Largemouth bass are now found across Latin America and Europe, in Zimbabwe and South Africa, and in Japan.

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The Everglades, too, have tarpon, plus redfish and snook and even largemouth bass.

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Largemouth bass are everywhere, in canals, ditches, lakes and ponds.

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This, after news spread on the Internet that a casino worker named Mac Weakley had, quite strongly, reeled in a 25-pound largemouth bass, heavier than the world record set nearly 74 years ago.

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