Not a bass, but holy cow.  I was throwing a walmart spinnerbait yesterday evening in the neighborhood pond, just circling the banks.  I was having a lot of luck rolling the bait high and slow in the late day sun.  I was probably about 4 bass in when it happened.  Something huge hit my bait right at the surface and the water did a double splash.  Luckily I had my drag set correctly, or my 15 lb line would have been toast.  This fish started spooling me like I was holding a light action crappie rod.  He hid under a log and i levered him out and he took a few more runs.  Eventually he gave up.  I'm pretty sure this is the largest freshwater fish I ever caught.  This guy was the size of my leg.  Check it out.  My heart is still pumping from that.  Not exactly what you expect to catch in a small neighborhood pond.

 

Big cats are fun to catch.

Nice channel cat!!! Awesome report! Love me some big pond cats when you’re not expecting em

Nice.