I have been fishing in Ohio for the past three years and I have found it to be pretty good as far as fishing in small ponds and creeks, but the lake fishing is not very good. When I go out on a big lake I catch a few, but nothing substantial. The biggest fish has been a little over four pounds. I have been to various lakes in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Florida and the bass are always bigger there. I have heard that a big bass in Ohio is around 7 pounds and I heard that there aren't a lot of them. Can anyone confirm this from experience? and Can anyone tell me what I could try to catch the big ones?