Monster Bass Or Numbers?

[Paul Roberts]

Okay guys I hate recycling my old posts but theres a ton of new members, and old members may have changed their minds... It's one of my favotrite topics for some stupid reason so I want to know...

What's a better fishing day?

Fishing your favorite lake in the universe for 10 hours and catching 100+ bass in the 2-6 pound class range? (1-3 pound class SMB)

OR

Fishing your favorite lake in the universe and on your first cast of the day you catch a 14 pound LMB (or a 8 pound SMB), then the rest of the day, you catch NOTHING?

I'll take the latter

The original post talked about 100 2-6 pound bass, not 12" bass. I doubt seriously if many have seen a 100 fish day of 2-6 pound bass. I do know that having many days like that I have seen an awful lot of happy fishermen walk away.

I stand corrected. I guess I should mind my own. I have no comment about 100 2-6lb bass vs a single 14lber. Can't even relate, except to reiterate what others have said, "that size is relative". Didn't realize this was an exclusive thread.

[George Welcome]

What's exclusive about it? You have your thoughts and I have mine. Both are only opinions.

[Fishing Rhino]

It's interesting how a question with no right or wrong answer can fan the flames of passion.

It's just a which do you prefer question.  In that case the right answer is yours.

Someone else prefers the opposite, the right answer is theirs.

It's like asking do you prefer blondes, brunettes, or redheads.

Different strokes for different folks.

Now, with that out of the way, which is better, a spinning outfit, or a baitcaster?

[farmpond1]

Well, since a 2 lb bass is a respectable fish around here, than I'll definitely take the numbers.  Nobody would believe me if I caught a 14 lb fish anyway.  They'd say I photoshopped it.

[Mattlures]

Well George if you read the original post and my post you would see that I caught 100 bass from 1.5 lbs to 5.5lbs thats pretty darn close. You must have mistaken my opinion for bragging. Thats not what I was doing. My whole point was that just about everybody that fishes has caught 100 smaller bass, just not in one day. Most people have not caught a 14lber. If and when you ever catch 100 in a day, I am guessing you would change your opinion. When its too easy it looses its sence of acomplishment. Yes its fun but it gets borring. Most of the other anglers that were catching like we were, had started using fly rods and ultra lights and strange lures to make it challenging again. I have had more of a rewarding day when I disected a lake, established a pattern and worked for 30 smaller bass then when I caught 117.

so maybe you should give it a rest  ;D

I have no problem targeting small bass. I do not only fish for big bass. I fish for many different species freash and salt. I would always take a trophy over numbers because numbers are just more of what you normaly do. A trophy is a rarety and more of an acomplishment. But trust me, If I dont feel the big bite then I have no problem catching some small ones.

I think your answering the question as to what your clients would rather try for(becuase one is much easier then the other) not what they would have been happier with after the trip was over.

[Smiths.R]

In MD, there are no 14 lb bass.  A 10 lb'er would make my face melt.  That being said, I'd take 100 fish every single time.  I got out there for the tug.  If what I pull up happens to be a hawg, that's awesome.  But for me, it's all about that tug baby.  You can't beat that.

[George Welcome]

Matt, we never go fishing for small bass. The objective is always the big fish. However, I have yet had anyone that came from hundreds, even thousands of miles that wanted to spend the day stalking one fish only in either salt or fresh water.

[Mike__D]

tough question

but having 100 lmb in the 2-6 pound range would do it for me.

had the 100 fish been 1 pounders I would opt for the 14 pounder.

[Dr Pigg]

Numbers get old quick if you've ever had some of those days.  Over 10 lbs. is a life time memory--(date,temp, bait, how it hit, etc.).  I think ANYONE with enough time on the water can eventually catch many bass---to consistantly catch BIG bass --it takes someone alittle different!! My opinion(like elbows-everyones is different! )

[WRB]

The value of big bass goes far beyond the value of catching numbers. If you are a tournament bass angler and numbers are important to the sport of bass fishing, then the top tournament where the highest number of bass was caught would be well known. The heaviest weight and biggest tournament bass is well known.

We all like to catch bass and nearly every bass angler knows their personal best bass, few remember their highest number of bass caught. I was trying to remember and can't recall ever counting average size bass caught during one day. I do remember every detail when catching several big bass on a given day.

WRB

[BenoBreath]

I'll take the MONSTER !

[BigEbass]

If we are talking about a 14 pounder on a given day, I would go with the 14 pounder - there are tons of people that rarely go over 10 pounds (I know my newB a$$ hasnt - biggest for me so far is only 4.5 lbs in the past 2 years so far).  Having said that, I would rather more days I fish catch more numbers overall - you get that great thrill time after time - and if they are all quality 2-6 pounders, oh baby I choose numbers!