15.48 lb Bass 2025
BASS302 reply :
I'm not sure if this has been reported on BR already:
I found this on another site. 15.48 pound bass caught in Lake Fork.
Sam reply :
Wow!
A once in a lifetime accomplishment.
Thanks for sharing.
Catt reply :
That's the third over 15 caught this year in Texas ????
68camaro reply :
Beautiful, I hope it was released OK.
A-Jay reply :
Holy Smokes ~ That's a Beast of a Bass !
Congrats to Mr. LeBove.
A-Jay
Bankbeater reply :
Wow that is a huge bass!
Dwight Hottle reply :
On 3/4/2018 at 8:48 PM, 68camaro said:Beautiful, I hope it was released OK.
That's the release transport truck in the picture.
TimberTodd reply :
That is a definite tank!
Swbass15 reply :
Not sure if I’m correct but I think it went into the sharelunker program. I think they will spawn her in captivity then release? Any tx guys know how it works?? I need to take a trip to tejas to visit my brother and go find some pigs like that! Congrats to the angler!
Bass_Fishing_Socal reply :
And we don't have that kind of program here in CA. Nice beautiful bass. I wish one of these day I gotta hold a bass like that.
Russ E reply :
I wish Kansas cared as much about Bass as Texas does.
they seem to have the hands off mentality here. If they do well great. if not, oh well
Gundog reply :
On 3/5/2018 at 1:58 AM, JustJames said:And we don't have that kind of program here in CA. Nice beautiful bass. I wish one of these day I gotta hold a bass like that.
California is too busy trying to get rid of those pesky non-native species instead of putting resources into breeding bigger bass to bring in the fishing dollars. Texas is way ahead of most states as far as capitalizing on trophy bass fisheries. Its also one of my dream destinations.
Gundog reply :
On 3/5/2018 at 2:28 AM, Weedwhacker said:I wish Kansas cared as much about Bass as Texas does.
they seem to have the hands off mentality here. If they do well great. if not, oh well
That is not necessarily a bad thing. Many times if a state tries too hard to manage a resource they end up ruining the experience of fishing such as when the implement restrictions on where and when you can fish certain bodies of water. It takes a good balance of control and "hands off" to build a good resource. Not many states can do it. For years in PA we couldn't fish for bass between March 1 and the 3rd Saturday in June. Now they stopped all that nonsense and allowed us to fish for bass anytime of the year but catch and release in the early season. When the lower Susquehanna river showed signs of distress in the SMB population in 2012 the state put restrictions in place to stop people from targeting bass early in the year. Its a fine wire that needs to be walked.
Russ E reply :
On 3/5/2018 at 2:46 AM, Gundog said:That is not necessarily a bad thing. Many times if a state tries too hard to manage a resource they end up ruining the experience of fishing such as when the implement restrictions on where and when you can fish certain bodies of water. It takes a good balance of control and "hands off" to build a good resource. Not many states can do it. For years in PA we couldn't fish for bass between March 1 and the 3rd Saturday in June. Now they stopped all that nonsense and allowed us to fish for bass anytime of the year but catch and release in the early season. When the lower Susquehanna river showed signs of distress in the SMB population in 2012 the state put restrictions in place to stop people from targeting bass early in the year. Its a fine wire that needs to be walked.
I agree to a point. You can have too many regulations.
From what I have seen, in Kansas the catfish is king and it shows. the catfish stocking programs have created fisheries that can rival anywhere in the country.
Granted our lowland lakes and reservoirs are near perfect habitat for catfish.
I Just wish the state would put a little more Effort on the Bass population and habitat.
Dwight Hottle reply :
On 3/4/2018 at 8:41 PM, Catt said:That's the third over 15 caught this year in Texas ????
Yea and it's only March.
senile1 reply :
That is an amazing fish! If his head was just a bit smaller he could stick it in its mouth. 
BassObsessed reply :
On 3/5/2018 at 1:52 AM, Swbass15 said:Not sure if I’m correct but I think it went into the sharelunker program. I think they will spawn her in captivity then release? Any tx guys know how it works?? I need to take a trip to tejas to visit my brother and go find some pigs like that! Congrats to the angler!
You are correct about the ShareLunker program. I live in the wrong state...I need Florida strain girls that aren't over 700 miles from home.
OCdockskipper reply :
On 3/5/2018 at 6:51 AM, senile1 said:That is an amazing fish! If his head was just a bit smaller he could stick it in its mouth.
