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Tournament angler Chad Mrazek caught a lake-record spotted bass on March 16, the final day of competition on Lake Hartwell.

Spotted bass and largemouth bass have a lot in common. They look alike; they can inhabit the same places in the same lakes; they eat the same forage; and they’ll fall for many of the same baits.

Ringed by the rolling, forested hills of southern Appalachia, the lake is an outdoor paradise, where anglers can fish for spotted bass ... Unlike another beautiful Georgia lake that boasts ...

In the next hour or so, Mrazek caught four bass: three spotted bass and a chunky largemouth. He used live scope to find fish tight to the bottom. He located several fish and eased close to finesse ...