John you may be right....I'd have to back and read the article. It may have been the bass under the dock that he hooked and went back to a couple hours later and caught her. For some reason I thought he said she was near a bed. You may be right though.

Post the link if you find it.  I'm a little busy here at work, so I can't look it up.

I ll post it up if I can. I do know long caught dottie twice but the first catch of her she was 18 pounds. Now I can't remember how she was caught when she weighed over 20.

So I told someone my biggest bass was 6.6 pounds. Naturally, they asked me where I got it. I told them in a pond. This person (who doesn't fish) told me that it doesn't count because ponds are stocked and very small. Anyone have a similar conversation? I have caught them on the water at the lakes too, but this one happened to be in a pond. :-/

Joe

It counts but it all depends on how he said it.  I think most people will admit that they generally have better luck in a pond where there is probably less fishing pressure and you can reach all parts of the pond in a couple hours.  IMHO, it is much harder to find fish in a lake.  It absolutely counts and if the guy was being a pr*ck you had every right to let him know it.  But if he was just jazzing you, that is acceptable. 

You identify him as "someone" rather than a freind so he was probably being a jerk

Correct. He was a smart ***

John, you were right.  He caught it on a six inch castaic after he located it on a spawning flat.  Post spawn, maybe?  The article didn't really specify unless I overlooked.it.  He hooked it first on a jig and lost it and went back and nailed her on the swimbait.  Here's the article from the man himself.  AWESOME read!

 

http://www.mikelongoutdoors.com/what-is-it-like-to-catch-a-20lb-bass/