Yes it is, but notice that he is still long arming it. That throws the perspective off & in my opinion, messes up the image. There really is no need to push a 15 lb bass closer to the camera & away from you, it is awesome enough with the correct perspective.
But it is his lunker, he can do with it as he pleases...
Swbass15 reply :
Agree with you @OCdockskipper it’s like guys who kill big bull out west, no need to sit two feet behind its rear when it scores 380 smh
Oregon Native reply :
Nice fish....bass are trash in Oregon and not managed well at all either....so sad.....LOVE TENNESSEE!!!
mattkenzer reply :
Wow .... That is a limit of 5 in my lakes ..... 
SDoolittle reply :
I got to Lake Fork Friday night, and everyone was talking about that fish. No word on what part of the lake it came from, but it was supposedly caught on a chatterbait (the first report said that it was caught on a jig, but that was apparently a misprint).
I've always wondered where they get the male fish to breed to the Share Lunker females. They only accept 13+ pound bass into the program, and they are certainly all females. Does anybody know how big the males are that they use, and where they come from?
Darren. reply :
Holy Cow that's a HOG!!
A dream come true for that guy.
Me? I'll keep dreaming
senile1 reply :
On 3/5/2018 at 9:53 AM, OCdockskipper said:Yes it is, but notice that he is still long arming it. That throws the perspective off & in my opinion, messes up the image. There really is no need to push a 15 lb bass closer to the camera & away from you, it is awesome enough with the correct perspective.
But it is his lunker, he can do with it as he pleases...
Agreed. I said that in jest anyway. Pics are always deceiving, especially with the long arm technique.
ratherbfishin1 reply :
On 3/6/2018 at 2:58 AM, senile1 said:Agreed. I said that in jest anyway. Pics are always deceiving, especially with the long arm technique.
He's either long arming it or has absolutely massive hands.
Anyways, I'd love to catch one that big.
NHBull reply :
Usually takes me 7 fish to equal that one....
Catt reply :
#2 Lake Fork 15.24 lbs
bagofdonuts reply :
that's the same guy isnt it?
SDoolittle reply :
On 3/6/2018 at 6:36 AM, bagofdonuts said:that's the same guy isnt it?
Yes. And it's the same fish. The weight is a misprint.
Catt reply :
Wrong picture ????
Dteebone0427 reply :
I was there when this beautiful bass was weighed in! Picture does no Justice, she is huge! My brother was lucky enough to catch a share a lunker also which weighed 13.00lb in lake Fork 3/8/18
YoTone reply :
what type of lure was he using
roadwarrior reply :
On 3/6/2018 at 1:28 AM, S. Doolittle said:No word on what part of the lake it came from, but it was supposedly caught on a chatterbait (the first report said that it was caught on a jig, but that was apparently a misprint).
Mosster47 reply :
On 3/5/2018 at 8:23 PM, Oregon Native said:Nice fish....bass are trash in Oregon and not managed well at all either....so sad.....LOVE TENNESSEE!!!
I 100% disagree with that. I live in one of the "Mecca" areas of bass fishing now and I would take Oregon back in a heartbeat.
The bass being non-native, living in deep water, and handed trout every six weeks most people there just don't know how to fish for them once they are over 2lbs. It also has minimal pressure outside of Tenmile and compared to a real bass lake Tenmile has minimal pressure. In Oregon if there are fifty boats are on a lake fourty of them won't be fishing for bass.
Oregon is an absolute gem if you aren't a bank beater.
Oregon Native reply :
On 3/24/2018 at 1:00 PM, Mosster47 said:
I 100% disagree with that. I live in one of the "Mecca" areas of bass fishing now and I would take Oregon back in a heartbeat.
The bass being non-native, living in deep water, and handed trout every six weeks most people there just don't know how to fish for them once they are over 2lbs. It also has minimal pressure outside of Tenmile and compared to a real bass lake Tenmile has minimal pressure. In Oregon if there are fifty boats are on a lake fourty of them won't be fishing for bass.
Oregon is an absolute gem if you aren't a bank beater.
Lived there for 60 years and have loved the state and still do. But enjoy the attitudes of fishermen out east towards their fishery's much more. Columbia river was my favorite river for smallies....and last I heard they were managed very poorly. Tenmile was awesome yes.....Siltcoos I hear is coming back...awesome. Tack was a gem.....Green Peter was amazing once...These waters are all so small compared to waters I now fish...so it's each to their own....sincerely glad you enjoy those fisheries....I'm thankful for these new amazing adventures.
sebasstian reply :
Nice pics though.
