Best place to catch a monster 2024
Johnpenguin reply :
I have decided I am going to go on vacation this summer and I don’t know where to go quite yet. The goal is to catch a new pb largemouth bass. My pb is only five pounds(not even 4.71). I can go anywhere within the United States, so does anyone know of any great places?
CroakHunter reply :
Best chance is somewhere with florida strain lmb. Although I have caught lots of northern strain over 5lbs. Texas would be my choice because of the diversity. Somewhere like lake fork
NittyGrittyBoy reply :
Lake Toho or Stick Marsh, Fla live Shiners.
Set your PB high.
slonezp reply :
Loch Ness
N Florida Mike reply :
Rodman reservoir
Koz reply :
Go to Florida and hire a guide to take you out. Be prepared to pay big bucks for the live bait (and the guide) you'll need to catch your PB.
flyfisher reply :
I'd find a spot to beat your PB with a smallmouth
HeyCoach reply :
Lake O
Guntersville
What was the lake in North Carolina, I think, that the MLF was at a few weeks ago and everybody was pulling out 6 pounders and up?
WRB reply :
Driving distance or flying to destination?
Summer in Florida isn't the prime time IMO if hoping for a DD, lots of high% places to top 6 lbs. if willing to fish at night. Live bait isn't necessary you less you prefer using it.
There are some good giudes that fish Clear lake, Berryessa and the Delta that could meet your goal and nice area to vacation.
Texas has lots of good lakes like San Rayburn, Toledo Bend, lake Fork etc and closer to home then California.
Tom
Mike L reply :
Florida
Texas
California
If you decide on Florida I'd go Stick Marsh
Toho
Big O
The waters are low on Okeechobee right now but coming up.
If you decide to go there do a search on guides as I listed a bunch awhile ago.
All of them I know and have fished tournaments with most of them.
Good Luck
Mike
Ksam1234 reply :
On 5/20/2019 at 3:42 AM, Johnpenguin said:I have decided I am going to go on vacation this summer and I don’t know where to go quite yet. The goal is to catch a new pb largemouth bass. My pb is only five pounds(not even 4.71). I can go anywhere within the United States, so does anyone know of any great places?
Look up Matt Allen from tactical bassin, he guides and he can guide specifically for big fish. His PB is like 14-15 pounds I think
WRB reply :
Summer period the big girls have scattered and prey is abundant making it difficult to garentee catching big bass. The OP's bench mark is low, not requiring a DD so he should have a good opportunity to reach his goal (if hiring a good guide) at dozens of good bass lakes.
Narrow it down to a few preferred locations and we can make more suggestions.
Tom
Johnpenguin reply :
On 5/20/2019 at 8:58 AM, Ksam1234 said:Look up Matt Allen from tactical bassin, he guides and he can guide specifically for big fish. His PB is like 14-15 pounds I think
Matt’s is 17 Tim’s is 15. Love tactical
hawgenvy reply :
Summer is beastly hot in Florida and Texas (90-100). I won't fish July, August, or September in Florida except at sunset, and then only if there's a significant breeze. I'd go to California or Mexico if you want a chance for a summer giant without frying quite as badly. If you don't mind 100 degrees go to Texas. If you don't mind 95 degrees with humidity, gnats, and mosquitos go to Florida, Georgia, or Alabama
Manly Studson reply :
Florida and South Georgia are great places to fish. The swamps have good-sized LMB. Okeefenokee and Okechobee are good.
greentrout reply :
a monster is 10 lbs. plus ... still the big three: impoundments in texas, california and florida ...
best odds to do so ...
good fishing ...
Harold Scoggins reply :
On 5/20/2019 at 3:42 AM, Johnpenguin said:so does anyone know of any great places?
Uh huh, yeah I do. Down here yonder on the OK/AR border. You know how to paddle?
NittyGrittyBoy reply :
On 5/20/2019 at 10:24 AM, Manly Studson said:Florida and South Georgia are great places to fish. The swamps have good-sized LMB. Okeefenokee and Okechobee are good.
No Bass in the Okeefenokee. ????
