Experience And Dd Bass?

[BassObsessed]

Snook, there are some others on here:  Dwight Hottle, A-Jay, Shane Procell, Rolo, Catt, WRB, Dead River, Bluebasser86, Shane J

Jeff

The one in my avatar is 11lbs and I caught one over 10 during my trip to Florida in March. Two fish over 10lbs I definitely consider that a lucky trip. One of the guides told me there's people he knows that  have fished in the hawg lakes of Florida for years and still haven't caught a dd so I agree they aren't as easy to catch as you would think.

[geo g]

If you want to catch double digit fish you first have to go where they are common. There are big bass lakes, and then there are lakes where you catch tons of fish but not the monsters. You can raise your odds by using live bait, but that's like cheating! Double digit fish are not that common in some waters.

[Raul]

If you want to catch double digit fish you first have to go where they are common. There are big bass lakes, and then there are lakes where you catch tons of fish but not the monsters. You can raise your odds by using live bait, but that's like cheating! Double digit fish are not that common in some waters.

None of the DDs I've caught were caught with live bait, in my neck of the woods it's very hard to keep live bait alive.

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

Thanks Vikingbear. :-)

[Jon G]

Any stories of people catching DD bass on their first outing?

yup i did my dad took me out on his boat when I was 6. He gave me a spinning rod with a tube and i spent all day learning how to use it when all of a sudden the rod almost ripped out of my hand. I set the hook and started to reel as fast as I could. My dad dropped his rod and began to help me my dad started hollering when he saw it and i didnt think much of it becasue this was my first bass and i assumed that they were all that size. My dad netted it and took pictures of me holding it He then grabbed his scale and weighed it at 10.53. If i can find the pictures somewhere i will try to upload them

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

Wow!

[RoLo]

When I was growing up in New Jersey, the state record largemouth bass stood at 8 lbs & change for many years

(today it's 10-14). Needless to say, I didn't boat any double-digit bass in New Jersey, which didn't happen

until we moved to Dixieland. My point is this, if you're interested in boating a trophy bass,

due diligence should begin by selecting a waterbody that's a statistical powerhouse.

Don't waste quality time fishing waters with low or marginal trophy potential.

 

It's interesting to note that male bass usually don't grow much heavier than 3 pounds, where the heaviest buck

on record weighed about 6 pounds. Consequently, female bass are the only bass that attain trophy-class,

record-class, world-class and freak-class weights. "TEN" is a nice round number, it's the first double-digit number

and the root of the metric system. Nevertheless, "10 pounds" is not the most accurate biomarker

for a 'trophy-class' largemouth bass. Based on thousands of recorded statistics owing to professional tournaments,

DNR electro-fishing, taxidermists and fishing contests, a largemouth bass attains trophy status

when it reaches "9" pounds. The next weight plateau is 12 pounds, which represents 'record-class'

and the bass of a lifetime. Realistically, the number '10' merely floats in limbo

between the 9-lb and 12-lb sticking points, where the odds of landing a 9-lb 10-oz cow is surprisingly similar

to landing an 11 lb 10 oz cow. On the other hand, cracking the stubborn 12-lb weight ceiling,

that's a whole other milestone 

 

Roger

[Raul]

 

On the other hand, cracking the stubborn 12-lb weight ceiling is a whole other milestone 

 

Roger

 

Oh yeah, and then comes the 13 lb mark and when you break it then the next is the 14 lb mark, tried for maybe 3-4 years to break the 14 lb mark and nowdays I´m probably not going to do it any time soon, 0.14 lbs that´s what separates me from reaching the 14 pound mark and mere 0.01 lbs to break it .... now that I come to think about it, I really don´t care anymore, now I´m just happy to be able to go and fish.

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 where the odds of landing a 9-lb 10-oz cow is very similar to landing an 11 lb 10 oz cow.

On the other hand, cracking the stubborn 12-lb weight ceiling is a whole other milestone 

 

Roger

 

 

I have caught way more 9's than 10's, and never broken the 11lb mark having caught 5 between 10 and 10lbs 14oz.  I will go back and check the number of 9's tonight, but I am sure it is more than double the 10lb bass I have caught.

 

Jeff

[RoLo]

I have caught way more 9's than 10's, and never broken the 11lb mark having caught 5 between 10 and 10lbs 14oz.  I will go back and check the number of 9's tonight, but I am sure it is more than double the 10lb bass I have caught.

 

Jeff

 

Like you Jeff, I've also caught more 9-pounders than 10-pounders, but the numbers between the high 9s

and high 11s have been remarkably 'random'. In any event, the numbers are not mine, but are the result

of a statistical array. While the individual angler is exposed to a limited number of waterbodies,

the statistical array cuts across all boundaries.

 

I believe that every waterbody has it's own personal weight plateaus which tends to muddy the waters, so to speak 

The first example that comes to my mind is Lake Okeechobee, which I believe was well-defined

by the late Doug Hannon. Because of its deep southerly latitude, bass in the Big-O enjoy a rapid growth rate

but die prematurely of metabolic burnout (like pushing a plant with grow lights). As a consequence,

the Big-O is chockfull of 9-pound bass (trophy-class bass), but 10 pounders are far fewer

and 12-lb bass (record-class bass) are like hen's teeth.

 

Roger

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I have caught way more 9's than 10's, and never broken the 11lb mark having caught 5 between 10 and 10lbs 14oz.  I will go back and check the number of 9's tonight, but I am sure it is more than double the 10lb bass I have caught.

 

Jeff

 

 

OK I lied.  I added up the 8, 9, and 10lbers.

 

I have caught: 10-8lbers, 8-9lbers, and 5-10lbers

 

Jeff

[randy moore]

I have not posted anything since I joined, however this is going to change. My folks use to live on Table Rock near Roaring River. I enjoy fishing and just being outside on the water. I have been lucky to have fished in Minnesota and Canada. Seen lots of sights that you most likely wouldn't see elsewhere and enjoyed the time. I live in the Kansas City area, still fish Table Rock and I just enjoy catching some fish. Small Mouth, Spotted, Large Mouth and even Crappie. DD's ain't on my screen but I let the world hear about it. I am in my 60's.

[plumworm]

I believe that you have a far better chance to catch a 8 lb. smallie in the Wisconsin, Michigan, Minn. area than an 8 lb. LM. .Door Cty. Wis. gives up quite a few 7-8 lb. smallies every year and we all saw that 9 lb. smallie on BR that probably was the state record but the fisherman decided not to kill it. I have caught a lot of 4's, a handful of 5's and, a 6 on the Mississippi. But, 8's are very rare. Heck, we had ice on our northern lakes the opening weekend of fishing season.

[OK Bass Hunter]

Still looking for mine, I'm pretty sure there's one in Pond X. There's a whole third of it I haven't even fished. Gonna get out on the pontoon and throw nothing but swimbaits and 12 inch worms. I plan on getting it done before the year is over.