PB Bass Lure Thread

[Bankbeater]

5/8 oz black Jitterbug.

[10,000 lakes Bassin]

6 hours ago, Lottabass said:

1.  8-0 Pit Boss

2.  8-4, Jig n frog

3.  8-3,  Jig n frog

Iowa hawgs!

 

3 bass over 8lbs from Iowa!? Awesome!!!

[Dwight Hottle]

@king fisher I have always wondered about your PB at only 10lbs+ because it looks a lot bigger. Tom's comment about it being a teenager makes more sense. 

[Munkin]

8-2 LM on a solid black flipping jig I made. 

4-2 SM Smallie Beaver in California 420.

 

Allen 

[king fisher]

2 hours ago, Dwight Hottle said:

@king fisher I have always wondered about your PB at only 10lbs+ because it looks a lot bigger. Tom's comment about it being a teenager makes more sense. 

I forgot my scale when I caught the bass in my profile picture.  It is another bass I think might have been over 11 pounds.  I did measure it's length which was 25 3/4 inches.  At the time I landed a bass over 25 inches almost every time I went to that lake.  I didn't think it would be a problem to get a bigger bass, so I wasn't concerned about exact measurements and weights.  If I forgot my scale no problem, I would try and remember to bring one the next time I went fishing.  Now that the fishing has slowed at this lake, I wish I had bought a good scale, always had it with me, and taken length and girth measurements of a few of the bass I got the first couple years I fished the lake.  I still hope to catch a bass that I can officially say is over 11 pounds, but it isn't going to be easy.

[Smirak]

I caught my kayak PB yesterday. No scale, but measurements and length put her in the 5-6# range. Caught on a 1/4oz pegged 6th Sense Congo craw (I really am liking this craw BTW). 
 

Caught my bank PB of 7_14 on a weightless rage bug pulled across the tops of some pads. 

[IcatchDinks]

7 hours ago, Mr. Aquarium said:

That’s a skinny fish. My 8-2 was 22 inches 

 

I fish heavily pressured, suburban ponds in Michigan. The fish just don't get as big. I saw someone else in this thread asking about weight vs length, and it's because of this that I prefer length. Makes me feel better about myself. 

[Mr. Aquarium]

8 hours ago, IcatchDinks said:

 

I fish heavily pressured, suburban ponds in Michigan. The fish just don't get as big. I saw someone else in this thread asking about weight vs length, and it's because of this that I prefer length. Makes me feel better about myself. 

Oooo I gotcha’ my fish was feeding on herring, we have the food source to make footballs. 
 

[TnRiver46]

3/4 oz Silver buddy, dec 27 many years ago. Cold and windy 

 

[Swamp Girl]

First off, @king fisher caught a 14-pound bass!!!

 

My biggest was a year ago, in April of 2023. I caught her on an underspin with a gray and white Keitech. I didn't weigh her, but @AlabamaSpothunter has caught a lot of bass over eight pounds and he thinks she topped eight. She had a massive back and bulging belly, but did not fight much:

 

 

 

10 hours ago, IcatchDinks said:

 

I fish heavily pressured, suburban ponds in Michigan.

 

Yes, you do, and from a heavily pressured, suburban pond, your bass was a beast. Good to see you posting again, ICD!

[Mobasser]

I dont have a picture, but my biggest bass was 8lbs, 10oz caught in the spring of 1989. It was caught on a black Manns Jelly Worm 6" size, t- rigged with an Eagle Claw hook, and 1/8 oz bullet weight. I'm still hoping to beat that one.

[Swamp Girl]

Looking at the PBs, it's interesting how they achieve their weights. Some of the PBs are simply thick and long. Others are preggers and bulgy. Some do it with length and others have shoulders like NFL linebackers. 

 

12 hours ago, king fisher said:

At the time I landed a bass over 25 inches almost every time I went to that lake.  I didn't think it would be a problem to get a bigger bass, so I wasn't concerned about exact measurements and weights.  If I forgot my scale no problem, I would try and remember to bring one the next time I went fishing.

 

I hear ya. I'm wondering if Tom/@WRB also wondered if the party would go on forever too.

[JHoss]

8 lbs 1 oz on a white Slobberknocker on November 6, 2022. Safe to say she choked it. This was the cherry on top of an incredible 3 days while the wifey and kiddo were out of town. Took Friday afternoon off work and had the best day of speckled trout fishing of my life with 20+ fish at or over 20". Followed that up with opening day of deer season Saturday. And closed it out with a PB on Sunday morning before the family got home. 

 

 

[WRB]

2 hours ago, Swamp Girl said:

Looking at the PBs, it's interesting how they achieve their weights. Some of the PBs are simply thick and long. Others are preggers and bulgy. Some do it with length and others have shoulders like NFL linebackers. 

 

 

I hear ya. I'm wondering if Tom/@WRB also wondered if the party would go on forever too.

I witnessed the San Diego lakes boom and bust so knew our local lakes could go through the same cycle. Casitas is coming back with tournament weights in the 30 lb range, it took 38 lbs to win last week.

Central Cal has produced 2 giant bass 16.9 and 17.1 the year could be another boom period.

Tom

[Swamp Girl]

1 hour ago, WRB said:

Central Cal has produced 2 giant bass 16.9 and 17.1 the year could be another boom period.

 

Gosh, I hope so, Tom! Those are two huge bass.

 

Cool photo, @JHoss.

[DaubsNU1]

Early 1990's in Northeast Missouri...small pond just outside of town on University property (I worked for the Univ, so had access).

 

Throwing a rainbow trout colored Slug-Go on a 4/0 worm hook, weightless. Medium-light spinning rod with 10lb mono. Twitch-twitch, pause...BANG!

 

Measured just over 8lbs on this...

 

 

Did not have a tape measure with me. No cell phones at the time. So I'm calling this an 8lb LMB, and my PB.

[BrianMDTX]

Overall PB was caught on 1/2 a nightcrawler on a #6 Eagle Claw snelled hook. No scale but by measurements should have been between 6-7 lbs. 

 

Weighed was over 5 lbs. (I think 5 lbs. 2 oz.) on a Zoom Trick weightless Texas rig on a 4/0 Gamakatsu EWG. 
 

[MonsterZero]

Biggest I have ever caught on a lure was probably around 3lbs, which was pretty hefty for the body of water I caught it in. It was on a white Booyah Pond Magic spinnerbait.

[Munkin]

My goal now is to catch a 5lb SM. Guess I need to go fish with AJay.

 

Allen

[Lottabass]

21 hours ago, Swamp Girl said:

First off, @king fisher caught a 14-pound bass!!!

 

My biggest was a year ago, in April of 2023. I caught her on an underspin with a gray and white Keitech. I didn't weigh her, but @AlabamaSpothunter has caught a lot of bass over eight pounds and he thinks she topped eight. She had a massive back and bulging belly, but did not fight much:

 

 

 

 

Yes, you do, and from a heavily pressured, suburban pond, your bass was a beast. Good to see you posting again, ICD!

@Swamp Girl When they are thick from front to back they are beautiful!  That one is a dandy!