Ksam1234 reply :
On 5/20/2019 at 9:48 AM, Johnpenguin said:Matt’s is 17 Tim’s is 15. Love tactical
Ok gotcha. I knew one of them had a 15, 17 is insane. I love those guys to, very smart and have learned a lot
BassNJake reply :
On 5/20/2019 at 3:42 AM, Johnpenguin said:I have decided I am going to go on vacation this summer and I don’t know where to go quite yet. The goal is to catch a new pb largemouth bass. My pb is only five pounds(not even 4.71). I can go anywhere within the United States, so does anyone know of any great places?
If you look north they catch catch some huge smallies in your backyard.
I've been to Chickamuaga about 15 times and my personal best is from an electric motor only lake in Ohio
Catt reply :
I'm gonna suggest a bassresource family member.
Contact Josh @Bass_Fanatic Sikes, he guides on Toledo Bend & Sam Rayburn. Not only will he put you on big momma but he teaches how to use electronics to read structure & then fish it effectively.
Allaroundfishing reply :
On 5/20/2019 at 6:32 AM, HeyCoach said:Lake O
Guntersville
What was the lake in North Carolina, I think, that the MLF was at a few weeks ago and everybody was pulling out 6 pounders and up?
That was back in march, jordan and falls lake were really hot same with harris, I fish all of these lakes and they can be good to you but you can also go out and fish for 10 hrs and not have a bite... Right now the bite down here is off but a few of the thursday night tournaments have had fish over 8lbs weighed in.
Johnpenguin reply :
On 5/20/2019 at 9:07 PM, BassNJake said:If you look north they catch catch some huge smallies in your backyard.
I've been to Chickamuaga about 15 times and my personal best is from an electric motor only lake in Ohio
Ya my pb smallmouth is 6.56(from Erie), while my pb lmb is 4.71. That’s why I need to bump up my pb lmb ASAP lol
CrankFate reply :
All I can say is there are lots of places around you with fish over 6. A 7 is realistic. The problem may be that if you are fishing large bodies of water the fish aren’t where you are fishing. I have caught many fish 5-7 lbs in small ponds. Not from skill. From fishing them until I caught something. I bet there are way more 5-10 pound bass near you than me. I say go to Florida in September, because that’s where I got my PB. Or somewhere else with no winter.
Hower08 reply :
John penguin where are you located at
Johnpenguin reply :
On 5/21/2019 at 8:39 AM, Hower08 said:John penguin where are you located at
Cleveland ohio
Hower08 reply :
Head an hour south to portage lakes and beat your PB no need to travel all over the country to catch a largie over 5#
Johnpenguin reply :
On 5/21/2019 at 10:41 AM, Hower08 said:Head an hour south to portage lakes and beat your PB no need to travel all over the country to catch a largie over 5#
I don’t have a boat. Plus I want to experience new types of fishing. I’ve decided I’m going to fort pierce, fl. Hopefully I can land some big ones there.
Manly Studson reply :
On 5/20/2019 at 8:52 PM, NittyGrittyBoy said:No Bass in the Okeefenokee. ????
My father caught his pb there—a 10.5 lb LMB. That was 20 years ago. Perhaps the fishery has declined.
Craigholland reply :
I'd say wait til it's cooler and go south. But a 5 pounder can be broken in a lot of states. What state are you in? Tennessee, Florida, Texas or California. If Florida stain bass there you got a chance at a 10 or bigger.
Sorry just saw your Ohio post. If you just want bigger than 5 Ohio's got a bunch. The aep lakes are within an hour of you and 7s and 8s are caught every year, and that's northern strain.
soflabasser reply :
On 5/20/2019 at 3:42 AM, Johnpenguin said:I have decided I am going to go on vacation this summer and I don’t know where to go quite yet. The goal is to catch a new pb largemouth bass. My pb is only five pounds(not even 4.71). I can go anywhere within the United States, so does anyone know of any great places?
Your home state has plenty of 5 pound or better bass so you do not have to leave the state to break your personal best bass. If your goal to catch a 10 pound or better bass in the USA then it is worth traveling to Florida, Georgia, Texas, or California. Lake Biwa in Japan is easily in the top 5 best places to catch the next 20 pound or better bass, along with Mexico, Cuba, South Africa, and other places.
HenryPF reply :
Original link here: Lunker Lore
I have no idea where or how they got these numbers, its something I ran across awhile ago and though it was a good know im never going to catch a 10lb+ bass without winning the lottery first.
J.Vincent reply :
The odds are lower for a FL double digit bass after March; but they can be caught. This 15lb 13oz Giant was caught in April or May from Orange Lake south of Gainesville .
