I caught it on a whole Anchovie. I was actually fishing for big catfish, using a circle hook and no weight on my 30# rig. I'd had 1 half hearted hit within 20 min. of when I got there at 9:30pm and that was it. I was packing up my stuff to leave figuring this night was going to be scratch, when my rod tip bends 1.5', comes back 6" and dips another foot.
"YEE-HAW! this is gonna be another 15#+ cat", I thought to myself. Well when I reeled down and came taught I was a little disappointed that it didn't pull back much, but something else didn't seem quite right. Just before it came to the surface the only cloud of the night blocked out most of what little light there was so I didn't know what it was until it was actually on the bank. Although I wanted a catfish for breakfast, I was more than happy with C&Ring this bass.
BTW my buddy says it was 21.5" not 22.5". Oh well, it's still my longest bass. Also It's not my only strange catch on Anchovies, I got a 2.5# Rainbow trout on one out of the Colorado R. near Needles 2 years ago, also at night.

Tight lines,
Wade