Wondering how many of you were fortunate enough to caught a Personal Best in 2012.

me!! i have been fishing for only 2 years (this and last)... last year i caught one a bit over 5 pounds, and 20" long

and this year, on the same lake, and less than 100 yards away from the spot i caught that one, i caught this one, 5.5 pounds, 21"

i know these are small fish compared to most of the ones we will probably see in this thread, but so far thats my personal best... hopefully next year i will be able to get me a bigger one... im heading down to that lake again in 2 weeks, maybe i will be able to top the 5.5#... 2 weeks ago we caught a lot of fish there, none of them was bigger than 5 pounds, but 80% of the fish were 3.5 pound or best, with 3 or 4 reaching the 20" mark... so who knows, maybe we will get lucky on our last trip of the year...

I notched the PB trifecta this year, PB largemouth, smallmouth, and spot. This was my most serious fishing season ever though, I fished a lot.

I caught my PB LM this year.....

Jeff

I got a Brown one this year and I'll be going all out for a Green one next year.

A-Jay

Both A-Jay. I can't believe it because I barely fished at all this year with everything that was and is going on in my life. Maybe 2013 will loosen up. I can only hope.

Both A-Jay. I can't believe it because I barely fished at all this year with everything that was and is going on in my life. Maybe 2013 will loosen up. I can only hope.

So the secret is to not go so much ?

Well that's not gonna happen . . . .

A-Jay

I did 10.5 we were lucky enough to get a ton of fish 5 pounds and up. (indiana) We were also lucky enough to put some friends on some nice fish...

Caught mine on Dec. 1st!

I upped my LMB PB by 1/2 pound to 9.54 on August 28. The story is here: New LMB PB - 9.54lb - Not A DD...but Close!

me too, 5.26 LMB

7.5 LMB for me! Next up 8, 9, 10 and so on! Goose52, man that's a beast of a head/bucket on that bass!

I upped my LMB PB by 1/2 pound to 9.54 on August 28. The story is here: New LMB PB - 9.54lb - Not A DD...but Close!

Goose - That is one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE Bass photos.

I just can't get over that HEAD !

It's just Out - Rageous ! !

A-Jay

Me too. Couldn't determine which of these two was the larger one as they were caught on separate trips. The first is chunkier and the second is longer.

As a matter of fact I caught mine TODAY!! 6 pounds 3 oz. Also caught a 5 pounder and a 4 pounder. My best one day trip this year!!

And all on a new bait I've been fishing for only a week......Pointer 100 in Ghost Chartreuse Shad!! Just ordered 2 more baits......Wow!!

i caught my personal best green and brown bass at 26" and 20" respectively....Gotta get a boga grip for weighing my fish next season for sure......

Does it have to be alive because I found a 13.2lber floating belly up this summer?

Does it have to be alive because I found a 13.2lber floating belly up this summer?

In that case, I'm counting the dead whale that was found on the beach.

i got 2 personal best this year one in july which broke my 5 lbs pb the one in my tag was 7 and half but i think my scale was broke bc it was an old spring scale... then i got my digital scale and got my 9.3 LMB a few weeks ago but i was on a canoe in the rain with no phone with me so i guess it doesnt count

Goose52, man that's a beast of a head/bucket on that bass!

Hey Darren - too bad she didn't have a belly to match her mouth - she would have been over 10lbs!

Goose - That is one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE Bass photos.

Thanks A-Jay - I have an 8x10 of that shot on my "fishing wall"...

Got a 7.6 LM back in the summer right after dark, actually caught another 6.5 in the sam spot bout a month ago. Also got a 4 1/2 brownie. My dad got a smallie that was 61/2-7. We didn't have a scale but it was the biggest smallmouth I have ever seen in person.

My avatar. 6.2! she is the reason I'm hooked on kvd 1 & 2.5's.... The year isn't over though, hitting the lake one last time before 2013 this Sunday. Wish me luck!!!

I got 2 PB's this year. Both the same day and obviously neither one of them were bass.

Not sure on the exact weights since they both bottomed out my 50lb scale but my PB for both flathead and blue cats were under 50 pounds so they're both for sure my new PB's

I got 2 PB's this year. Both the same day and obviously neither one of them were bass.

Not sure on the exact weights since they both bottomed out my 50lb scale but my PB for both flathead and blue cats were under 50 pounds so they're both for sure my new PB's

Time to get a bigger scale !

Time to get a bigger scale !

I went out and bought a 100lb spring scale the next day . If one bottoms that out I'll be looking for a certified scale to see if I have a state record.