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/FLFFWCC/bulletins/244315d
Fishing_FF reply :
On 5/24/2019 at 6:35 AM, J.Vincent said:The odds are lower for a FL double digit bass after March; but they can be caught. This 15lb 13oz Giant was caught in April or May from Orange Lake south of Gainesville .
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/FLFFWCC/bulletins/244315d
Brian caught that fish back on March 26th. He posted the photo on a local Central Florida Bass Fishing group while he waited for the FWC Trophy Catch program to certify his catch. Needless to say, Orange Lake has seen a lot of fishing pressure since.
The FWC Trophy Catch program is actually a good resource to see where the big fish are. The state fish biologist actually use it as a tracking tool. In the last week, there were 15 bass over 8lbs caught and an additional 7 bass over 10lbs caught that were submitted to the program.
We are in summer, so any fishing is a grind once the sun is up, but a lunker (8lbs or better according to FWC standard) is still catchable here.
J.Vincent reply :
On 5/24/2019 at 8:50 AM, Fishing_FF said:
Brian caught that fish back on March 26th. He posted the photo on a local Central Florida Bass Fishing group while he waited for the FWC Trophy Catch program to certify his catch. Needless to say, Orange Lake has seen a lot of fishing pressure since.
The FWC Trophy Catch program is actually a good resource to see where the big fish are. The state fish biologist actually use it as a tracking tool. In the last week, there were 15 bass over 8lbs caught and an additional 7 bass over 10lbs caught that were submitted to the program.
We are in summer, so any fishing is a grind once the sun is up, but a lunker (8lbs or better according to FWC standard) is still catchable here.
Thank you for making the correction ; and Hopefully the OP gets a chance for a nice Largemouth !
Dogface reply :
On 5/21/2019 at 8:22 PM, Craigholland said:Sorry just saw your Ohio post. If you just want bigger than 5 Ohio's got a bunch. The aep lakes are within an hour of you and 7s and 8s are caught every year, and that's northern strain.
I'd bet there are a lot of monster bass in those Ohio farm ponds. And they are fishable from the shore.
WRB reply :
The OP isn't looking to catch a DD bass, he wants a new PB over 5 lbs.
Just glanced at the chart listing odds of catching DD bass by state and without reading the basis for the numbers it appears to be bass population % by state with DD bass, angler success rates would lower IMO, some state records are under 10 lbs. Fishing and hoping a DD bass ends up on the end of your line without targeting big bass the odds drop dramatically. If you dedicated yourself to catching a DD bass your odd improved dramatically, very few bass are dedicated to catching DD bass and a high % of lakes do not have DD bass populations.
Tom
PS, looked at Lunker Lore, Josh Alwine, pg 24 chart is different with 29 states as 0%. Alwine is a BR member,my ugly mug is on pg 55.
TnRiver46 reply :
On 5/24/2019 at 5:34 AM, HenryPF said:
Original link here: Lunker Lore
I have no idea where or how they got these numbers, its something I ran across awhile ago and though it was a good know im never going to catch a 10lb+ bass without winning the lottery first.
Better odds in Massachusetts than Tennessee? Hmmm
soflabasser reply :
On 5/24/2019 at 8:50 AM, Fishing_FF said:
Brian caught that fish back on March 26th. He posted the photo on a local Central Florida Bass Fishing group while he waited for the FWC Trophy Catch program to certify his catch. Needless to say, Orange Lake has seen a lot of fishing pressure since.
The FWC Trophy Catch program is actually a good resource to see where the big fish are. The state fish biologist actually use it as a tracking tool. In the last week, there were 15 bass over 8lbs caught and an additional 7 bass over 10lbs caught that were submitted to the program.
We are in summer, so any fishing is a grind once the sun is up, but a lunker (8lbs or better according to FWC standard) is still catchable here.
I have caught several 8 pound or better bass in the Summer but it is much easier to catch them during October-April. The bass in the TrophyCatch program is a small percentage of the trophy bass that are caught every year in Florida. Many people do not submit catches and there have been many reliable reports in the past of people catching +18 pounders that they never submitted to the state for official state recognition. With that said 5 pounders are a dime a dozen even in South Florida and anyone can catch a bass of that size so it should be relatively easy for someone to catch 5-6 pounders in Florida on vacation.
