well see here is what your forgetting..just because the state record is 13 pounds, dosen't mean there aren't fish bigger than that..it's just noone has caught them...my brother's priest..has a fish in his small pond that is over 12 pounds and the record here is 10.5 and i ain't tellin tall tales..cus i've seen them wiegh this fish..he's huge..anyway i understand why people are getting on this guy because he is acting like it is nothing to catch a 12-16 pounder..but hey when it comes to bass fishing, when you take it serious, i guess you gotta have high expectations..but 12-16 pounds?..mine ain't that high..i know when i go i almost always hope for fish and think to myself"today is the day i catch a 5 + pounder"