Larry Larsen
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Larry Larsen is a United States
world-class freshwater
sport fishermen and author. He is best known for his expertise on catching peacock bass
. He is President of the Peacock Bass Association.
He was born in 1945 in Wichita
, Kansas
where he received a bachelors degree from Wichita State University
. He later received a masters degree in engineering from Colorado State University
.
Larsen is a prolific author of sport fishing books. Four of his books are on peacock bass, explaining their behaviors, habitats and the most effective techniques for catching them.
According to his website, Larsen's Outdoor Publishing, he has set seven peacock bass world line class records, including an all-tackle world record for the butterfly peacock bass (Cichla ocellaris). He also set a line class world record for Suwannee bass
(Micropterus notius).
In addition, he set two all-tackle world records for the following: the saber-tooth payara (Hydrolicus scomberoides); the tarpon snook (Centropomus pectinatus); and the South American silver croaker, also known as the freshwater corvina (Plagioscion squamosissimus).
Larsen's achievements as a freshwater sport fisherman led to his 1999 induction into the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame
in Hayward, Wisconsin
as a "Legendary Angler."
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
world-class freshwater
Freshwater
Fresh water is naturally occurring water on the Earth's surface in ice sheets, ice caps, glaciers, bogs, ponds, lakes, rivers and streams, and underground as groundwater in aquifers and underground streams. Fresh water is generally characterized by having low concentrations of dissolved salts and...
sport fishermen and author. He is best known for his expertise on catching peacock bass
Peacock Bass
Peacock bass is the common name in English for a group of closely related species of tropical, freshwater fish of the genus Cichla, native to the Amazon River basin of South America. They also inhabit the waters of Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Panama, Venezuela and parts of the United States,...
. He is President of the Peacock Bass Association.
He was born in 1945 in Wichita
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
where he received a bachelors degree from Wichita State University
Wichita State University
Wichita State University is a NCAA Division I public university in Wichita, Kansas with selective admissions. WSU is one of six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The current president is Dr. Donald Beggs....
. He later received a masters degree in engineering from Colorado State University
Colorado State University
Colorado State University is a public research university located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The university is the state's land grant university, and the flagship university of the Colorado State University System.The enrollment is approximately 29,932 students, including resident and...
.
Larsen is a prolific author of sport fishing books. Four of his books are on peacock bass, explaining their behaviors, habitats and the most effective techniques for catching them.
According to his website, Larsen's Outdoor Publishing, he has set seven peacock bass world line class records, including an all-tackle world record for the butterfly peacock bass (Cichla ocellaris). He also set a line class world record for Suwannee bass
Suwannee bass
The Suwannee bass is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family of order Perciformes. One of the black basses, it is native only to the Suwannee and Ochlockonee River drainages in Florida and Georgia....
(Micropterus notius).
In addition, he set two all-tackle world records for the following: the saber-tooth payara (Hydrolicus scomberoides); the tarpon snook (Centropomus pectinatus); and the South American silver croaker, also known as the freshwater corvina (Plagioscion squamosissimus).
Larsen's achievements as a freshwater sport fisherman led to his 1999 induction into the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame
National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame
The Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame is an American hall of fame in Hayward, Wisconsin, dedicated to promoting freshwater fishing. Approximately 100,000 visitors tour the museum each year. The -long muskie sculpture is the world's largest muskie.-Museum:...
in Hayward, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
as a "Legendary Angler."