Got her today on the rapala jerk bait. 24” Virginia Stud. Was noticeably larger than my 9.3 from January. 

Gotta love a jerkbait bite, even better when it's a bass like that! Nice fish man!

Wow. Great bass. What a beauty!

Nice Fish!

 

Congrats, man! That's a freakin' beast!

 

That's definitely NOT a Patriot's football...waaaay too inflated - with shad!! LOL

 

Great Job!!

Beautiful fish

 

 

 

 

Mike

Nice fish, GREAT PIC!

 

Thats a pretty fish too and you have good photos . Are you going to have a replica made ?

9 minutes ago, scaleface said:

Thats a pretty fish too and you have good photos . Are you going to have a replica made ?

I just got my January PB mount in the mail and on my wall in early December and she was a 9.3. This bass was noticeably thicker and fatter... so YES i will have to get a mount. Just sad the scales wouldn't stay on long enough to read her because she's a 10.0 minimum. Still have tons to be PUMPED about though, catch of a lifetime!

Nice catching!  That is a healthy looking fish.

Great Bass !

PB's are always a Blast especially when they keep coming.

Congrats

A-Jay 

Epic!

That is a chunky fish! Very nice.  Congrats.

Great fish man

Congrats! Looks like that bass ate a whole bunch of other fish before it hit your plug.  You must have had it right in his wheelhouse 

Very nice fish...now PM me where you caught her so i can go out there tomorrow lol 

1 hour ago, TnRiver46 said:

Congrats! Looks like that bass ate a whole bunch of other fish before it hit your  You must have had it right in his wheelhouse 

She had a huge tail sticking out of her throat and belly was beyond full... perch pattern jerkbait was the ticket!!!!

what a monster. you must have some good fisheries near you. thats a very large fish for that part of the country

congrats on the PB! nice fish that's always fun

16 hours ago, TravisVirginiaAngler said:

perch pattern jerkbait was the ticket!!!!

Shadow Raps and Shadow Rap Shad in perch have been the deal lately in my area. I went nuts buying all sorts of perch pattern baits as a result. We had an insane day last Saturday with them. The walleye eat the pattern too, so when the bass bite is off there's always a chance for a mondo eye.

 

Congrats on your catch! Not easy for us northerners. That's a rare fish up this way. I caught two donks myself this year. No scale either time, but I have pics, measurements, and witnesses. More importantly I have the heart pounding memory. Electrifying!

1 hour ago, PhishLI said:

Shadow Raps and Shadow Rap Shad in perch have been the deal lately in my area. I went nuts buying all sorts of perch pattern baits as a result. We had an insane day last Saturday with them. The walleye eat the pattern too, so when the bass bite is off there's always a chance for a mondo eye.

 

Congrats on your catch! Not easy for us northerners. That's a rare fish up this way. I caught two donks myself this year. No scale either time, but I have pics, measurements, and witnesses. More importantly I have the heart pounding memory. Electrifying!

Keep phishing bro! 

Chubster! Congrats on the PB.

Congrats!  

Congratulations @TravisVirginiaAngler on your new Personal Best, beautiful fish! Thanks for sharing the photos and clearing up the her big, beautiful belly issues. I had to take a couple of looks at those photos cause I thought she swallowed a section of 2X4, lol. Continued good fishing, JB 

Wow! Congrats on the pb. She is  a good one , that will give you the fever !!