Super User Darth-Baiter Posted February 26, 2021 Super User Posted February 26, 2021 For instance; my PB is a 6lb. But I got it off a bass boat (on a guided trip) I think a 6 off my kayak, or bank fishing would “mean more”. DIY. is there a PB pecking order? (For you)
schplurg Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 Not me. You could have PBFS, (PB From Shore) etc I suppose but PB is PB. There can be only one 4
Super User jbsoonerfan Posted February 26, 2021 Super User Posted February 26, 2021 Nope, just call your biggest bass caught your PB. There are guys who fish 30 years and would never catch an 8lb bass in the waters they fish, but they can spend a few days in Mexico and catch a DD. Nothing wrong with that, I would love the opportunity to do so. There are also guys who have caught multiple DD bass in areas where they are plenty and they will act like they are the best angler in the world. In the end, whatever makes YOU happy is all that matters. 5
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted February 26, 2021 Global Moderator Posted February 26, 2021 I have my PB, my PB in my home state, and lake PBs.
Jaderose Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 My PB was caught from shore in weird conditions. It was kind of a fluke but she hit the bait, I set the hook, got her in, weighed her, unhooked her and put her back. It counted and she won't be bested for awhile. In that lake anyway. I don't typically have a scale with me. I don't really much care. BUT, my PB was weighed because I was on shore and a guy fishing close to me actually DID have a scale and insisted on weighing it as it was the biggest fish he had ever seen pulled from the little lake I usually fish at. This ol girl was 9.3 lbs. I didn't get a pic as I was too excited and threw her back before I could think to. A few days later I hooked one that I believed to actually be bigger but she threw the frog. That small stretch of a coupla days is also what set me on the path of becoming a frogger. They say that to learn something deeply requires you to do it 10,000 times. I have no doubt I've made at least 10k frog casts since then! 1
Super User Catt Posted February 26, 2021 Super User Posted February 26, 2021 I do! ? PB Bass PB Crappie PB Catfish PB Bull Red PB Speckled Trout And so on! 2 1
Deeare Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 If I caught my PB on live bait, in Florida or Mexico or on a guided trip I’d put an asterisk next to it but that’s just me. BUT I’d still love every minute of it and send all my buddys pics,etc. I caught a blue fin tuna off of cape cod on a paid trip which was incredible and I was able to check that fish off of bucket list...but the first one I caught on a friends boat was 100 times better.
Super User A-Jay Posted February 26, 2021 Super User Posted February 26, 2021 Do you categorize your PB’s? Yes ~ By color & nationality. A-Jay 1 5
DaubsNU1 Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 PB bass was caught in a small pond in Northeast Missouri in the early 1990's...I was fishing alone from the bank and carried a small scale with me (who knows it it was any where accurate). Had never caught anything over a 2 lbs in this pond. I'd say it was maybe two acres at most. Amazed when a big old 8 lb bucket-mouth hammered my Slug-Go. I've caught big walleye, pike, Muskie and some very nice Smallmouth, but never really paid much attention to personal bests in those categories. Remember catching a few halibut in Alaska. Bass is about the only PB I remember...
Super User roadwarrior Posted February 26, 2021 Super User Posted February 26, 2021 Personal Best Smallmouth Tennessee River, TN Largemouth Lake ToHo, FL Kentucky Bass Lake Quachita, AR White Bass Bull Shoals, AR Striper Beaver Lake, AR Crappie Pickwick Lake, TN Walley Bull Shoals, AR Rainbow, Brown, Cutthroat & Brook White River, AR Lake Trout Manitoba, Canada Pike Manitoba Canada Bluegill Pickwick Lake Catfish Mississippi River, TN Yellow Tuna, Amber Jack Gulf of Mexico Gar Bull Shoals, AR Buffalo Tennessee River, TN Drum Tennessee River, TN 2
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted February 26, 2021 Super User Posted February 26, 2021 By species. I’ll further break them down by live bait versus artifical & state side versus outside the country if someone asks.
