I find it surprising that Hawaii hasn't kicked out a 10lb bass, even if they only have Northerns there.  One would think the long growing season and moderate temperatures would lead to some really large fish.  I can't imagine there being a lack of forage, a tropical environment should lead to lots of little critters for them to eat.

 

The other thing I noticed is the size of the largest bass out of Lakes Mead (12 lbs) and Powell (10 lbs).  I believe I heard Aaron Martens talk about how the striper populations there are detrimental to growing really big largemouth. I have no reason to doubt Aaron, but the Delta is full of stripers and grows some really big largemouth, so maybe it has more to do with those massive reservoirs being deep & clear instead of being loaded with vegetation and forage.

Why ask here? You can google the whole list. It’s on wideopenspaces . Com

6 hours ago, Joshua Vandamm said:

Why ask here? You can google the whole list. It’s on wideopenspaces . Com

Considering this thread is pushing 4 pages, apparently it's an interesting topic of conversation. Why bother having this forum at all since we have the web? 

15 hours ago, OCdockskipper said:

I find it surprising that Hawaii hasn't kicked out a 10lb bass, even if they only have Northerns there.  One would think the long growing season and moderate temperatures would lead to some really large fish.  I can't imagine there being a lack of forage, a tropical environment should lead to lots of little critters for them to eat.

 

The other thing I noticed is the size of the largest bass out of Lakes Mead (12 lbs) and Powell (10 lbs).  I believe I heard Aaron Martens talk about how the striper populations there are detrimental to growing really big largemouth. I have no reason to doubt Aaron, but the Delta is full of stripers and grows some really big largemouth, so maybe it has more to do with those massive reservoirs being deep & clear instead of being loaded with vegetation and forage.

I agree with you instead of martens. Big striper and largemouth coexist here very well

10 hours ago, optimator said:

Considering this thread is pushing 4 pages, apparently it's an interesting topic of conversation. Why bother having this forum at all since we have the web? 

...for insight you can’t find on google. LOL 

the thread morphed into something else

2 minutes ago, Joshua Vandamm said:

...for insight you can’t find on google. LOL 

the thread morphed into something else

They usually do. Welcome to the world wide web! I like the way it's gone, a lot of insight from guys and their home state chase. 

On 4/26/2018 at 6:18 PM, optimator said:

They usually do. Welcome to the world wide web! I like the way it's gone, a lot of insight from guys and their home state chase. 

Well said @optimator. People come to internet forums to discuss subjects they like and there would be no point for a internet bass fishing forum if people used Google to get all the answers they are looking for bass fishing. With that said the "official" Florida state largemouth bass is 17.27 pounds and the unofficial Florida state record largemouth bass is 20.13 pounds. There have been old reports of bass even bigger than these caught in Florida but they where not killed and examined by Florida biologist which is required to make a largemouth bass a official state record largemouth bass. All these bass where all natural, not stocked in a man made lake with easy to catch trout to feed so its impressive they got as big as they did without trout. Last year in Florida a young man caught a bass that was almost 17 pounds. It is only a matter of time before the Florida state record gets beaten and I am certain it will happen this decade or the next.Here's a article that dicuss some of the biggest bass caught in Florida;
https://sites.google.com/site/biggestfloridalargemouthbass/

On 4/25/2018 at 1:50 PM, gimruis said:

In Minnesota you pretty much have to kill the fish in order to get state record certification because of all the hoops and hurdles required.  However, they just introduced a C & R state record category for large fish including flathead catfish, muskie, sturgeon, and northern pike.  I think eventually there will be a C & R category for every species.

 

State record largemouth 8 lbs, 15 oz

smallmouth 8 lbs

In the first Bassmaster Elite Series Angler of the Year Championship a couple years ago, Ish Monroe caught and released a smallie during practice that many of the competitors felt would had toied or beat the record if he had submitted it. Ish tossed it back hoping that he may catch it a day or two later during the tournament. Later, Ish said he wasn't aware that it could be a record-caliber fish or he would have submitted it. 

 

https://www.bassmaster.com/blog/just-how-big-was-ish-s-smalliie

On 4/26/2018 at 7:12 AM, optimator said:

Considering this thread is pushing 4 pages, apparently it's an interesting topic of conversation. Why bother having this forum at all since we have the web? 

 Ha Ha Got eeem ? Dang bro

In ct it’s 12 lbs 14 oz. my Pb is 10lbs.