Spent the past week at a cabin in Minnesota in the Detroit Lakes area. Bass hit every day and we caught a bunch in the 1 to 3 lb range. The wife caught the largest at 3 1/2 lb on a senko worm right up next to a floating island of reeds. Some days it was stoopid easy to catch them and almost anything worked. I think our timing was good!!! (On the other hand, walleyes weren't biting at all.) 

Sounds like a good trip you get any pics?

can't beat Minnesota. Well done, the wife usually wins as you probably already know. 

Congrats...now lets see some pics!

Here she is with her biggest bass ever...

glad you guys had a great trip & the wife got her PB  a lot of dandy lakes up north in minnesota & some beautiful country...too bad up north for me is basically like traveling out of state to fish...its a long ways from me in way southern Mn...

 

However, from the reports i read, it seems more 7+ bass come from central MN than northern. The water temps are always a bit warmer year round then 3-4 hours north where i am at. I have heard of a few 8's being caught even north of where i am, but, it is no coincidence that central MN has the past few state record LM. As for smallmouth, well, i guess that's a different story and i don't understand that.