Your top 5 in 2017-18.

[N Florida Mike]

What are your top 5 heaviest fish in 2017-18 ?

[Dwight Hottle]

27 lbs for smallmouth.

36 lbs for largemouth thanks to this December. 

[Bankbeater]

Mine was fairly light, only 17-1/2 lbs.

[TnRiver46]

No clue but I would say I caught at least 5 4 lb smallmouth. Definitely got at least 5 3 pound smallmouth so somewhere between 15-20 lbs. I bet I have only caught 1 or 2 largemouth in the 3 lb class for 2017-2018. All this being said, the week between Christmas and new year is always the best fishing week of the year so there is still room for improvement 

[Ksam1234]

1 hour ago, N Florida Mike said:

What are your top 5 heaviest fish in 2017-18 ?

6 14 , 6 10 , 6 03 , 5 10 largemouth and a 5 6 smallmouth 

[OCdockskipper]

6-2, 5-0 and three over 4 lbs.  Numbers were excellent this year, lots of healthy fish in the 2 -3 lb class, but just the two over 5.   Then again, we still have six weeks left...

[A-Jay]

Not re-visiting 2017 but . . 

 

 2018 Season Domestic Brown Bass ~ 

         6-4, 6-3, 6-0, 5-14, & 5-14 = 30 lbs - 3 oz

 

2018 International Green Bass ~        

 11.30, 10.22, 10.14, 9.83, & 9.28 = 50 lbs 12.3 ounces

  (All caught in a 5 day span)

 

That was fun. 

A-Jay

[Dens228]

I don't weight mine anymore, I measure them.  In my first two years back at bass fishing I caught one bass over 20 inches.  This year was the year to learn to use a jig...........I caught 9 over 20 inches!  

[the reel ess]

Well, it ain't over yet, but I caught a 7.1 lb that you can see in my profile pic, a few in the 6's and a few in the 5's. It was the best year I've had in a long time in terms of big fish. I had been in an almost 2 year slump. Most of them came in the late summer/early fall transition.

[scaleface]

I'm only looking at 20 to 25 lbs . Been in a big bass slump for two years now . I'm catching some long ones but skinny . The lake needs to be thinned out but the conservation dept is stubbornly keeping a slot limit that is not working . Its been in place since the 1970's .

[Catt]

8.25, 8.11, 7.93, 7.7, 7.5 = 39.49 

 

Slow year ?

[Koz]

A couple of six pounders and a handful of 5 pounders. I still have not met my 2018 goal of landing one 7+ pounds, but I do have about 6 weeks left to fish.

 

My 12 year old son had a good year with four in the five pound range and a bunch of 3 and 4 pounders. But he's about to turn 13 in a week so his life is all about being moody. He'd rather sit and watch me fish than throw a line in the water. Kids these days.?

[ratherbfishin1]

12.6, 14.9, 11.7, 16.1, 22.3

I feel for you guys, its been a really slow year for me too.

 

My actual numbers lie more in the 6lb range?

 

[Mike L]

11.34

10.1

8.9

8.6

7.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

[TnRiver46]

14 minutes ago, Catt said:

8.25, 8.11, 7.93, 7.7, 7.5 = 39.49 

 

Slow year ?

You rascal

5 minutes ago, Mike L said:

11.34

10.1

8.9

8.6

7.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

Good gravy!!!!! Makes a man want to visit FLA

[CroakHunter]

2 over 6

3 over 5

[J.Vincent]

I guess somewhere around 22lbs of Largemouth; all caught on Lake Eries Western Basin

[Deleted account]

Did good with size early in the season, then it was more number than size for me this year. Didn't fish as much as I usually do due to schedule. Biggest was just under 8, 2 right a 6, and a few around 5. No studs this year. I did catch my 2 PB crappies on back to back casts though while bass fishing.

[slonezp]

Smallmouth somewhere between 26 and more than 26

[CroakHunter]

we did catch our biggest bag this year. 27lbs on 6 fish. All caught within 45 minutes in southern indiana

[lo n slo]

i feel like throwing all my tackle in the wood chipper 

 

 

brb

[Russ E]

I can't compete with the southern guys, but it was a good year for me. my largest 5 were all largemouth.

7 lb. 11 oz.

6 lb. 10 oz.  (can't find a pic for proof)

6 lb. 6 oz.

6 lb. 4 oz.

5 lb 12 oz.

5 lb. 4 oz.

 

7lb 11oz

 

 

6lb 6oz

 

6lb 4oz

 

 

5lb 12oz

 

 

could not find a picture of the 6lb 10oz. so here is a 5lb 4oz. I caught this summer.

Was not a good year for smallmouth. did not catch any smallies over 3lb. this year.

 

 

I decided to add some pictures

Edited November 13, 2018 by Russ E
add pictures

[Log Catcher]

It's time to tell the truth. The only way I could catch 5 to get in to double digits would be in my dreams. I think I caught one about 3 pounds back early in the season.What is odd for me is the last fish I caught this year was a smallmouth about 1.5 pounds. This was a really lousy year for me.

[Columbia Craw]

8-5, 6-13, 6-10, 6-3 and 6-00.  All northern strain large mouth. I had one decent smallie right at four pounds. Tough year. Three of my buddies each caught their personal best large mouths while fishing with me and that was the best.

[ww2farmer]

Tournament fishing bags: (all largemouth)

 

#1: 22.89 (Conesus lake, team event)

#2: 21.50 (Silver lake, team event)

#3: 20.86 (Silver lake , solo event)

#4: 18.89 (Silver lake, solo event)

#5: 18.44 (Conesus lake, solo event)

 

Individual fish:

 

6-8 (smallmouth ,May 2018 Silver),  6-6 (largemouth, Oct. 2018 Silver), 6-4 (largemouth, Aug 2018 in a tournament Conesus), 6-2 (largemouth, May, 2018 Silver), and another 6-2 (largemouth, June 2018 Silver)