Reports say Kurita, a pro staffer representing Deps Tackle Co. in Japan, landed a 22-pound, 5-ounce bass that measured 29.4 inches in length.
Bassmasters reported on their website that early reports are that the fish was caught just before noon on July 2 on live bait . His rod was a Deps model, his reel was a Shimano Antares DC7, and his line was 25-pound-test Toray fluorocarbon.

You'd have to be happy for anyone catching a world record of this class.The current world record has stood for more than 75 years. George Perry caught his famed bass in Georgia in 1932 that weighed 22-pounds, 4-ounces. If certified by the International Game Fish Association (IGFA), Kurita's bass is bigger but not big enough to stand alone. IGFA rules state that a bass must weigh 2 ounces more than Perry's to break the record. That means Kurita's new catch would technically tie it at just an ounce over Perry's current record. However, some reports say the bass weighed just under 22-pounds, 5-ounces. Bass fishing tips