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Edward Llewellen with the World's Record Black Sea Bass, which he caught, (425 lbs.), time 41 min., at Catalina Island, Calif., Aug. 26, 1903 | Library of Congress
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A (then) world record (428 pound) Giant Sea Bass (Stereolepis gigas)... | Download Scientific Diagram
![The world's record black sea bass caught with hickory rod by L.G. Murphy at Catalina Island, July 16, 1905. Wt. 436 lbs. | Library of Congress The world's record black sea bass caught with hickory rod by L.G. Murphy at Catalina Island, July 16, 1905. Wt. 436 lbs. | Library of Congress](http://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/cph/3b30000/3b35000/3b35100/3b35138r.jpg)