BIGGEST BASS YOU'VE EVER CAUGHT

[BassMaster]

So, whats the biggest bass that you've ever caught? Well, lets see who has caught the biggest bass. Tell us how long it was tip of nose, to tip of tail, and how much it weighed.

[playmaker47]

19" i caught it on a Storm Thunderstick in perch color. i dont know how much it weighed cause i didnt have a scale.

[bigbass]

51/2 LBS. on a white Strike King spinnerbait in the bleeding bait series........ ;D

Did not measure the length.... :-[

[KU_Bassmaster.]

I win so far ;D. But I know there are guys on this board with some 13's and 14's.

Mine 10 lbs. 8 oz., 25 1/2 inches. (In the picture)

[flippin4it.]

     Ku kill's my 8 plus pounder,but it was still an awsome fish.

                           flippin4it

[playmaker47]

dang KU that is about 1 lb or less from the Kansas state record

[bigbill]

My biggest bass so far is 10lbs she was caught in the shallows about 2ft from shore at first light(dusk) the sky was just starting to light up. At first It kind of scared me to see a bass this big, I have only seen fish this big in saltwater. I never expected to ever catch a fish this big. I was constantly on many 3's, 4's and 5lbers in this spot. At first when i seen it i said holly cow i got a hog on. I fish about 5 places constantly and in 2 of them i hold the record between a few guys for the biggest bass caught. One of them old timers who has fished all of his life(a lot more than me) told me to this day it was the biggest bass he has ever seen.(10lber) I mainly fish from shore in small places you would normally drive by even small swamps that hold plenty of bass and most of them are still unfished. And don't pass up those little manmade condo ponds too even a 1/8 acre one can hold bass like 3lbers too. They are really made for drainage but the fishing can be awesome. My 10lber hit a Rebel BIG CLAW Crawfish Crankbait #D74 in Chartruese its hard to find and the biggest one Rebel makes too. I like to use the smaller ones in rivers the bass kill this lure. Its one of the hottest lures I have ever used so far in bass fishing. My other hot lure is the BassProShops topnocker in color #25 it has caught some big bass too and the largest pickerel i have ever seen too. I have seen pickerel do out of the water back flips to hit this lure. BigBill

Its kind of odd too i have only caught small bass up to 6lbers and then a 10lber with nothing inbetween no 7's, no 8's, no 9's at all.  I went right to "10"??? But i have lost larger fish in the same spot too, one grabbed my 7 1/4" BPS Stick O Worm but it was the first time i have ever used it and i only had 3/0 hooks and i seen her swim up and take it and i missed her on the hookset.  Another one took my topnocker like a torpedo at 100mph then on the hookset she went down in the weeds I fought her for about 15 to 20 minutes, everytime i got 2ft of line she took back 3ft. I finally lost the fight fishing from shore. From what i saw of her she was quite a bit larger than my 10lber was. At another place in November just when you think the pond is asleep I got an itch to go fishing so i grabbed my rod with some large flukes and went out and on my very first cast something took it, i set the hook and the fight was on again but she bent my rod in half like no other fish has done in the past too.  But again it wasn't mean't to be I lost her too.  My big bass curse was on for quite sometime I just kept on losing them. I believe i finally broke it this year by landing a 6.1lber finally!!!  I hope. ???  My motto now is always expect the unexpected!!!! Be ready on the first cast all the time, have your drag set on the loose side mainly because i have lost lures on violent strikes from big smallies no matter were my drag was set so now i leave it just tight enough to get a hookset you can always tighten it during the battle but most of the time i don't i just play her slow now mainly because you never know how big they are till they get close.  I had a 4.9lber once give me a tour of the body of water i was fishing and i never seen her till she was at my feet.  She just never quit.  The strangest most exceiting strike i have ever had was from a 30" pickerel it was on a man made dam a drop off and as i just tuned and got my very first spinnerbait working(with Glenn's help here) I changed blades/trailers till i got it catching fish a big pickerel swam up parallel to the shore and  inches from the shore as i was taking it out of the water and just ripped it off my line, as my heart sunk as i just witnessed losing my hot new tuned fish catching spinnerbait.  I caught a lot of fish on this spinnerbait.  I have caught many big pickerel like 26", 27" and 28" and all i can say is what a fight it makes wonder how the northern pike and muskie are to catch.

