History of the Incan Empire. The Inca people began as small herders in the highlands of Peru. Around the 12th century, a powerful leader named Manco CÃ¡pac, who was remembered by Incan culture as a god, founded a small city-state called Cusco.
Largemouth Bass, 13.13 lbs., farm pond. Photo via flwoutdoors. The state record Ohio largemouth bass was a 13-pound behemoth caught in 1976 by Roy Landsberger. The fact that the record has stood for so long despite the popularity of bass fishing is truly a testament to just how impressive this record is.
Lake Erie, Ohio-Ontario-New York-Pennsylvania â Of all the smallmouth waters in North America, Erie seems likely to be a perennial topper for lists like this one. Biologists report that Erie experienced perhaps its largest-ever smallmouth hatch in 1992. In 1998, those fish will average 20 inches or better. Always one of the best numbers fisheries in the smallmouth world, Erie will be one of the hottest trophy fisheries this year. When the biteâs on, an average fisherman can boat 200 smallmouths in a day, and odds are growing that one of those fish will top 7 pounds.