Super User gim Posted February 1, 2023 Super User Posted February 1, 2023 It’s been quite a long time since I caught a new personal best largemouth or smallmouth. 2005 for smallmouth and 2007 for a largemouth. Going on 18 years and 16 years, respectively. When was the last time you caught a new PB? Largies, smallies, and spots are all fair game here. 4 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted February 1, 2023 Global Moderator Posted February 1, 2023 Largemouth it’s been a long time. Smallmouth I’m always catching fish dangerously close to PB several times a year. Spots, I caught a nice 19” this summer that was definitely top 3 Quote
Super User Bird Posted February 1, 2023 Super User Posted February 1, 2023 Last year was my best year by a mile as far as big fish but still haven't topped my PB in Largemouth or Smallmouth. Can we go by yearly bag ? Quote
Super User BrianMDTX Posted February 1, 2023 Super User Posted February 1, 2023 2020. LMB. Between 6-7 lbs which beat my old PB by over 3 lbs. But I had been away from fishing for about 25 years, so that had a role in it. Quote
Drew03cmc Posted February 1, 2023 Posted February 1, 2023 Both in 2022. Smallie went 18" from a creek I could easily cast across. No official weight on the top largemouth, not sure if it beat 5-06, but if not, I put the 5-06 on the bottom. 7 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted February 1, 2023 Super User Posted February 1, 2023 PB Brown bass came on the morning of 12 Sept 2017 ~ Until I saw her, I thought for sure she was a pike. But nope - came in a 7.29 lbs. https://youtu.be/frJAlndpO7E My PB green bass came from south of the border on Lake Baccarac back on 11 Nov 2013 (Veterans Day) She weighed 11-11 hard to forget that one. Be lookin to put both of those great fish in the review mirror this up coming season. Fish Hard A-Jay 13 Quote
Super User Jar11591 Posted February 1, 2023 Super User Posted February 1, 2023 I love a good PB thread. Been almost 6 years since I got my 9lb 13oz PB. February 2017 South of the border. My domestic PB also came in 2017, September. 6lbs 3oz 10 Quote
Super User LrgmouthShad Posted February 1, 2023 Super User Posted February 1, 2023 December 2020 for LMB and haven’t really kept track of smallmouth good. Nothing big enough where I’d want to keep track and haven’t caught a whole lot of em. Yeah sure I’ll post some PB photos again 10 Quote
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted February 1, 2023 Super User Posted February 1, 2023 If I like a single post in this thread, I'll burn all my likes lol, just know I like every picture posted of a big fish thus far and going forward! Love me some big Bass pics, you can see the pride and joy such magnificent fish elicit from otherwise stoic adults ? 4 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted February 1, 2023 Super User Posted February 1, 2023 And just because it so unusual, on 30 Apr 2019, I landed this brute of a Musky on 10 lb FC while throwing jerkbaits for brown bass. Fight seemed to take forever and I had to us every trick in the book to be able to get my hands on this magnificent Beast. Even had to make up a few. It all worked out in the end as I was able to hold & safely release this 48 inch stunner. A-Jay 6 Quote
Super User AlabamaSpothunter Posted February 1, 2023 Super User Posted February 1, 2023 Just now, A-Jay said: And just because it so unusual, on 30 Apr 2019, I landed this brute of a Musky on 10 lb FC while throwing jerkbaits for brown bass. Fight seemed to take forever and I had to us every trick I the book to be able to get my hands on this magnificent Beast. Even ha to make up a few. It all worked out in the end as I was able to hold & safely release this 48 inch stunner. A-Jay @T-Billy or the Braided Wonder See all it takes is just 10lb Fluoro #Fluorogang ? #Muskievirgin ? 4 Quote
Super User LrgmouthShad Posted February 1, 2023 Super User Posted February 1, 2023 11 minutes ago, A-Jay said: And just because it so unusual, on 30 Apr 2019, I landed this brute of a Musky on 10 lb FC while throwing jerkbaits for brown bass. Fight seemed to take forever and I had to us every trick I the book to be able to get my hands on this magnificent Beast. Even ha to make up a few. It all worked out in the end as I was able to hold & safely release this 48 inch stunner. A-Jay Catching a huge toothy critter like that on 10lb fluoro is just stupid. And by stupid, I mean stupid awesome 3 Quote
Super User gim Posted February 1, 2023 Author Super User Posted February 1, 2023 Well it’s obvious already here that my 18 year PB is clearly the longest individual drought out there. @WRB may have a lengthy period of time but it would be virtually impossible to break those PBs he has. Quote
Super User LrgmouthShad Posted February 1, 2023 Super User Posted February 1, 2023 2 minutes ago, gimruis said: Well it’s obvious already here that my 18 year PB is clearly the longest individual drought out there. @WRB may have a lengthy period of time but it would be virtually impossible to break those PBs he has. This thread is very young still Quote
Super User DitchPanda Posted February 1, 2023 Super User Posted February 1, 2023 My PB largemouth of 8lbs 12oz came in spring of 2003. My PB smallie was just under 5lbs..think it was spring of 2008. My PB drought is going on 20 years so now I'm officially the worst fisherman here. 1 3 Quote
Super User gim Posted February 1, 2023 Author Super User Posted February 1, 2023 1 minute ago, DitchPanda said: My PB drought is going on 20 years so now I'm officially the worst fisherman here We have a new clubhouse leader! 1 Quote
Super User DitchPanda Posted February 1, 2023 Super User Posted February 1, 2023 1 minute ago, gimruis said: We have a new clubhouse leader! Oh boy...I'm honored 2 Quote
Global Moderator Mike L Posted February 1, 2023 Global Moderator Posted February 1, 2023 March 6th 2018 8:25 am 11.34 8 Quote
softwateronly Posted February 1, 2023 Posted February 1, 2023 I'm about 353 days from my green bass pb, and just shy of 12,600 days since my brown bass pb. Thats 2/12/22 and sometime in August of 1988. I need a menderchuck. 10 Quote
Global Moderator 12poundbass Posted February 1, 2023 Global Moderator Posted February 1, 2023 LMB: October 2008 or ‘09 SMB: June 2017 2 Quote
Dirtyeggroll Posted February 1, 2023 Posted February 1, 2023 Spring 1997 I caught my PB, 8 lbs 8 oz. 25 years ago... Holy cannoli when did get I old enough to say 25 years ago 2 2 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted February 1, 2023 Super User Posted February 1, 2023 Every summer that I fish, I catch smallies and largies that run from 19" to 21.5". I don't weigh them and I don't catch any bigger, so one of those 19-21.5-inchers was the heaviest, but I don't which two. What I'm saying is that I might have caught my biggest bass 30 years ago and I might have caught my biggest smallmouth or largemouth in 2022. 1 Quote
Super User WRB Posted February 1, 2023 Super User Posted February 1, 2023 This March will be 30 years since catching my PB. Tom 5 1 Quote
Super User GreenPig Posted February 1, 2023 Super User Posted February 1, 2023 LM - Feb 2017 Pickerel - 2001 Warmouth - 1992 Crappie - 1991 Shoal - 2004 Spot - 2019 10 Quote
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