[KU_Bassmaster.]

dang KU that is about 1 lb or less from the Kansas state record

Had to go down to Texas for that one.  Biggest one I have caught in Kansas was this spring 8 lbs. 3 oz.  I was sight fishing for her and it actually took me two days to catch it.  I spotted her right at sunset and worked her for a good hour or so.  I came back the next morning at sunrise and didn't catch her until 10:30 am.  At the same lake I found a dead 26 inch.  Didn't have a scale, but I think it could have been a state record.

[Marty]

I have caught many big pickerel like 26", 27" and 28" and all i can say is what a fight it makes wonder how the northern pike and muskie are to catch.

Never caught a musky, except for a couple of dink tigers. Pike fight very well. But I have spent more time on pickerel waters than pike waters, and I always thought that pickerel were much better fighters than largemouth.

[Sam]

5 pounds, twice.

First time on a silver with a black top Rapala on the James River.

Second time on a pumpkinseed Berkley Power Worm, Texas style, on Lake Chesdin in Virginia.

I don't know who was the most surpised at my success - me, my frineds who were with me, or the two fish!

[Gatorbassman]

Not big enough yet.

[Kana]

24 inches, and  a touch over 8 pounds.  

went out with a guide and my father on toledo bend, hammered them on a walmart 1.99$  crankbait.  when i got home i bought every crankbait that wally world had in that same pattern.  of course i had to send a few to the guide that put me on the fish!

[playmaker47]

hey KU what lake was this that you found the dead one in.

[Max-in-Mn]

oh lol I've only caught like a 5 pounder...To cold up here for giants.

[Chris]

My biggest was 28 1/2 inches long with a 26 inch girth. It was 17lbs 8oz (oh no bubba is in the lead now I know someone has a 19 or 20 pounder)

[KU_Bassmaster.]

hey KU what lake was this that you found the dead one in.

If I told you I would have to kill you.... just joking. ;D Lone Star Lake just south of Lawrence and Clinton Lake.

I knew someone would beat me out.  That is one hawg Chris.  Where did you catch it at?  I don't think anyone is taking you over.

[playmaker47]

hah KU i already have my kansas lake maps out and i think i might hafta head up and fish lone star sometime soon.

[KU_Bassmaster.]

It's a great little lake.  Like I said I caught that 8 there this spring along with a handful of 5's.  I have only fished there once this summer and had a pretty good day.  My buddy caught is PR of 4.5.

[Wabassin]

My biggest bass is 7lbs 4 oz but it was only 22 inches long, my longest bass was 6lbs 4oz and was 24 inches long.

My biggest smallmouth is 5lbs 8oz and was 22inches long.

[Phishn_Phool]

9.1 caught night fishing Devils Kitchen Lake near Carbondale, Il, caught on a home made single spin and #11 pork frog.  I once had the Lake Norfork, Ar record for Stripers at 27 1/2 LBs caught on New Years eve of 1976, jigging a Sonar.  I think the record lasted about 27 1/2 days LOL

                                     CPR ;D

[Nick]

A loaded question for size, esp. for us who fish north of the Mason-Dixon line.  Anyway, I have fished eight days in Florida, and I get get a 9lb. 9 oz. at Okeechobee in the FLW this year.  At my motel pond there, I raised one that may have been even bigger.

A question of how close to your state's record have you come could be a better measure of lunker catching prowess.

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

Good point Nick.

[SuthernProg]

5 lbs dead even. Didn't measure. Caught on a Scumfrog in the pads on a little pond in Hanover Virginia.

[lunker_city]

22in. around 7.5 lbs, caught on a senko from shore!

[TheNextMikeIke]

Mine was a 19 1/2" that weighed 4lbs 4oz. I caught her on a fishing trip in NH.