Catt reply :
On 3/6/2018 at 1:28 AM, S. Doolittle said:I've always wondered where they get the male fish to breed to the Share Lunker females. They only accept 13+ pound bass into the program, and they are certainly all females. Does anybody know how big the males are that they use, and where they come from?
Past genetic research focused mainly on the female but the ShareLunker program is showing the equally important role of the male's genetics.
2014 Nacogdoches Texas, a lake record of 12.54 lbs was caught on Lake Naconiche; genetic research showed some interesting facts.
The mother was ShareLunker #370; 14.28 lbs from Falcon Lake.
The grandmother was ShareLunker #187; 14.05 lbs from Lake Fork.
The great-grandmother was ShareLunker #9; 16.13 lbs from Gibbons Creek.
Plus ShareLunker #305; 14.67 lbs from Lake Fork.
All 5 were from the same father; an almost 8 lb male.
On 3/6/2018 at 1:28 AM, S. Doolittle said:I've always wondered where they get the male fish to breed to the Share Lunker females. They only accept 13+ pound bass into the program, and they are certainly all females. Does anybody know how big the males are that they use, and where they come from?
Past genetic research focused mainly on the female but the ShareLunker program is showing the equally important role of the male's genetics.
2014 Nacogdoches Texas, a lake record of 12.54 lbs was caught on Lake Naconiche; genetic research showed some interesting facts.
The mother was ShareLunker #370; 14.28 lbs from Falcon Lake.
The grandmother was ShareLunker #187; 14.05 lbs from Lake Fork.
The great-grandmother was ShareLunker #9; 16.13 lbs from Gibbons Creek.
Plus ShareLunker #305; 14.67 lbs from Lake Fork.
All 5 were from the same father; an almost 8 lb male.
On 3/6/2018 at 1:28 AM, S. Doolittle said:I've always wondered where they get the male fish to breed to the Share Lunker females. They only accept 13+ pound bass into the program, and they are certainly all females. Does anybody know how big the males are that they use, and where they come from?
Past genetic research focused mainly on the female but the ShareLunker program is showing the equally important role of the male's genetics.
2014 Nacogdoches Texas, a lake record of 12.54 lbs was caught on Lake Naconiche; genetic research showed some interesting facts.
The mother was ShareLunker #370; 14.28 lbs from Falcon Lake.
The grandmother was ShareLunker #187; 14.05 lbs from Lake Fork.
The great-grandmother was ShareLunker #9; 16.13 lbs from Gibbons Creek.
Plus ShareLunker #305; 14.67 lbs from Lake Fork.
All 5 were from the same father; an almost 8 lb male.
Swbass15 reply :
@Catt did I read that correctly that all females were bred back to the same male? How was this done? Not questioning your info but are they using a.i. Or spawning I guess? The time frame needed for those 5 females to grow one bucks life span went that long?
Catt reply :
On 3/29/2018 at 10:32 AM, Swbass15 said:@Catt did I read that correctly that all females were bred back to the same male? How was this done? Not questioning your info but are they using a.i. Or spawning I guess? The time frame needed for those 5 females to grow one bucks life span went that long?
All 5 females are offspring of the same male!
ShareLunker #9 was caught in 1988, the program started in 1987
RichF reply :
Those suckers weren't biting when I was there 6 weeks ago haha. She's a beaut.
J Francho reply :
On 3/5/2018 at 9:53 AM, OCdockskipper said:Yes it is, but notice that he is still long arming it. That throws the perspective off & in my opinion, messes up the image. There really is no need to push a 15 lb bass closer to the camera & away from you, it is awesome enough with the correct perspective.
But it is his lunker, he can do with it as he pleases...
Exactly. It's my opinion that a photograph is quite possibly the worst evidence you can present for documenting the size or weight of a catch. That's what verified witnesses are for. A photograph is a moment in time, to capture the excitement and the beauty of a lifetime catch. Go ahead and long arm it all you want.
All about da bass reply :
His hands are as big as his face and his elbows are just slightly bent... He's definitely straight arming. That's what I do when I only catch a few two pounders on a rough day.
lo n slo reply :
i just threw all my tackle off the hwy 150 bridge ????
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