Forbidden Bass

摘要

John Langdale Jr., president of Langdale Forest Products in Valdosta, Ga., has three bass ponds on his farm. "There are some pretty nice fish in them, too," he says. But even he succumbed to the lure of forbidden bass-Cuban bass. Over the years "Cuban bass have grown heavy in mystique. Rumors of fish weighing up to 6 pounds more than the current world record (22.3 pounds) have drifted with the no-trade winds across the Straits of Florida. Three years ago, while visiting the island on a business visa, Langdale took a side trip to go fishing on Lake Hanabanilla. "There's definitely a chance Cuba could produce a 20-poundplus bass," he says.