Syracuse.com - Oneida Lake angler wants to know if he and buddy unknowingly released a state record-sized white bass

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"I was bumped out to see the state record being 3lb 6oz," the angler said. "If I had known at the time, I would have possibly got them weighed."

Submitted photo

A reader of this blog, Santos Rodriquez, asked this weekend whether I thought he and his friend had caught and released a state record white bass. He wanted me to judge from submitted pictures. I lack the expertise to do that. Here's what he wrote:

"I was recently looking at the state records page and it states that the white bass record is 3lb 6oz. How common are white bass in Oneida Lake?

"The attached pictures were taken 4 years ago literally on Verona Beach in 2-3 feet of water. My friend Paul and I were coming in from an unsuccessful outing in my inflatable until I reeled in my first white bass.

"Altogether we caught 3 white bass, 1 walleye, and 2 smallmouths. All the fish were chasing a huge bait ball that we eventually saw swimming around the boat.

"My question to you is what do you think from your expertise about the weight of these fish. I was bumped out to see the state record being 3lb 6oz.. If I had known at the time, I would have possibly got them weighed."

I'd like to hear what other readers say about this.

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