** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:15 am

Dom wrote:WOW! AWSOME FISH DUDE! CONGRATS! I know your heart had to be pumping blood out your ears when you relized how big it was, how long did the shaking last?

Kyle is one of my best friends, I called him around weigh in time to see how he did. He told me this fish was 12 or 13lbs. (He had never seen anything over 10lbs until he seen this one jump). He told me he caught her around 10:30, he also told me he didnt catch a fish after that because the shakes were so bad he could only fish with a swimbait.

Brigham · Post by **Brigham** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:20 am

Kyle is a good guy and a good fisherman, he understands the importance of catch and release especially with big fish. he deserved to catch a toad and a toad what he caught.

NorCalBasser88 · Post by **NorCalBasser88** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 5:08 pm

Kyle is one of my best friends i have known him for as long as i can remember. When its game time he puts his head down and fishes his *** off!!! Congrats man on the "big ol' pig!"

Kevin Evans - Kap · Post by **Kevin Evans - Kap** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 2:53 pm

I'm also really impressed with how he took the time and effort to take her back to the same exact spot where he caught her. Not quite sure what the words are but his young man is a class act for sure, well done.
His Parents should be proud.

Kap

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