WRB reply :
As I recall Doug Hannon was a day light bass angler in Florida and managed to catch DD size bass. If you could catch a big female bass during summer the fish would be max weight and still growing with all the prey availble. Abundant food source and areas to live makes it more difficult to locate big bass outside of the spawn cycle.
Tom
Fishing_FF reply :
Quite true, the best time for the OP to catch a big bass would be during spawn. However, considering he is looking for a summer location to break his PB that is kind of a limiter. Luckily, a 5lbs bass would break his PB, but I like the idea another member mentioned, set the PB bar high. 10lbs high, maybe not but 8lbs from someplace like California, Florida, or Texas should be achievable. I’m not super familiar with the big bass lakes in California or Texas, but Florida has small impoundments like the Stick Marsh (roughly 10 square miles) that would be a better choice than a big lake like Kissimmee (54 square miles) or Okeechobee (over 700 square miles) to help better the odds for finding a bass that would break his PB by a few pounds.
SC53 reply :
Florida in summer is not the place you want to go to get a 10+.
Shiners will not survive our summer water temps for long. I fished the Marsh a week and half ago and the water was down another 8-9”. Lots of stumps starting to show ( and more laying just below the surface) so those not familiar with the lake beware.
Summer in Florida typically means flipping heavy cover and that can be a grind. If I were you, I’d wait until early spring to come down here.
My bet would be California or maybe Texas.
18RangerZ520L reply :
On 5/20/2019 at 9:07 PM, BassNJake said:If you look north they catch catch some huge smallies in your backyard.
I've been to Chickamuaga about 15 times and my personal best is from an electric motor only lake in Ohio
No fish in Chick, go to Florida... 
My PB largemouth and one of my PB smallie's (I've caught 3 that were 6lb 4oz) came from Chick. Good luck!
On 5/25/2019 at 1:50 AM, TnRiver46 said:Better odds in Massachusetts than Tennessee? Hmmm
Yeah, someone's got their numbers jacked up.... 
greentrout reply :
State Largemouth Bass Record Chart
| State | Weight | Location | Angler | Year |
| Alaska | o.5 Lbs | Sand Lake | N/A | 2018 |
| Alabama | 16 lbs, 8 oz | Mountain View Lake | Thomas Burgin | 1987 |
| Arizona | 16 lbs, 7 oz | Canyon Lake | Randall White | 1997 |
| Arkansas | 16 lbs, 5 oz | Lake Dunn | Paul Crowder | 2012 |
| California | 21 lbs, 12 oz | Lake Castaic | Micheal Arujo | 1991 |
| Colorado | 11 lbs, 6 oz | Echo Canyon Reservoir | Jarrett Edwards | 1997 |
| Connecticut | 12 lbs, 14 oz | Mashapaug Pond | Frank Domurat | 1961 |
| Delaware | 11 lbs, 10 oz | Wagamons Pond | AJ Klein | 2016 |
| Florida | 17 lbs, 4 oz | Unnamed Lake | Billy O’Berry | 1986 |
| Georgia | 22 lbs, 4 oz | Montgomery Lake | George Perry | 1932 |
| Hawaii | 9 lbs, 9.4 oz | Waita Reservoir | Dickie Broyles | 1992 |
