Wow...that's amazing. I didn't know they could get that big.
You probably threw a world record back.
Was thinking the same thing Bob B.
Well maybe not a World Record but possibly a State or Lake record!
World Record:
Weight Catch Place Catch Date Angler
1.1 kg (2 lb 7 oz) Guess Lake, Yellow River, Holt, Florida , USA 10/19/1985 Tony Dempsey
N.C. Record info:
NCARP Minimum Requirements: 1 pound or 11 inches
State Record: 1 lb., 13 oz., from McLeod’s Pond in Richmond County, May 7, 1976
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http://www.ncwildlife.org/fishing/profiles/Warmouth.htm )