Lawrence Dillman caught a giant 65-pound striped bass in Missouri on May 21.

You never really know when a routine fishing trip will turn into something special.
A news release on Tuesday by the Missouri Department of Conservation notes, "Lawrence Dillman of Rockaway Beach became the most recent record-breaking angler in Missouri when he hooked a giant striped bass on Bull Shoals Lake using a rod and reel."
The specifications for the record-breaking fish are as follows - over 65 pounds in weight, nearly 50 inches in length, and a girth of 36 inches.
Typically, a striped bass