I might have caught a 2lber once

I might have caught a 2lber once

 

Nice Job - you know they say the memory is the first thing to go . . . .

 

 

A-Jay

I might have caught a 2lber once

Yeah, I'd say that one in your profile is a but over 2. Maaaybeeee 2 and a quarter... That's being generous

5lb. 3 oz.! Welcome to New Hampshire were the DD largemouth are very far and few between!  I did catch a 50lb. Striper though       

 

10lbs 2ozs. It was dusk after a hot, sunny day. Sun setting behind the Sierra Madre mountains. I was trying to cover water quickly before the guide told us it was time to go. As I burned my 8" Zoom Lizard back to the boat to make another cast I saw a huge dark fish closing fast. Disengaged the spool and my bait sank with the fish hot behind it. After a couple feet the line quit sinking. We were in nearly 30' of water so I knew the fish caught it. Reeled down and stuck her. Very short fight before she was in the net. I was disappointed with how skinny she was, the guide said she should have been 13-14 if she was so thin, even her back was sunk in.

Biggest smallie is a 3 way tie with 3 5 pound fish. Only have a picture of one of them in my bucket. Sunny, breezy day in October. Water was a little stained but not bad. Catching lots of smaller fish when I hooked what I thought was a drum on a Lucky Craft BDS zero in American Shad color. Then she jumped and I could see that tiny bait flopping around in her mouth. One tiny hook held for a very long, nerve wracking fight before she was finally in the net. There was the tail of a 8-9 inch crappie sticking out of her throat, don't know how she even got in all the way in her mouth.

Wow that is a skinny looking bass, that for sure would have went 13-14 if it wasnt skinny.... That's a shame, still a pig though!

5lb. 3 oz.! Welcome to New Hampshire were the DD largemouth are very far and few between!  I did catch a 50lb. Striper though       

 

 

5lber is a big bass anywhere in New England

5lber is a big bass anywhere in New England

Says the guy who pulls out absolute monsters every time on the casual fishing outing after work!

Over 8 pounds two times.

Says the guy who pulls out absolute monsters every time on the casual fishing outing after work!

 

Not every time, I wish it was every time. 5 lber is a big bass where I fish in Maine or New England. Takes a lot of time on the water to figure out where the biggest fish in a lake hang out. Once you get that figured out you catch them a bit more often.

C'mon Tom, not having Fish Chris to humble us all away really fast we can have a few seconds under the sun. 13.86 lbs is my biggest.

13.86... WOW!!...I can only dream.

Hootie

Lake Orange & Lochloosa in 87, 11.2 @ Loch.. Hoards of FLMB approaching very near 10... Never got over 10 again though.... Fish caught this time of year... On a pontoon fishing crappie on a 1" minnow.. Drinking my Fave, Bourbon & water... Does that count? Nailed fish on Gilraker worms, Native Golden Shiners, rattlebaits, mostly flippin and dead sticking ....south ind. sucks for big fish.... Get em occasionally pushing 8 but it's tough for big girls... Got to travel to catch those good fish...

My best largemouth went 10lb-2.5oz.

 

My best smallmouth went 7lb-6oz.

Biggest LM - 10lb-14oz

 

Biggest SM - 5lbs 0oz

 

Still looking for upgrades of both!

 

Jeff

I estimate my PB @ close to 9lbs, 24" and full of eggs when I caught her once in late march. She lives right down the street in my neighbor's pond and I have landed her 3 times in total, my little brother caught her one time too (c&r is a wonderful thing). As many hours as I spend at that pond each year targeting bass, seeing how few times that fish takes a bait is a real eye opener. And there is a 22" in there that I have only caught once, so I know first hand that big bass are REALLY SMART! (I know the 24" is the same fish because of a cut pectoral fin)

My best largemouth went 10lb-2.5oz.

 

My best smallmouth went 7lb-6oz.

man i would love to catch a smallie like that

man i would love to catch a smallie like that

 

You and Me both ~

 

I was just happy to fish from the same boat with the guy . . .

 

A-Jay

11.2 Lbs. LM caught in a farm pond in Horn lake MS.

8.1 Lbs. SM caught at Dale Hollow January 1987 on a float-n-fly air temp 26 water temp 43

11.2 Lbs. LM caught in a farm pond in Horn lake MS.

8.1 Lbs. SM caught at Dale Hollow January 1987 on a float-n-fly air temp 26 water temp 43

 

That's a Beast of a smb ~ !

 

Any chance you could post up a picture of that Bronz-a-saurus ?

 

A-Jay

Yes I can I just moved recently to Southern California and when I find the Photo albums I will scan them in. This was the days before dorpbox and cell phones. We had to go buy a cheap disposable camera that day, never expected to have a day like we did. My Partner that day Doug Webster ended up catching 3 bronze beauties a 5.5 lbs a 6.3 lbs. and a 7.1 lbs on 5 drifts down a point. I was busy netting his fish and looked up and my float was gone ran to the front of the boat and it was on. that was the only one I caught. But I'm not complaining. 1/16 oz. hair and maylar jig 22' under a clip on egg shaped float 9 1/2' custom rod 8 lb Bagleys silver thread line

Yes I can I just moved recently to Southern California and when I find the Photo albums I will scan them in. This was the days before dorpbox and cell phones. We had to go buy a cheap disposable camera that day, never expected to have a day like we did. My Partner that day Doug Webster ended up catching 3 bronze beauties a 5.5 lbs a 6.3 lbs. and a 7.1 lbs on 5 drifts down a point. I was busy netting his fish and looked up and my float was gone ran to the front of the boat and it was on. that was the only one I caught. But I'm not complaining. 1/16 oz. hair and maylar jig 22' under a clip on egg shaped float 9 1/2' custom rod 8 lb Bagleys silver thread line

 

Cool Story ~

 

Congrats on the move & Good Luck with the un-packing ~ it's always the best part

 

A-Jay

no scale on me for this big girl.

She was the one though. See you again in the fall on that ledge w my balsa boogie crankbait. Hot summer florida sun has all the big girls hiding deep lately rdy for some cooler temps! Even AM and fishing ALLLLLLL night through mosquito swarms producing very very low numbers and size lately.