thank you All for warm welcome and sorry for off topic.

2 Cowie

about report in the magazine, sorry, you are confusing me with someone else. But I do put a lot of passion into fishing.

2 Viron

Put more pressure on your boss and kick some @ss in November. March is too far away.

2 island bassin

CyBasser provided all the details. let me know if you need more info

regards

Dmitri

I ll talk 2 him tomorrow,cant promise anything though

OK guys , I ve talked 2 him . Count me in  

ups! now we are in trouble  :-?

That is a great news, Viron

First off, good luck to all in these upcoming events.  As a staff member, I'll be the 1st to say that we are proud to be represented so strongly by you folks over there.  CY- Kick some Butt!

Vyron,...I don't have to tell you to,...you will anyway.

Dimitri- Welcome to the forum!!  Looking forward to getting to know you Europeans a bit better, the more the merrier!

But poor Cowie asked a question a few different times and never got an answer.

Was That 4.2 caught during a competition?  His point was that the fish shown above was a record "competition" bass.  In other words, the heaviest bass ever weighed in a tourny.  Does anyone know if the 4.2 was caught during a tourny or free fishing?

OK guys , I ve talked 2 him . Count me in

NOW YOU ARE TALKING BUDDY!!!!

Northern Strain can break the 10lb barrier. States in the upper US have LM records over 10lbs.. I read once and believe that Bass get so big down there because of the weather which supercharges their feeding. The cooler weather in the winter months makes the Northern America Basses appetite diminish.

Exactly.

The Northern subspecies is capable of growing to about 15-16lb (7Kg), while the Florida subspecies can exceed 25lb (12Kg). In situations where the climate allows uninterrupted feeding, both subspecies can grow to the maximum of their potential. A significant genetic difference though between the two subspecies is that the Florida subspecies can grow in weight at a faster rate (all others factors being equal) than the Northern subspecies, and it is believed that this is the reason it can attain much heavier overall weights.

The main restrictive factor for the Northern subspecies in the northern half of the US, as well as in many parts of Europe, is the fact that during winter the water temperatures fall significantly below 10C (50F) for prolonged periods, causing a very slow metabolism and thus zero or negative growth rates during this period.

Here in Cyprus we have only the Northern subspecies, and the difference in growth between specimens that live in the large lowland reservoirs, with water temperatures staying well above 65F for most of the year and practically never dropping below 55F, and specimens living in small highland (above 3000ft) impoundments with a winter period of 2 months or so with temperatures below 55F, is very evident. A two year old bass from lowlands usually is about 25-30cm in length while those from mountain reservoirs are barely 15-20cm - and in both cases they have the same forage base...

I have also heard that the European record is a 4+Kg specimen from Spain. But I am pretty sure that in certain areas of Spain, Portugal, possibly Italy, and of course Cyprus, there must be much larger specimens. At least for Cyprus I have seen (but not caught ) bass that I estimated to be in the 4.5-5Kg range, and having seen a fair share of bass up to 3.3Kg coming out of the water, I know I am not overestimating them!

In any case, if anybody on this list knows of any official record keeping authority for European Bass, please let us know!

Cy Basser , thanks for your post. I think we should look for the record in Yermasogeia dam. Water level has been increased considerably this week

Good luck to all of you , hopefully i will come and watch the tournament at Kouris dam

this thread has gotten off topic but that is a beautiful fish. Nice job