| Idaho | 10 lbs, 15 oz | Anderson Lake | Mrs. M.W. Taylor | N/A |
| Illinois | 13 lbs, 1 oz | Stone Quarry | Edward Walbel | 1976 |
| Indiana | 14 lbs, 12 oz | Unnamed Lake | Jenifer Schultz | 1991 |
| Iowa | 10 lbs, 14 oz | Lake Fisher | Patricia Zaerr | 1984 |
| Kansas | 11 lbs, 12.8 oz | Private Pit Lake | Tyson Hallam | 2008 |
| Kentucky | 13 lbs, 10.4 oz | Wood Creek Lake | Dale Wilson | 1984 |
| Louisiana | 15.97 lbs | Caney Lake | Greg Wiggins | 1994 |
| Maine | 11 lbs, 10 oz | Moose Pond | Rodney Cockrell | 1968 |
| Maryland | 11 lbs, 2 oz | Private Pond | Rodney Cockrell | 1983 |
| Massachusetts | 15 lbs, 8 oz | Sampson Pond | Walter Bolonis | 1975 |
| Michigan | 11 lbs, 15.04 oz | Big Pine Island Lake | William Maloney | 1934 |
| Minnesota | 8 lbs, 12.75 oz | Tetonka Lake | Joseph Johanns | 1959 |
| Mississippi | 18 lbs, 2.4 oz | Natchez State Park Lake | Anthony Denny | 1992 |
| Missouri | 13 lbs, 14 oz | Bull Shoals Lake | Marvin Bushong | 1961 |
| Montana | 8 lbs, 12.8 oz | Noxon Rapids Reservoir | Darin Williams | 2009 |
| Nebraska | 10 lbs, 11 oz | Sandpit Near Columbus | Paul Abegglen Sr. | 1965 |
| Nevada | 12 lbs even | Lake Mead | Micheal R. Geary | 1999 |
| New Hampshire | 10 lbs, 8 oz | Lake Potanipo | G. Bullpit | 1967 |
| New Jersey | 10 lbs, 14 oz | Menantico Sand Wash Pond | Robert Eisele | 1980 |
| New Mexico | 15 lbs, 13 oz | Bill Evans Lake | Steve Estrada | 1995 |
| New York | 11 lbs, 4 oz | Buckhorn Lake | John L. Higbie | 1987 |
| North Carolina | 15 lbs, 14 oz | Private Pond | William H. Wofford | 1991 |
| North Dakota | 8 lbs, 7.5 oz | Nelson Lake | Leon Rixen | 1983 |
| Ohio | 13 lbs, 2 oz | Private Pond | Roy Landsberger | 1976 |
| Oklahoma | 14 lbs, 12.3 oz | Cedar Lake | Benny Williams Jr. | 2012 |
| Oregon | 11 lbs, 9.6 oz | Private Pond | Randy Spaur | 1994 |
| Pennsylvania | 11 lbs, 3 oz | Birch Run Reservoir | Donal Shade | 1983 |
| Rhode Island | 10 lbs, 6 oz | Johnson’s Pond | Brandon Migliore | 2016 |
| South Carolina | 16 lbs, 2 oz | Lake Marion | P.H. Flanagan | 1949 |
| South Dakota | 9 lbs, 3 oz | Hudson Gravel Pit | Richard Vierick | 1999 |
| Tennessee | 15 lbs, 2 oz | Chickamauga Lake | Gabe Keen | 2015 |
| Texas | 18 lbs, 2.8 oz | Lake Fork | Barry St.Clair | 1992 |
| Utah | 10 lbs, 2 oz | Powell Lake | Sam Lamanna | 1974 |
| Vermont | 10 lbs, 4 oz | Lake Dunmore | Tony Gale | 1988 |
| Virginia | 16 lbs, 4 oz | Connor Lake | Richard Tate | 1985 |
| Washington | 12 lbs, 8 oz | Lake Bosworth | Bill Evans | 2016 |
| West Virginia | 9 lbs, 9.9 oz | Dog Run Lake | Eli Gain | 2001 |
| Wisconsin | 11 lbs, 3 oz | Ripley Lake | N/A | 1940 |
| Wyoming | 7 lbs, 14 oz | Private Pond | Dustin Shorma |
1992
|
https://shopkarls.com/blog/state-largemouth-bass-record-america/
Alec McMillan reply :
On 5/20/2019 at 6:32 AM, HeyCoach said:What was the lake in North Carolina, I think, that the MLF was at a few weeks ago and everybody was pulling out 6 pounders and up?
Shearon Harris.
