41 minutes ago, Catt said:

81', 18.6 bass from Casitas and my old aluminum Lund boat.

Old fish worn out tail could still jump. Memories, thanks Catt, stay safe!

5 hours ago, Mr. Aquarium said:

My goal is to break 8. Bugs the hell out of me that I haven’t done it.   

I grew up in South Florida.  I started fishing when I was 12 years old.  As a teenager, I read everything I could find about bass fishing. I was totally obsessed with catching a big bass.  Try as I might, I could not catch a bass over 6 pounds.  It seemed everyone around me caught big fish, but me.  One day I decided the best way to catch a big bass was to use bigger bait.  I started with 9" flip tail worms and progressed to 14" JW Hawg Hunter Worms which were like a rope cut out of a tire.  I started fishing deeper, thinking more big bass are on the bottom.  I eventually caught an eight pounder on a black Hawg Hunter.  It seemed like once I crossed that line, I began catching bigger fish.  

On 10/7/2020 at 11:38 PM, WRB said:

Thank you God for sharing your special bass with me, forever grateful.

Tom

My fishing sessions always start with a prayer. I thank God for all my blessings including having another day to fish. 
 

Fishing to me has always been being in the right place at the right time throwing the right bait while being lucky and blessed. 
 

Thanks Tom for all the time you spent answering questions and sharing your knowledge with the forum.

Like WRB said, you gotta fish where the big ones exist.......that's going to be my excuse as to why I've only caught 1 DD bass in 50 years of bass fishing. 

 

It's something you never forget but after many years, 5lbs is a mammoth fish anymore. 

 

My 10.2 bass came on Aug 12th 1983 on a brown/black culprit worm, nothing over 8lbs since. 

 

Still love hearing and watching video of giant bass being caught and released. 

Thanks 

5 minutes ago, Bird said:

Like WRB said, you gotta fish where the big ones exist.......that's going to be my excuse as to why I've only caught 1 DD bass in 50 years of bass fishing. 

 

It's something you never forget but after many years, 5lbs is a mammoth fish anymore. 

 

My 10.2 bass came on Aug 12th 1983 on a brown/black culprit worm, nothing over 8lbs since. 

 

Still love hearing and watching video of giant bass being caught and released. 

Thanks 

Did you get that 10.2 in VA?

1 minute ago, TnRiver46 said:

Did you get that 10.2 in VA?

Yes, 44 acre impoundment called lake Laura, released and never to be seen again. 

Just now, Bird said:

Yes, 44 acre impoundment called lake Laura, released and never to be seen again. 

Awesome, congrats! 

50 minutes ago, Bird said:

Yes, 44 acre impoundment called lake Laura, released and never to be seen again. 

Grats! Anything that big in the north is a dream come true! 
 

I have been fortunate and dare I say skillful, lucky and blessed enough to catch some of the biggest fish the River stretch I fish has to offer. 
 

Bigger waters like Lake George and Champlain In my area require water craft bigger than my kayak to search out the big girls.

On 10/4/2020 at 12:36 AM, WRB said:

 

Having caught lots of giant bass over 15 lbs and hundreds of 10 lb plus bass                                                                                        

 

we all have our cross to bear. it seems that being plagued by giant bass is your cross.  i can't pretend to speak for the others, but i certainly appreciate your sacrifice.  hang in there, man.  

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On 10/9/2020 at 5:14 PM, Captain Phil said:

I grew up in South Florida.  I started fishing when I was 12 years old.  As a teenager, I read everything I could find about bass fishing. I was totally obsessed with catching a big bass.  Try as I might, I could not catch a bass over 6 pounds.  It seemed everyone around me caught big fish, but me.  One day I decided the best way to catch a big bass was to use bigger bait.  I started with 9" flip tail worms and progressed to 14" JW Hawg Hunter Worms which were like a rope cut out of a tire.  I started fishing deeper, thinking more big bass are on the bottom.  I eventually caught an eight pounder on a black Hawg Hunter.  It seemed like once I crossed that line, I began catching bigger fish.  

Yep, I’ve switched over to big swimbaits a few years ago, the numbers of big bass I caught went way up. It was awesome.  I still fish everything from ned rigs to 10 inch swimbaits.  Biggest for me is 7.8. Worst part is I KNOW IVE HOOKED 8s! No doubt in my mind. Sadly it been a few years since I’ve hooked into some giants. Haven’t broken 6lbs in. 3 years.  Lots of bass 3-4s lbs on swimbaits now

Time for a jig.