What is a "big bass" in your neck of the woods.

[ww2farmer]

Lets face it a 10lb bass is a big bass any where, but some places, while still beeing excellant for bass fishing, just don't produce double digit bass on a regular basis. I am from western NY state, here is what I and many others consider to be the bench marks for Largemouth bass size in our region.

less than 1lb = dink

1 to 1.5 lb average size keeper

1.5 to 3lbs above average respectable size bass

3+ to 5lbs these are pretty big bass for around here, not uncommen, but you don't catch them left and right either.

5+ to 7lbs, real big bass around here, bragging size.

7+ to 9lbs, true hogs, for some the fish of a lifetime

9+ to 11lbs, monsters, not many around here, any one who fishes in NY will agree.

11+ and we are talking possable state record (our record is 11-14 I think).

What are the standards in your region? Smallmouth guys post your thoughts too.

[alhuff]

8-10lbs i would say is a big bass.....

Alfred

[Ridgerunner7]

Here in Michigan  5lb is big,  6lb is real big, anything bigger is huge.  Very few 7lbers caught, but once in a great while you'll hear of an 8,9, or 10.  State record  11-15 caught through the ice.

[BassMaster_1]

Western NY huh? Im from Rochester so, you know the deal.  Biggest bass I have caught was 24inchs 5#12oz, according to the digital scale I have. But I think its off anywhere from a half a lb to 1lb.  I weighed my buddies 10# downrigger ball and it was 9#.  Anyways it was big!  I got it in late August, wish it was early April, full ov eggs.  My dad dropped one at the boat that I guess was one of those once and a life time fish, upper 8's or 9's.  Heartbreaker!!

[bassmasta7]

5lbs and up is worth telling about.

[senile1]

I'm from Northwestern Missouri where the record largemouth is 13 lbs 14 oz.  The record smallmouth is 7 lbs 2 oz.  I normally fish for largemouth.  There are occasions where bass over 10 lbs have been caught in Lake of the Ozarks and Truman Lake.  Generally, a bass of this size is mammoth in Missouri.  Reports of 6 - 8 lb'ers are common every year in all of the bigger lakes and in farm ponds, but I myself have never broken the 7 lb barrier.  This is frustrating, but I have every intention of changing this in the near future.  8-)

[knkfiend]

while ive heard of big ones here in PA, ive yet to see them. i consider a big fish anything over 3 lbs. then again , ive only been fishing for about 4 months. my PB is probably in the 4-5 lb region, and ive only caught 2 over 2 pounds.

anyone wanna take me where bigger fish are?? :-/

[Matt Fly]

The first one of the day, it gets the goose egg of the board, after that, 12 lbs is a good one in Tx.

Hookem

Matt

[Raul]

8-12 pounds is a big fish

13+ now that 's what we 're talking about.  

[KillerTomato]

6 lbs and up is pretty big on my lake

[Brian_Reeves]

Central TX (Stillhouse lake)

1lb-Dink

1.5-3lb-Decent fish

3-5lb- Average Good fish

5-7lb- Better than average good fish

8lb-9lb-Lunker

10lb+  You know the deal

[Darold_31]

I mostly fish Toledo Bend and Sam Rayburn.  2-3#'s is a good chunk.  3-6#'s is a good one.  6-10#'s gets a picture and anything over 10#'s gets a replica.  My PB is 9.13lbs. and there are way bigger ones than that out there.  Toledo and Sam rayburn are full of 1.5-3# fish.

[KU_Bassmaster.]

3 lbs - Fun

4 lbs - Getting There

5 lbs + - Big

[Valascus]

I am in the Saint Louis, MO area. I would say 3 lbs is decent in my book. Anything 5 and over  is big for this area.

[bamabassin]

Mobile Tensaw delta,Ala. South delta\brackish water,no bigger than 5 lbs.Alabama\Tombigbee rivers further north 7.5 lbs.Although a 9 lbs bass holds the tournament record here.

[Guest avid]

where I live, 8 lbs. is considered a quality fish, and 10 or more a biggun.

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

4-5 is a lunker here.

[bassclown]

Md. state record is only in the 11 lb. range. anytime i hook something 3lbs. or bigger i'm happy. my largest catch is a touch over 7 lbs. i caught it at a small local state park pond.

[Cajun1977]

greenfish    5pounds plus

brown fish   6 pounds plus

[Captain Cali]

10+

[senko_77]

i would say 7-8 is a big bass in Ga

[Daniel My Brother]

I fished with a guide on Table Rock lake last year (Branson, MO). This guy fishes 4 to 12 hours a day, every day. Still, his biggest bass ever was just 8lbs 12 oz.

I fish Southern Illinois.

I'll catch a few 5+ pounders every year.

I've caught a few over 6 lifetime.

I've got friends who've caught 7s.

I've heard stories of 8s.

I've seen pictures of 10s, from the power plant lakes (coffeen and Egypt).

If I caught an 8 pounder, I'd think I'd faint.

[KYbass1276]

10+

Shouldn't that zero been a five there capt.

[abelfisher]

Anything I catch over 3# is a big bass! ;D

[Captain Cali]

10+

Shouldn't that zero been a five there capt.

Nope. 8-14 is "big". 15+ is huge. 20+ is a monster and not the norm for most of the year. Yes...I know I'm getting technical.  

I might change my view after a few more years of fishing.