Mr. Aquarium

I don’t do it either

Valid point

This thought just came into my head. Instead of tying a knot for the drop shot. Why not add a bobber stop below and above the hook. You can readjust the hook whenever you need?

I do not. I know they work for trout, salmon and panfish. Glow jigs for perch crappies and sunnies through the ice. Glow spoons and glow beads for trout, salmon and lakers

I never had electronics either not until recently, but there can be a weed bed, a rock pile that you don’t know is down there. yeaaaa dude fishing ain’t a cheap sport!

That’s if you bring it to the state. But if you catch it do all the measurements and not bring it to the state you’ll be fine. I wouldn’t make it official but just knowing that I caught it is all I need

Yep sounds about right! The guys that bust ass don’t catch the true giants but a drunk guy randomly throwing a spinner bait will get that record

If I caught it, I’m BS’ing the place I caught it. The Quabbin sounds like a great spot to say where I caught it! d**n straight I’m not telling where I actually caught it

Agreed 10000% I fish a lot of smaller ponds. I would take 1000 pictures and videos with the fish and release it. if people found out there would be 100 boats out there. I’d also feel really bad for killing such a beautiful fish. I’ve caught a 7lbs bass at one spot, said it was another, these guys were hammering the spot every night!

@DogBone_384 nope never especially online

I’m in MA. I had ice out fish, jerkbait, crank bait, glide, and shakey head

It’s worth it!!! Big place but there’s giants there!

I can’t tell ya where I caught my giant largemouth, but I caught my PB smallie in the Quabbin. I hooked another absolute giant smallie at the Q, on a 6 inch hudd in 15 feet of water. Inhaled it. Wachusett and the Quabbin are the best chances for records for both species and a variety of others too. So much food, structure and water in those places I’ve had some giant pickerel inhale swimbaits too. I had one inhale a 7 inch real prey whole, I have a problem with hook sets when I see the fish bite. My brain is a bit slow. Same place a few days later, I was using a 10 inch real prey, set the hook when I felt the bite, thinking it was a giant bass. Wrong a d**n pickerel ate a 10 inch swimbait. Didn’t get the hook though, it ate the tail to right behind the hook

@DogBone_384 thanks buddy! Appreciate the kind words. My 2 personal best for MA 8lbs 2 ounce 22 inches LMB i caught a 7lbs 10 ounce that was 22.5 inches 6lbs 9 ounce 21.5 inches SMB. Maybe someday I’ll get that record. Both would be very hard. I’ve heard stories of both fish being seen or caught. Seen a picture of an 8-2 smallie caught. heard stories of absolute giant giant largemouth being seen or following baits up. I’ve had a few that my jaw just dropped they were so big even hooked a few just absolute monsters. some of my 7s I wished I’ve had a measuring tape. I’d like to compare my 8-2 to different giant bass I catch in different ponds.

Never fished a monka. I also need to use more crank downs