schplurg Posted October 22, 2019 Posted October 22, 2019 Mine is this tiny bass I caught about a month ago. I didn't weigh it, probably less than 2 oz? Little sucker grabbed my popper - all I heard was a little "bloop" and I'm like did something just bite by bait? Couldn't even feel it. I'm proud of this aggressive little fish! He's gonna be a tough one if he hasn't been eaten by now. What's the smallest bass you actually landed? I know this can't be the record here! And it wasn't foul hooked either. Quote
matbellon3 Posted October 22, 2019 Posted October 22, 2019 Caught this one as a by-catch when flyfishing for bluegill. 1 Quote
Super User GreenPig Posted October 22, 2019 Super User Posted October 22, 2019 No pic but I caught one on a Rooster Tail that swam out of the livewell hole in my Gheenoe. Which I believe is 3/8". Couldn't of been 2"s long. Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted October 22, 2019 Global Moderator Posted October 22, 2019 I've caught some a little smaller, but this one is right up there. That's a 1 3/4" KVD 1.0 crankbait for scale. 1 1 Quote
DanielG Posted October 22, 2019 Posted October 22, 2019 What I think is funny is you catch a 3" pickerel on a 6" lure. They come up kicking and fighting. Almost like a little pit bull. They seem to think they can kill and eat anything. Quote
Super User Spankey Posted October 22, 2019 Super User Posted October 22, 2019 (edited) The one in my avitar pic may be my smallest ever. From some years back. River largemouth on a Bandit CB. I remember that day of catching quite a few largemouths in a section of down tree branches on Bandits and SK sq. bills. But I don’t look at it as a worst thing. Edited October 22, 2019 by Spankey Spelling Quote
Super User Mobasser Posted October 22, 2019 Super User Posted October 22, 2019 Mine was a 4" bass that somehow hooked himself on the rear treble of a Zara Spook. There's no way possible he could have eaten something of 41/2 inches. He tried though Quote
Super User Bird Posted October 22, 2019 Super User Posted October 22, 2019 I wished the big ones shared the same tenacity. Lol I've often caught bass, crappie and bluegill smaller than my bait and always get a laugh. Quote
Super User NYWayfarer Posted October 22, 2019 Super User Posted October 22, 2019 I caught a LMB on Friday the size of my pinkie finger. It was my worst Bass ever as the hook I was using went through it's eye... 1 Quote
Cam R Posted October 23, 2019 Posted October 23, 2019 On 10/22/2019 at 11:05 AM, NYWayfarer said: I caught a LMB on Friday the size of my pinkie finger. It was my worst Bass ever as the hook I was using went through it's eye... Poor guy. He’ll be a nice meal for a big girl though! Quote
Super User Koz Posted October 24, 2019 Super User Posted October 24, 2019 I think this photo was of my personal worst. These 3.5 pound dinks just drive me nuts. 7 Quote
schplurg Posted October 24, 2019 Author Posted October 24, 2019 Cool responses! I was on a bad skunk when I caught that little guy in the OP so his size didn't matter too much. I thought it was hilarious. And it was the only fish of the day for two of us. I actually appreciate every fish I catch. I mean I inspect it, comment on it's colors (Youtube channel). Didn't have the cam on for this or I'd show the video. I'm happy to catch anything where I live! First time on that lake too so - bonus! Quote
Super User Boomstick Posted October 24, 2019 Super User Posted October 24, 2019 I wish I had a picture of the tiny one I caught this past summer. I wish fishing for panfish with panfish magnets and I was actually getting a hit every cast but having a hard time landing them through the weeds. One that I did land was a tiny bass, roughly the size of a 3" pre-rigged swimbait. I went back to shore and got the bass gear, and stopped getting bit Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted October 24, 2019 Super User Posted October 24, 2019 Also pictured are my Personal Worst Sun Glasses. Just say'in A-Jay 1 Quote
BassResource.com Administrator Glenn Posted October 24, 2019 BassResource.com Administrator Posted October 24, 2019 So the topic should be "What's the smallest bass you've caught", because I can think of other "worst" cases, such as having a big fish come off, or seeing and not catching a huge bass, etc. But as far as smallest goes, I think mine takes the cake. I was using a jerkbait around submerged milfoil when I noticed some weed debris on one of the hooks. When I went to clean it off, I noticed it wasn't a weed, it as a bass fry that I was literally skewered on one of the treble hooks! The poor thing wasn't any longer than the width of the fingernail on my little finger! This was before digital cameras were around, so I didn't get a pic of it. But I wish I had! 2 Quote
Super User Paul Roberts Posted October 24, 2019 Super User Posted October 24, 2019 Ah, Glenn... no one will believe you without a photo! And hey... are you pulling a Mike Long on us? Winning hands down by deceitful means? :)) I was thinking the same thing as Glenn, worst case scenarios. Ugh... brings up all kinds of horror stories. Anyway, I've skewered bass and bluegill fingerlings, but never fry! I think my smallest catches were nipped off the bottom while fly-fishing for trout -tiny trout, darters, fingernail clams, and even mayfly nymphs! I take some credit for them due to my hook-sharpening diligence/obsession. But, then these fish were fouled. So... we should be talking "fair-caught" bass here. No pulling a Mike Long here. If you say you were using a white zooplankton imitation on a sharpened treble hook... Hmmmm... I know such catches always bring a chuckle, but they don't stick in memory. I have one I closed a video with, that I guessed was around 9cm, bc of the 13cm Rapala it had tried to pick on. Quote
Super User Scott F Posted October 24, 2019 Super User Posted October 24, 2019 Got this one on a number 10 Rapala X-Rap. I find it hard to believe, but this fish showed up during pre-spawn fishing, mid-May, in Northern Wisconsin. Because the bass hadn't spawned yet, this little smallie had to have been hatched the year before. 1 Quote
Super User Ratherbfishing Posted October 24, 2019 Super User Posted October 24, 2019 Yours is a veritable giant compared to some of my "wallhangers." I've sent them flying straight at me before. I call it "astronaut training." Quote
AstroFishingTV Posted October 25, 2019 Posted October 25, 2019 Haha I've caught some that were the same size as my ned rig. I have a feel for smaller bass I guess. Quote
schplurg Posted December 26, 2019 Author Posted December 26, 2019 I must disagree. If Personal Best means biggest bass then the obvious definition for Personal Worst would be smallest bass. More importantly, I've been wondering the past few days why the word "personal" got thrown in with "best" in the first place. Why not just "best"? Edit to add: And ya foul hooks don't count! :-D I love the photos! Quote
Super User QUAKEnSHAKE Posted December 27, 2019 Super User Posted December 27, 2019 not foul hooked/snagged actually caught using gulp minnow Quote
VAngler15 Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 Last summer, I went to a nearby community where there's a large pond smack-dab in the middle, with three little ponds on each corner. I casted out a few times until I felt a pull so slight, I thought I had scraped a rock with the hook underwater. The fight must've been around 3 seconds, until I reeled in the dinker. Lil guy must've been the length of my pinkie but too bad I didn't bring my phone w me for a picture Quote
schplurg Posted January 26, 2020 Author Posted January 26, 2020 Love it! I wish I had my video camera on when I caught the little thing, mainly for my reaction. So funny. Quote
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