My advice would be to go to south Georgia (I'm a little biased) or Florida. Lake Toho or Kissimmee. Good luck
18RangerZ520L reply :
On 5/25/2019 at 6:40 AM, greentrout said:State Largemouth Bass Record Chart
State Weight Location Angler Year Alaska o.5 Lbs Sand Lake N/A 2018 Alabama 16 lbs, 8 oz Mountain View Lake Thomas Burgin 1987 Arizona 16 lbs, 7 oz Canyon Lake Randall White 1997 Arkansas 16 lbs, 5 oz Lake Dunn Paul Crowder 2012 California 21 lbs, 12 oz Lake Castaic Micheal Arujo 1991 Colorado 11 lbs, 6 oz Echo Canyon Reservoir Jarrett Edwards 1997 Connecticut 12 lbs, 14 oz Mashapaug Pond Frank Domurat 1961 Delaware 11 lbs, 10 oz Wagamons Pond AJ Klein 2016 Florida 17 lbs, 4 oz Unnamed Lake Billy O’Berry 1986 Georgia 22 lbs, 4 oz Montgomery Lake George Perry 1932 Hawaii 9 lbs, 9.4 oz Waita Reservoir Dickie Broyles 1992 Idaho 10 lbs, 15 oz Anderson Lake Mrs. M.W. Taylor N/A Illinois 13 lbs, 1 oz Stone Quarry Edward Walbel 1976 Indiana 14 lbs, 12 oz Unnamed Lake Jenifer Schultz 1991 Iowa 10 lbs, 14 oz Lake Fisher Patricia Zaerr 1984 Kansas 11 lbs, 12.8 oz Private Pit Lake Tyson Hallam 2008 Kentucky 13 lbs, 10.4 oz Wood Creek Lake Dale Wilson 1984 Louisiana 15.97 lbs Caney Lake Greg Wiggins 1994 Maine 11 lbs, 10 oz Moose Pond Rodney Cockrell 1968 Maryland 11 lbs, 2 oz Private Pond Rodney Cockrell 1983 Massachusetts 15 lbs, 8 oz Sampson Pond Walter Bolonis 1975 Michigan 11 lbs, 15.04 oz Big Pine Island Lake William Maloney 1934 Minnesota 8 lbs, 12.75 oz Tetonka Lake Joseph Johanns 1959 Mississippi 18 lbs, 2.4 oz Natchez State Park Lake Anthony Denny 1992 Missouri 13 lbs, 14 oz Bull Shoals Lake Marvin Bushong 1961 Montana 8 lbs, 12.8 oz Noxon Rapids Reservoir Darin Williams 2009 Nebraska 10 lbs, 11 oz Sandpit Near Columbus Paul Abegglen Sr. 1965 Nevada 12 lbs even Lake Mead Micheal R. Geary 1999 New Hampshire 10 lbs, 8 oz Lake Potanipo G. Bullpit 1967 New Jersey 10 lbs, 14 oz Menantico Sand Wash Pond Robert Eisele 1980 New Mexico 15 lbs, 13 oz Bill Evans Lake Steve Estrada 1995 New York 11 lbs, 4 oz Buckhorn Lake John L. Higbie 1987 North Carolina 15 lbs, 14 oz Private Pond William H. Wofford 1991 North Dakota 8 lbs, 7.5 oz Nelson Lake Leon Rixen 1983 Ohio 13 lbs, 2 oz Private Pond Roy Landsberger 1976 Oklahoma 14 lbs, 12.3 oz Cedar Lake Benny Williams Jr. 2012 Oregon 11 lbs, 9.6 oz Private Pond Randy Spaur 1994 Pennsylvania 11 lbs, 3 oz Birch Run Reservoir Donal Shade 1983 Rhode Island 10 lbs, 6 oz Johnson’s Pond Brandon Migliore 2016 South Carolina 16 lbs, 2 oz Lake Marion P.H. Flanagan 1949 South Dakota 9 lbs, 3 oz Hudson Gravel Pit Richard Vierick 1999 Tennessee 15 lbs, 2 oz Chickamauga Lake Gabe Keen 2015 Texas 18 lbs, 2.8 oz Lake Fork Barry St.Clair 1992 Utah 10 lbs, 2 oz Powell Lake Sam Lamanna 1974 Vermont 10 lbs, 4 oz Lake Dunmore Tony Gale 1988 Virginia 16 lbs, 4 oz Connor Lake Richard Tate 1985 Washington 12 lbs, 8 oz Lake Bosworth Bill Evans 2016 West Virginia 9 lbs, 9.9 oz Dog Run Lake Eli Gain 2001 Wisconsin 11 lbs, 3 oz Ripley Lake N/A 1940 Wyoming 7 lbs, 14 oz Private Pond Dustin Shorma
1992
https://shopkarls.com/blog/state-largemouth-bass-record-america/
KY was just recently broken with a 14lb 9oz beast from a 6 acre pond!
NittyGrittyBoy reply :
Georgia for the win... Where you at Cali?
Johnpenguin reply :
On 5/26/2019 at 5:29 PM, NittyGrittyBoy said:Georgia for the win... Where you at Cali?
Ohio.
