Michigan Record Smallmouth Didn’t Come Easy

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Published: 23 October 2015

By Louie Stout

Michigan Record Smallmouth

Michigan Record Smallmouth

Bass fishermen often believe it is their definitive skills that fool big fish, but often times a little luck can go a long way.

The recently broken Michigan state smallmouth record is no exception. The 109-year-old record was broken Oct. 18 by Greg Gasiciel who was subbing in bass tournament on Hubbard lake in Alcona County. It was the first tournament he had fished in 3 to 4 years.

The monster smallmouth weighed 9.33 pounds, erasing the former mark of 9.25 set on Long Lake in Cheboygan County in 1906.

Hubbard is an 8,850-acre lake that is seven miles long and averages 32 feet deep. It was the site of a televised Major League Fishing Event last year.

Gasiciel, whose only previous fishing on Hubbard lake was ice fishing for walleyes, was called upon by a childhood buddy to fill in for a “Bass Anglers of the Sunrise Side” tournament that frigid day.

The record holder’s personal best prior to that day was a 5-5 largemouth caught from Wixom Lake.

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Michigan Smallmouth Record Broken

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Published: 20 October 2015

By Louie Stout

New Michigan Record Smallmouth

Go ahead and drool bass anglers.

One lucky angler has broken Michigan’s 109-year-old smallmouth bass record.

Gregory L. Gasiciel caught a 9.33-pound fish from Hubbard Lake in Alcona County Oct. 18 on a green grub. It was caught at 3:15 p.m.

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