Where will the next Minnesota state record largemouth be caught?

[FryDog62]

If you ask anyone where the next Minnesota state record smallmouth will be caught, pretty much everyone will tell you Mille Lacs...

 

But how about the next state record largemouth?  Any guesses?  And will it be a large or small body of water?

[sully420]

I'll let tou know when i catch it

[OCdockskipper]

If someone has a good livewell and the will to drive 15 hours north, I'll guess Texas.  

[FryDog62]

I'll throw out a couple lakes:

-Tetonka (where the previous state record was caught)

-Spi

 

But not Minnetonka - tons of one to three lb fish and very few above 4 lbs.

 

Any others??

[Jeff H]

Sauk. Heard its full of big fish now.

[punch]

I'm guessing it will be from a larger, under fished body of water. So many lakes up north that don't get much bass pressure. That's just my .02 though. 

[gim]

I agree with the assessments...except Sully's haha.  Tonka gets too much pressure and lakes in the far northern part of the state probably don't have a long enough growing season.  I'll say a larger, under-fished lake in the southern portion of the state.

[NathanDLTH]

I know a guy at Joe's and he's repeatedly caught 7lbers in late fall conditions, the pictures are unreal for a fish that size in Minnesota. From what I've seen and heard, west to southwest is my guess.

[FryDog62]

I think that could be true - SW part of the state near Mankato is where the previous state record was caught and there are a handful of lakes there that could hold the next record.  I've never fished there but in the general vicinity a few times.  Overall some bigger fish in those eutrophic lakes.  Lots of bluegills to feed on --

[Jeff H]

I would like to add...it's gonna be really tough to luck into a 9+ anywhere in this state. Impossible? Maybe not but my guess is current record will stand many years.

[FryDog62]

True, we need to find a nuclear power dam somewhere and fish the discharge ...

[Jeff H]

38 minutes ago, FryDog62 said:

True, we need to find a nuclear power dam somewhere and fish the discharge ...

Lol...a mutant freak could be the answer.

[gim]

Not to sabotage your thread, but I got the most recent edition of Bassmaster and they have the 2017 national lake rankings in it.  Mille Lacs has now taken over the top spot in the country for bass.  REPEAT: its now #1.  It beat out all those southern strongholds in Texas, Florida, and California.  Unfortunately its not posted online yet but watch for it soon.

[Further North]

1 hour ago, gimruis said:

Not to sabotage your thread, but I got the most recent edition of Bassmaster and they have the 2017 national lake rankings in it.  Mille Lacs has now taken over the top spot in the country for bass.  REPEAT: its now #1.  It beat out all those southern strongholds in Texas, Florida, and California.  Unfortunately its not posted online yet but watch for it soon.

Is this the same issue of Bassmaster that says I can rum my 18 ft. boat with a 55 lb trolling motor?

 

...I'd guess Mille Lacs rating comes from its smallie population, not a potential record largemouth.

[shimmy]

Central to southern. It's a numbers thing. Much higher percentage of 21+ inch largemouth in these regions. I have seen and heard of more 8 pounders coming from such regions. Size of lake? Probably smaller like a 250 acre lake. There is such a big difference from a 5 pound bass and a 6 pound bass. I believe there is a HUGE difference between a 6 pound bass and a 7 pound bass. There is even a bigger difference between a 7 and an 8 pound bass. Now, an 8 to a 9 pounder??? So many crazy and unbelievable circumstances must play out for a bass to hit 9 pounds in this state. I wouldn't mind catching one but know the areas I fish don't have that potential.

[FryDog62]

And yet an 8 lb 15 oz Largemouth was caught 20 minutes from my house 12 years ago.  Is the 8-15 the largest LMB to have ever swam somewhere in the state?  Chances are there have been others that may have even been bigger at some point somewhere...  so, we keep at it --

[NathanDLTH]

I think it's possible for there to be a 9lber here, but like many people have eluded to is the conditions have to be perfect in order for bass to grow this big. I have yet to pull out a bass bigger than 4 1/2 to 4 3/4lbs and on average pull smaller bass out. Honestly I hope it's some old timer who's been fishing all his life and just happens to hook up with this giant or a young buck who is just starting out. I think it would be cool to start chasing big bass in Minneasota to break the state record, however the hours would get long and there would be lots traveling from lake to lake. Conditions would have to be perfect too. 

[FryDog62]

It's fun to try different lakes, techniques in the pursuit of - if not a state record, your own personal best....

 

...To that end - which technique in Minnesota do you think gives the best chance to land the largest fish?

 

•Crankbaits

•Flipping

•Skipping under docks

•Texas rigging

•Punching mats

•Frog/topwater 

•Drop-shotting 

•Live bait rigging 

•??

[NathanDLTH]

My big bass have all been on jigs shallow or deep, only caught two or three bass on anything other than a jig. 

 

Me, going for a person best, a jig is what I'd throw. Black n blue or green pumpkin, maybe sexy shad or sexy with chartreuse for color. 

[shimmy]

17 hours ago, FryDog62 said:

And yet an 8 lb 15 oz Largemouth was caught 20 minutes from my house 12 years ago.  Is the 8-15 the largest LMB to have ever swam somewhere in the state?  Chances are there have been others that may have even been bigger at some point somewhere...  so, we keep at it --

The question is not IF there is a 9 pounder, it's just where and what area that holds a higher percentage of big bass. There was a lake nearby my place that had (so the rumor goes) a state record sampled by the dnr. Problem is, it's a numbers thing and you will have a higher number of big fish down south. 

6 hours ago, FryDog62 said:

It's fun to try different lakes, techniques in the pursuit of - if not a state record, your own personal best....

 

...To that end - which technique in Minnesota do you think gives the best chance to land the largest fish?

 

•Crankbaits

•Flipping

•Skipping under docks

•Texas rigging

•Punching mats

•Frog/topwater 

•Drop-shotting 

•Live bait rigging 

•??

Jig and buzzbait.

[FryDog62]

7 hours ago, NathanDLTH said:

My big bass have all been on jigs shallow or deep, only caught two or three bass on anything other than a jig. 

 

Me, going for a person best, a jig is what I'd throw. Black n blue or green pumpkin, maybe sexy shad or sexy with chartreuse for color. 

 

I think some guy named Roland Martin coined the phrase - "If you want to catch 'em big, you gotta use a jig."

 

And I think he also says you can use any color ... as long as it's Green Pumpkin.  

 

Of course Roland is more of a Marketer than fisherman - but pretty good at both --

[KenG85]

23 minutes ago, FryDog62 said:

 

I think some guy named Roland Martin coined the phrase - "If you want to catch 'em big, you gotta use a jig."

 

And I think he also says you can use any color ... as long as it's Green Pumpkin.  

 

Of course Roland is more of a Marketer than fisherman - but pretty good at both --

 

Can you imagine trying to get rich selling green pumpkin jigs...  Add a touch of blue and you've got my favorite big bass bait

[Junebugman]

Hey a double buzz caught the present record i know when I call for miss piggy I wait for a cloudy overcast day a little windy and i throw my black and blue lunker lure buzzbait I've caught some of my biggest bass on a buzzbait all on lakes less than 200 acres. Junebugman