Super User Bird Posted February 26, 2021 Super User Posted February 26, 2021 I've only ever caught one PB largemouth bass in my entire life. ? 2
Super User J Francho Posted February 26, 2021 Super User Posted February 26, 2021 I only count fish from my home state, though I've fished just about every state on the east coast from Vermont to Florida. I don't think the almost 9 pounder from Florida is nearly as impressive 7-2 I caught two minutes from my driveway. 4
Dens228 Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 Nope, a big bass is a big bass............ Although I'm going to do some bass fishing in Arizona in March..........maybe my PB will fall.
Michigander Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 Just PB Largemouth and PB Smallmouth. Any further sub-categories are too much to remember, lol. 1
Deplorable Fisherman Posted February 26, 2021 Posted February 26, 2021 7 hours ago, jbsoonerfan said: Nope, just call your biggest bass caught your PB. There are guys who fish 30 years and would never catch an 8lb bass in the waters they fish, but they can spend a few days in Mexico and catch a DD. Nothing wrong with that, I would love the opportunity to do so. There are also guys who have caught multiple DD bass in areas where they are plenty and they will act like they are the best angler in the world. In the end, whatever makes YOU happy is all that matters. This right here! My PB is a 7 lb 1 oz and I caught it in MN. To me that is much more impressive than someone in FL catching a 9 lber. But of course...I have to brag on myself...who else will? ?
Super User gim Posted February 26, 2021 Super User Posted February 26, 2021 17 minutes ago, Deplorable Fisherman said: This right here! My PB is a 7 lb 1 oz and I caught it in MN. To me that is much more impressive than someone in FL catching a 9 lber It sure is! Obviously a PB largemouth is going to be bigger down south than in the north. No one would refute that considering they grow twice as big.
Super User Bird Posted February 26, 2021 Super User Posted February 26, 2021 18 minutes ago, Deplorable Fisherman said: This right here! My PB is a 7 lb 1 oz and I caught it in MN. To me that is much more impressive than someone in FL catching a 9 lber. But of course...I have to brag on myself...who else will? ? So let's delve into this a little deeper. Lol So an avid bass fisherman geographically located between the state of Minnesota and the state of Florida was given a choice to go to Florida and catch a 9 lber or go to Minnesota and catch a 7 lber......I'm betting that 9 lber would get caught over and over again. Understand what your saying though.
Super User roadwarrior Posted February 26, 2021 Super User Posted February 26, 2021 Wherever you fish the biggest fish in that body of water is a good goal and impressive. However, you may have to travel to catch the big girls. If your dream bass is 10 lbs, like everyone else, your chances are best in one of the big four states or Mexico. Tennessee produces several double digits every year, but it is NOT where you want to go for a high probability of landing those bass.
Super User Boomstick Posted February 26, 2021 Super User Posted February 26, 2021 There's 3 PBs I care about, largemouth, smallmouth and the stuff you put on PB&J sandwiches. 1
Super User MN Fisher Posted February 26, 2021 Super User Posted February 26, 2021 Only categorization I do for my PBs is by species. I don't care where I caught them, just that I caught a good fish. 2
Super User gim Posted February 26, 2021 Super User Posted February 26, 2021 8 minutes ago, Boomstick said: and the stuff you put on PB&J sandwiches. Yes, but now the question is...creamy or chunky? 1
Super User Spankey Posted February 26, 2021 Super User Posted February 26, 2021 Up here in the Northeast my PB is only gonna be but so big compared to others areas of the country. So I try to keep it real. Biggest LM is at 6lb. Biggest Smallie at 5 lb. I lost a fish bigger than my 6 lb. PB last season. I will start out where I left off last season in search of the one that got away. I feel it was a solid 7 lb. fish. For PA a LM 7 lb. or over I feel this is getting into a very very exceptional bass range. Hunt for big fish. My PB category is biggest LM, biggest Smallie. I’ve never had an out of state guide try to put me on a double digit bass.
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