By the way everyone, I decided on going to Florida. I am spending one day in Islamorada to fish for tarpon. Then, I am headed north to fish lake ida for peacock and CKF. After that I am spending the rest of the trip fishing the big O with a guide.
By the way everyone, I decided on going to Florida. I am spending one day in Islamorada to fish for tarpon. Then, I am headed north to fish lake ida for peacock and CKF. After that I am spending the rest of the trip fishing the big O with a guide.
greentrout reply :
WRB reply :
On 5/26/2019 at 5:29 PM, NittyGrittyBoy said:Georgia for the win... Where you at Cali?
It's catch authentication and state fishing regulations in lieu of grandfathered 87 year old myth.
Tom
TnRiver46 reply :
On 5/26/2019 at 10:29 PM, Johnpenguin said:Ohio.
By the way everyone, I decided on going to Florida. I am spending one day in Islamorada to fish for tarpon. Then, I am headed north to fish lake ida for peacock and CKF. After that I am spending the rest of the trip fishing the big O with a guide.
By the way everyone, I decided on going to Florida. I am spending one day in Islamorada to fish for tarpon. Then, I am headed north to fish lake ida for peacock and CKF. After that I am spending the rest of the trip fishing the big O with a guide.
Islamorada is awesome, you will love it. Be sure to swing by Robbie’s marina and watch the tarpon get fed. They are like 6 feet long
NittyGrittyBoy reply :
On 5/27/2019 at 5:42 AM, WRB said:It's catch authentication and state fishing regulations in lieu of grandfathered 87 year old myth.
Tom
I know how much you don't like the myth. But my youthfulness, begs me to yank your chain a little ????
Hower08 reply :
On 5/24/2019 at 9:43 PM, Dogface said:I'd bet there are a lot of monster bass in those Ohio farm ponds. And they are fishable from the shore.
There are. My pb bass which is from.my homestate of Ohio was 8.4# came from a small pond maybe 1 acre total in size just deep. Also caught multiple 7s from same pond. Just have to find where the big ones are. You can't catch what's not there. Hell at portage lakes in two tournaments their was bass over 7# weighed in and multiple 5 and 6# fish. I live 15 min from the lake and don't mind it at all
Bass Junke reply :
On 5/27/2019 at 5:42 AM, WRB said:It's catch authentication and state fishing regulations in lieu of grandfathered 87 year old myth.
Tom
I just read the article on Lunker lore. A very interesting read. A fishy fish story to say the least, with maybe a little foul play thrown in there for good measure. I became intrigued when you mentioned that the record might be a little tall in the tale in another thread.
I don't know Tom but 3 over 17 1 over 18 and 1 over 19 is a pretty impressive body of work. Who is the better angler? The guy that happens to catch the fish of his life or a guy who spends him time targeting giant fish and catching them?
I would rather hear what the latter guy has to say.
Sam reply :
John, there are four places you need to fish to catch your monster:
1. A private pond that has monsters in it.
2. Lakes on the Texas/Mexico border.
3. Florida for the big Florida strain bass.
4. California Delta.
Good luck.
Further North reply :
This map has a few marked.
...this one, too. Top, left center:
WRB reply :
Just about garantee a 5 lb+ at night from Castias during the summer. I am sure the same thing could be said for Toledo Bend summer nights.
Summer days are dog days for good reasons, too hot during the day.
Tom
GotTheLine reply :
Look into Daytona Beach.
Florida is still one of the best places in the US to target trophy largemouth bass. Any freshwater body of water in Florida has the potential of producing quality bass, due to the climate and the strain of largemouth found in the state.
QuoteMackenzie Hickox caught her 15-pound, 12-ounce female Junior angler record from the shoreline of a man-made pond, not far from her house in Daytona Beach. Hickox, just 11-years-old at the time, was fishing a Strobe Spinner on May 8, 2006 with her parents, sister and a friend when she hooked into the massive bass.
Once landed, the fish was measured and weighed on a portable scale, which read an incredible 16 pounds. The fish was then released alive to grow even bigger.
Catt reply :
Best place to catch a monster
In the roof of the mouth! ????
Brew City Bass reply :
On 5/20/2019 at 8:58 AM, Ksam1234 said:Look up Matt Allen from tactical bassin, he guides and he can guide specifically for big fish. His PB is like 14-15 pounds I think
Matt's PB is 17lbs 2oz. That guy is an absolute best when it comes to double digit bass.
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