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At What Size Bass Do You Get Excited Over?

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I get excited everytime i catch a bass,it doesnt matter what size it is

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  • Dwight Hottle
    Dwight Hottle

    Solid 4lbers make me happy, green or brown. But like Kent I only keep track of those 5lbs or bigger.

  • BamaBassChaser
    BamaBassChaser

    I love all of them! I can't think of one single strike that I wish I hadn't gotten.

  • I only fish my small neighborhood lakes - which are not real fertile and fish tend to run small and lean. Here's what I've developed as my LMB size categories: <10" - dinks 10"-13" - OK fish 14"

  • Super User

The avg. size around here is 1 to 2 pounds. Any bass in the 3 or 4 pound range is camera time, and anything 5 pounds or over is something to call home about.

  • Super User

I usually get excited over anything over 2.5lbs. I caught 2 today that were over 4lbs. I just enjoy catching anything really. I moved to Jacksonville from NJ and EVERYTHING here I have caught has been bigger than the biggest I caught in NJ.

I LOVE FLORIDA BASS FISHING!!!

Every bite gets me excited then when they get in the boat if there big thats even better. I treat each bite as if its a new state record and happy just to catch one.

I catch plenty of big fish, but im excited over every keeper i catch. I just love that pull at the end of my line.

I enjoy them at the 2-2.5lb mark more than the dinks now but have had a 5-5.5lb fish in a couple of the smaller local lakes and those get a photo op chance.

my pb is a 6lb 1oz and 2 summers ago i caught 4-5lbers all day long 2-3 times a week on a 10" worm. nothing else. really tho i think any bite and size excites me especially when i fish a pressured lake and i work so much to get a bite i get hyped up, then if i lose that fish i get ticked lol

  • Super User

I caught this 4.10# in my back yard today. He put up a really good fight I thought it was gonna get away from me

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When II see a green fish with "shoulders", I start getting excited...about 5lbs.

Just to answer your question in the proper fashion I'll say 3lbs.

However, it's not usually the size of the fish that gets me excited but the size of the fight.

I get more kicks from catching one on a long cast than I do with a short pitch.

The other day I caught one that weighed 1lb 7oz on a lipless crank, a lure that I can really zing out there, that made my day. Thing was like a mini football with a bad attitude, which is good compared to the typical "all head" fish that seem all too common.

Every time I see the line jump it gets me excited, but the size I get excited about is 4-5+, dpending on the day. If it's my first 4 in the last few days I get excited but usually it takes something bigger than 5 to get me pumped up, I love catching them all though

Anything over 2 pounds is a good fish for me, anything over 5 pounds is great!

Anything over 4 lbs happy, anything over 5 pee my pants happy!!!

Mike D

3+ lbs gets my blood pumping.

  • Super User

If I'm fishing topwater, every strike gets the blood pumping. If your talking size only, it has to be over 6. 5 pounders are pretty common in the mud puddles I fish most.

It all depends on the body of water. I have several places I dont even bother weighing a 7 pounder, I also have a pond up the road from the apt that I called the girlfriend and made her come take a pic of a 3 pounder because it was a monster for this 1/4 acer of water. Its all relative.

NGaHB

Maaan, I get excited when get a bite!!! Lol!

I alos get excited when I get a bite and pretty much catch anything. But really anything over 3lbs really gets the blood pumping good!

It depends on when, where, and on what. If I am at a known dink lake then a 5 makes me happy. If I get a 5 while trophy hunting then its a minor let down. But in general anything over 12 gets me pretty exited and over 15 makes me shake. If that ever goes away, I am done.

Just as I cannot comprehend how billionaires live, I cannot comprehend catching a 15 pounder. I would not be able to contain my excitement. You think Ike screams? Hah!

To get me to that point of excitement, I think ten pounds would be the threshold.

  • Super User

For us folks in Tennessee, a 15 pounder would be the new state record and we'd have our picture in the paper....:lol:

I have been fishing for about 36 years now and I still get excited for every fish. My excitement starts with the bite and does not stop until the fish is in the boat or on the bank. Now for some ike style excitement that would come when my son catches his first bass 2lbs or up he has caught plenty of dinks just nothing of good size yet, I almost jump out of my skin when he sets the hook and starts fighting a fish I am jumping up and down grabbing the net and when he lands the fish I yell and scream for him. I love to see the look on his face when he catches a fish.

Matt

brookie fishing is my first love

so anything over 8 inches and i am happy

5lb. My pb is 11 from when I was little fishing with dad.

Any size fish will do it for me, as long as I'm outside.

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