This bass is 25 inches and my first 7 pounder..I was on my way to church in 1983 when I thought ..what the heck..I'll make a few cast off the shoreline.I cast a 7 inch Wood worm out as far as I could...ti ti ti WHAM!!! fish on.. I was using 10 pound Trine on a cheap Diawa spinning outfit. I got her stuck in 3 foot of water in the gator/snake infested weeds. I took off my shoes and waded in there...following the line until I hit her mouth..and her she is.LOL