‘God Sent Him that Fish’: Huge Bass Will Likely Break State Record

‘God sent him that fish’: Huge bass will likely break state record

There is a likely new state record fish in Tennessee.

'God Sent Him That Fish.' Tennessee Man Catches Pending State-Record Bass

Long-time bass guide and former tournament angler Hensley Powell was fishing Tennessee’s Nickajack Lake on Feb. 28. He was with Darrel Nunley, his friend of 20 years, and they launched Powell’s boat early that morning. The two headed to a shallow grass spot where Powell had led a party of anglers to a pair of 8-pound bass the previous morning. “I gave Darren a Z-Man JackHammer Chatterbait to tie on that morning,” Powell tells Outdoor Life. “It w…