roadwarrior

We have no chance of a record breaking largemouth in this part of the country, but we have documentation for The World Record Smallmouth in TN or KY (there has always been a dispute as to the exact location the fish was caught at on Dale Hollow). Number two was also caught on Dale Hollow and considered the World Record for many years. #3 Is the current ALabama State Record, 10-8 I have heard rumors of a few 10+ on Pickwick, but no record broken so no certified documentation. One of these fish I had the privilege of holding. My fishing partner, Speedy Madewell, caught the monster which I netted and weighed.

Good one! You got me... -Kent

I'm sure someone will buy parts of the company, but restructuring and cost reductions will be significant. The new owners could go with a 1099 program without ANY employee benefits. Most likely, some of the facilities will be closed permanently.

This is a lock for Best Actor and Best Picture of the year. I expect it will win a number of technical awards as well. If you only go to the theater one time this year, this is a movie you will never forget!

Congratulations!

The pyramid is steep, but to reach the top there should be a pool of prospects. Even though I think the World Record fish are to some degree anomalies, in order for a smallmouth to get to 12 lbs, it had to weigh 10 at one time. For the Great Lakes to produce this fish, there should be at least a few 10+ on record, but there are none. Florida and Texas grow massive numbers of huge bass, but never 20 lbs. It's unlikely to get from there to 22-5 or 25-1 depending on your view of "the record". Unless there is some population of world class contenders, I don't think a new record can be expected.

Hmm... I have jerked a small fish out of the water, but you don't need to worry about "annihilating " a bass.

Me too, but I usually free them walking down below the hang.

BS...On the other hand...It's amazing that you had measurements of the one that got away...

There will NEVER be another World Record from ANY state that has NEVER produced a 20 pound fish, which includes Florida. NO state that hasn't produced a 10 lb smallmouth will EVER produce a World Record small jaw either. California is the only possibility in the Western Hemisphere for a largemouth record. Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky are the only contenders for a World Record smallmouth.

I have lost a few Ledgebusters fishing deep, but only one spinnerbait under "normal" conditions. How do you lose spinnerbaits?

BCS: Crimson Tide #2 http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1413489-bcs-rankings-2012-projecting-biggest-movers-after-upset-filled-week-12

Well, I suppose it depends on where you live. In the Mid South small ponds dry up every decade or so. I don't fish ponds less than five acres in general. Even though I don't know everything about a farm pond, anything that dries up occasionally is probably not going to support big bass.

I "own" all the public water I fish. I NEVER put up with any of the situations that have been described on this thread. The thought of of ever casting to make a point has never occurred to me. Confront the perp up front and tell them to move and stay away. On a lighter note... My buddies and I are drifting minnows on the Tennesse River, 30 yards or so off the bank. Dude with 3 kids and his wife come UP river at about 10 miles an hour on the INSIDE! Man, we just had to smile.

Siebert Outdoors, Big O series: http://www.siebertoutdoors.com/index.php/big-o-jig

Yo-Zuri Hybrid #12 has a breaking strength of 19.5 lbs. Great line at a reasonable price.

One man's trash is another man's treasure. We all experiment with a variety of gear even AFTER we find "the perfect tackle".

7' Heavy Power/ Fast Action

Man, it's wide open now. College football rocks! I'm not sure anyone knows how the mystical BCS programming works, but The Crimson Tide just might leap frog back to #1.

Maybe just an elite group of people? I too have recently been "unfriended" by three people even though I don't belong to Facebook or Twitter. The people that keep wanting to introduce me to "Single Women In Germantown" seem to have given up. I think the same group was trying to hook Long Mike up in Tulsa. Maybe he went and told them I was a friend? That would definitely get us both "unfriended"!

I have a Dobyns Champion 683C matched with a CH50MG. I think you would like any of the 50 series Shimano reels.

Too far south and too hot.

Nothing new to add, the referenced thread covers it all.

Crankbaits: Red Eye Shad, Norman Fat Boy, Bandit 100 or 200, KVD 1.5, 2.5 and 3.5. Small swimbaits: Hollow Belly, Shadalicious and Keitech Swing Impact Fat Soft Plastics: Rage Tail Shad, Space Monkey, Smokin' Rooster, Space Monkey and Menace. GYCB Senko and Fat Ika. Blade: Sworming Hornet/ LFT Live Magic Shad