What did you catch your biggest bass on in 2020? List all species if you like

[Munkin]

Yamamoto Kreature bait in GP.

 

Allen

[Bluebasser86]

I caught 2 largemouth withing a shad of each other, both right around the 6 3/4lb range and both on a Ned rig.

Biggest smallmouth was a hair short of 5lbs, caught on a swinging football head and a Rage Menace in Moon Juice with the tips of tail dipped in chartreuse JJ's.

Caught my new PB walleye at 5.62lbs on a homemade 3/8oz underspin and a 3.8" fat impact style swimbait.

Of course, my biggest fish of the year had whiskers and was right at 40lbs. Caught it on a half a shad in a creek right where it dumps into the Kansas River on a MH 7' Ugly Stick Lite and 20lb braid. I was way outgunned and the fish was about as skin hooked as it could be. A whole lot of luck went into landing it but I'm really glad I did because my boys still tell people about it all the time.

[roadwarrior]

[gim]

Largemouth - 20.5 inches on a bluegill chatterbait with a rage tail menace trailer

Smalllmouth - 19 inches on a dark green kietech swim bait

Pike - 34 inches on a neon green terminator spinnerbait

Tiger Muskie - 41 inches on a white chatterbait with a rage tail menace trailer

[BrianMDTX]

On 1/2/2021 at 10:30 AM, whitwolf said:

I didn't catch anything remotely big but 100's in the 2-4 range. I could tell about the few I lost but that's for another day. I had a lot of fun and can't wait to retire to the swamps of Eastern North Carolina! 

That’s a good-lookin’ bass! 

[Bankc]

I caught a 12 pounder on a Rebel Pop-R.  Unfortunately, it was a catfish.  That was the only time I've ever caught a catfish on a topwater.   I was sure it was going to be my new PB until I got it up next to my kayak.  Two kinds of laughs were had that day, just seconds apart. 

[Emiliano]

10lbs walleye with an oooold (20yrs)  Rapala Fat Rap chrome blue 

[tander]

On 1/2/2021 at 7:22 AM, scaleface said:

I had to google several of the baits listed . yours is one of the weirdest looking baits I ever seen .Its actually a baby possum . My wifes nickname is possum . LOL

[Boomstick]

1/2oz River2Sea white spinnerbait.

[jtharris3]

My largest (5lbs.) came on a 3.75" Rage Swimmer (Electric Shad) on a belly weighted hook. The second largest came on a 4" texas rigged Rage Bug (PB&J).

[ABrugs]

My biggest of 2020 and overall PB was a 3.92 pound smallmouth bass out of LSC. I caught it on a 5” Yamamoto Senko in Green Pumpkin rigged weightless on a 3/0 Gamakatsu EWG.

 

My biggest largemouth bass in 2020 and PB was 2.69 pounds also out of LSC. I caught it on a Strike King 3/4 Red Eyed Shad in Chartreuse Baitfish.

 

^ Last year was my first year bass fishing so I’m hoping to share some bigger numbers at the end of 2021!

[the reel ess]

I got this PB 8.2 lb. on a War Eagle gold spinnerbait in gold shiner pattern. It actually looks smaller than the 7 pounder in my profile pic. That's why I keep that pic. I also got 2 bass in the 7's on a black/blue jig and craw. Aside from these, everything else was 5 lb. and below.

 

[roadwarrior]

[Sphynx]

For me the biggest producer was a Strike King KVD 1.5 in the bluegill color, silent. No idea how much the official weight was but it was a smallmouth over 3lb, I need to remember to start bringing my scale. 

[Cdn Angler]

On 1/5/2021 at 9:45 AM, Bankc said:

I caught a 12 pounder on a Rebel Pop-R.  Unfortunately, it was a catfish.  That was the only time I've ever caught a catfish on a topwater.   I was sure it was going to be my new PB until I got it up next to my kayak.  Two kinds of laughs were had that day, just seconds apart. 

 

I was fishing for muskie with the 130 whopper plopper and got a big blow up, super excited...channel cat. dang! Also first time i got a cat on top water.

6.2 LMB during spawn while pike fishing. On a Duo Realis Rozante jerkbait. Out of season unfortunately. 

 

Biggest in season was a 5 lb LMB on a Keitech Crazy Flapper. This is probably my favourite catch as I believe the same fish broke me off the previous week.  Fishing in shallow in a kayak among lily pads and this fish waked from 10-15 feet away and annihilated my bait while I was basically working it like a top water. I have never seen a fish coming from so far to eat a bait, it was like Jaws. 

[mikey z]

4.75 lb largie on 1/2 oz War Eagle double willow spinnerbait in pro's choice (white to chartreuse). No trailer.

[MIbassyaker]

Largemouth: Senko

Smallmouth: Megabass pop max

 

Biggest fish of any species was a very good-sized freshwater drum that gobbled up a Siebert Dock Rocker jig.  I didn't get a length or weight (I wanna say around 8lb); I haven't caught one of these in years and it was easily my largest ever.

[BigTimeBassin]

Biggest smallmouth came in just shy of 4 pounds on a siebert tungsten button head with a xzone lures finesse craw, Bama craw color. Biggest largemouth was about 4.4 on a weighted Texas rig, xzone lures muscle back craw in pb&j. 

[ww2farmer]

Biggest Largemouth was 7lbs 5oz on a beaver

 

Biggest Smallmouth was 6lbs 2oz on the ned rig.

[JLBBass]

11lb 14 oz largemouth, small pond in Hinesville Georgia.

4" tube, with an 1/8 oz insert weighted jighead.

 

7lb 14oz smallmouth, Lake Erie, 4" tube on a 3/8 oz insert weighted jighead.

guess I like my tubes!?

[A-Jay]

59 minutes ago, JLBBass said:

11lb 14 oz largemouth, small pond in Hinesville Georgia.

4" tube, with an 1/8 oz insert weighted jighead.

 

7lb 14oz smallmouth, Lake Erie, 4" tube on a 3/8 oz insert weighted jighead.

guess I like my tubes!?

Nice ~

Were any of 40 lb northerns & muskies a PB ?

A-Jay

 

[NYWayfarer]

Both my PB Largemouth Bass 5.26 lbs and my PB Channel Catfish 9.18 lbs came on the same lure. The Z-Man finesse TRD on a tiny child rig.

 

 

[mikey z]

1 hour ago, A-Jay said:

small pond in Hinesville Georgia

I live right near there! Was it one of the Ft Stewart ponds?

[A-Jay]

51 minutes ago, mikey z said:

I live right near there! Was it one of the Ft Stewart ponds?

Not me -  it was @JLBBass

A-Jay

[Luke Barnes]

Largemouth: Berkley Choppo 90 in matte black at night. Most exciting catch too! 3.8lbs

 

Smallmouth: Dont remember brand but red craw squarebill. 2.9lbs

 

Walleye: Cotton Cordell Super Spot in chrome blue back. 4.8lbs

 

Catfish: wild cat blood dough bait. 15lbs

 

Crappie: Green Pumpkin Rage Craw. 2.2lbs