Your Biggest Bass
 

I am fortunate to fish the Central California and San Diegolakes. Icatch several Bass every year over 8 pounds, and a few over 10 pounds. My largest I did not keep or weigh as I was shore fishing, but she was 29 1/2" long. I am curious as to what a "Huge Bass" is around the rest of the country.

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Central Florida.
8.4 pounds

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Do you want to know what a big bass is in our area or what our biggest bass was? In Indiana an bass over 6lbs is considered a hog... My biggest was a 9lb even caught in florida when I was 12.

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I want to know what a big bass is in your area. Since Florida, Texas and CA. generally get all the "publicity", I am curious about the rest of the country; since I know there has to be some fantastic fisheries elsewhere for Bass.

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for wv, 5 lbs is giant. in tx, it took a 10+ to really make conversation.

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I want to know what a big bass is in your area. Since Florida, Texas and CA. generally get all the "publicity", I am curious about the rest of the country; since I know there has to be some fantastic fisheries elsewhere for Bass.


For central Florida...a 10 pound bass makes the news..When I first moved here in 1981 it would take a 12 pounder to make the news..Fishing has changed alot since then. A 10 pounder although is not rare is still looked at as a trophy. My next wall hanger must be at least a 10 pounder.

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Nice fish Josh..

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I think my biggest bass could be used as bait for those guys.... So far my bass fishing has been limited to grossly over-populated small ponds.

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Well, my biggest that I have a picture of is a 22 inch Smallie

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There are many bass in Virginia every year caught that
weigh over 8 pounds.My personal best is 8.4 pounds
caught on a zoom lizard.We have a lake here called
Briery Creek Lake that is about 700 acres that have many
bass caught every year that weigh between 8 and 14
pounds every year.The best ever caught out of that lake
weighed 16.3 pounds.This lake is stocked with the Florida
strain largemouths.We have so many good fishing lakes
here but still prefer fishing small to midsize lakes. Mike :D

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My biggest bass to date was a 26 inch smallmouth which was close to 6 pounds caught a couple of years ago. Here any smallmouth over 5 pounds is concidered a trophy fish. For as far as largemouths they are new for us up in this part of the state. I am led to believe that 5 and 6 pounders are quite common with some reaching as much as 10 pounds. I have never caught anything like them for as far as largemouths go.

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My biggest one was around 12 pounds and it was the first one I ever caught as a kid. We were fishing for catfish using perch for bait. It was big enough to stick your all the way down and work the hook out.

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As far north as maine is and you stating they are new to the area I think you are probably being fed some fibbers... that and the fact maine's state record is 11lbs caught in 1968!

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My biggest is 12lbs..........in my dreams that is[&:] I still have yet to catch a bass of any sort, but i will one day:D

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This part of Maine they are quite new as they were introduced illegally into some of our trout and perch waters. When I say quite new I am talking within the last 10 years. Though the biggest one out of Pocomoonshine Lake has been 10 pounds so far most are only 6 pounds and under. Boyden Lake during ice fishing season a couple 8 pounders have been caught. That is it for as far as largemouths in this area is concerned..

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That I didn't know. I used to fish Briery Creek back in the 90's and caught some remarkable bass, many over 8 lbs. (VA citation). I haven't fished there in years, a friend had a nice farm in Farmville, not far from the lake that had an EXCELLENT turkey population. I heard the avg. size of largemouth bass catch went down since then, maybe b/c of all the publicity? It's a beautiful place down there, wouldn't mind living there.

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Hey Coolbrze,Yes the publicity really did catch up with
it but that has now changed for the better.The commision
changed the size limit that everything from 14 to 24 inchs
has to be released back.You can keep anything under 14
and only 1 fish per day over 24 inches.They still let you
keep 5 a day though.When I used to go to taxidermy school
in Richmond around 1995 you would not believe how many
8 to 14 pound fish came to the shop to be mounted.Thats
what really opened my eyes up to what a awesome fishery
this is.I think it will remain strong now with the regulations
that have been imposed.They put the Florida strain in just
four years before it opened.I have never fished a lake with
so many trees and stickups before like that has.That also
is what makes it so good.Also some nice Bluegill in there
also.Take Care! Mike :D

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I'm definitly going to hit briery creek next spring during the spawn.Weird, my two favorite lakes are electric only lakes. (briery creek, sleepy creek)[8D]

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Well - it seems as though there are some huge bass all over the country. Thanks for the replies and I hope the post keeps going:) If you like, add your favorite bait. Here - I use Yamamotos Cinco's, Kreatures and Stretch O's weedless and weightless; ZoomBrush Hogs, Ribbon Tailed Worms, and Lizardson a carolina rig; andoccasionaly drop shot finese worms - almost exclusively in Watermellon Black Flake or Green Pumpkin for all of the above.

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If you like, add your favorite bait.

Wild shiner

or rubber worm for artificail

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i caught my biggest bass this year which was an 8 and a 9 lber atleast.

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Ive caought several 6.5 pounders but have caught 1 seven pounder. But my dad has caught several 10 pounders

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in minnesota a 5 to 6 pounder is very big. i have caught five 5 pounders and two 6 pounders out of a small gravel pit. my favorite are mediums sized minnowsor sunfish shaped crankbaits