Columbia Angler Makes hit with SC White Bass Record

Before he knew it this Columbia angler was reeling in excitement from breaking a new state white bass record. Johnny Gilliam of Columbia caught a record-breaking 5-pound, 4-ounce white bass, on Monday, March 17, 1997 from a section of the Broad River around Peak in Lexington County. Gilliam was fishing from the bank using a Shakespeare open face spinning reel, 17-pound test line, a live minnow and split shot.