Master Angler Awards 2024

BASSPATROL247 reply :

I was curious if other states have a master angler award program or something similar. Here in the cornhusker state you can receive a certificate/award for reaching a length or a certain weight for each species, for largemouths that is a bass 20 inches or longer or 5lbs and over. Our bass dont get huge here,i think our state record is 11lbs 4oz but could be a few more ounces. I consider a 5 a really good fish, 6-8 a hog and anything over 8 a giant. But in all honesty if you catch a 5plus in any body of water besides a farm pond/private lake you have a really nice bass, for 95% of people anyways... on a side note ive always wondered why the further south you go the bigger bass get when they only live about half as long as they do in the north, i know the growing seasons longer on top of other factors for southern bass and a zillion other reasons but i would think they would get as big as their southern cousins but just take longer to grow to that size....

Brayberry reply :

I'm in Virginia, and a Citation is 22 inches or 8 lbs, I'm a Virginia Expert Angler, as I've caught 10+ Citation Largemouth Bass, Master Angler is 5 Citations of different species, I have 4 of those so just one away from Master also. I have Pickeral, Bluegill, Carp, and Largemouth.

papajoe222 reply :

I know that Michigan has one for walleye (30in.+), but am unsure about other species.

Team9nine reply :

Closest thing to that here in Indiana is a "Fish of the Year" award for the longest (length) fish of every species submitted to the program over the course of the year. Last year I won for hybrid striped bass and buffalo.

-T9

nascar2428 reply :

On 6/15/2015 at 10:30 AM, papajoe222 said:
I know that Michigan has one for walleye (30in.+), but am unsure about other species.

22" for Largemouth, 21" for Smallmouth. Just about every species is eligible for Master Angler awards.

MIbassyaker reply :

Yup, Michigan has one:

http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10364_52261_10948---,00.html

You can get a snazzy muskie patch.

Brayberry reply :

I know Virginia has a citation for almost every gamefish species and even rough fish, anything from Bass, Pickeral, Gar, Carp, Bowfin, Bluegill to Yellow Perch can get you a citation if they are of the proper size

Abuss55 reply :

We have a Master Angler Program here in show me state. I have one for a 30" 9.2 LB Walleye. For bass here it is very similar to where you are at the Master Angler requirements: Large Mouth 6 LBs 22", Small Mouth 3 Lbs 18", and Spotted 3 Lbs 18" for black bass species. Same here for sizes on Bass overall, a 5 pounder is a great fish!

Give someone a fish and they will eat for a day, teach them how to fish and they will sit in a boat all day and drink beer.

Ozark_Basser reply :

Holy crap. I am now on a mission. Thank you for this.

I've "achieved" all of the black bass qualifications, but I don't know what you need to qualify. Pictures of the weight and fish? I'll call them tomorrow and find out.

Here are the black bass qualifications.

Largemouth: 8 lbs

Smallmouth: 3.5 lbs

Spotted: 3.5 lbs

BASSPATROL247 reply :

Yep we have them for all species, our walleye is 28" or 8 lbs if i remember correctly. I think its more of a recruiting deal to get young anglers more interested. I have a few for walleye and bass from when i was younger, but ive caught too many 5lb bass to count, ive probably forgot about more than i remember...if you dont keep the fish(wich is encouraged)you just need a witness and if released i think you get a pin or patch now..have a couple applications need filles out for my boys but havent got to it yet...

BASSPATROL247 reply :

I dont think we have spots or blacks wichever you call them in nebraska, very few waters have smallies wich i love... man i miss home

Ozark_Basser reply :

I'm in the best area of the state for smallies. Two blue ribbon smallmouth streams within a few miles of my house. Bull shoals and Table Rock just 20 minutes away. It probably is geared toward the younger crowd. If the qualifications are that low, I'll probably not apply.

BASSPATROL247 reply :

Low qualifications?? What do you mean?

hatrix reply :

You can get a "fish of Ohio" pin of you catch a fish that meets the requirements. There is one for like every fish. If you catch 3 different fish of Ohio species in a year you can get master angler. I heard the master pin is a bass this year and I was going to get it but I forgot till just not. I have never done any of the fish of Ohio stuff before but I could get the master pins every year easy. This year actually I had a fish of Ohio bass on New Years day lol. That was the last day of open water till this year.

Ozark_Basser reply :

On 6/15/2015 at 1:26 PM, BASSPATROL247 said:
Low qualifications?? What do you mean?

I looked it up on the AGFC website. All you have to do is fill out an application. A picture is preferred, but it isn't a requirement. Meh, no thanks.

BASSPATROL247 reply :

Thats how it is here, whats it matter what the requirements are? If you know your telling the truth...

kcdinkerz reply :

Kansas we have one last time I checked you needed a picture as proof. My cousin sent in one for rainbow trout he said all they sent him was a piece of paper lol. It would be cool to get a master anglers award for every fish and frame them

Ozark_Basser reply :

On 6/15/2015 at 2:39 PM, BASSPATROL247 said:
Thats how it is here, whats it matter what the requirements are? If you know your telling the truth...

Those who are not telling the truth, which is probably a lot, ruin it. I don't know dude. The fact that it doesn't have very many requirements makes it seem pretty corny.

BASSPATROL247 reply :

I hear ya but if you know what you turn in on the application is true then who cares if people wanna lie to get one so they can brag or whatever, you know yours is legit. Here we have the choice to keep it and call game and parks dept. And an officer or whoever will meet you somewhere with a certified scale(grocery store or another place, all i can think of lol) and verify it. Not sure how that makes it more "official" if your honest and going that route kills a nice fish wich myself i dont want to and will not do..

BASSPATROL247 reply :

I was not 100% accurate on requirements in nebraska, hope these show up....

BASSPATROL247 reply :

On 6/15/2015 at 3:35 PM, BASSPATROL247 said:
I was not 100% accurate on requirements in nebraska, hope these show up....

Look at the last one, i think thats their way of discouraging keeping MA fish...

You get a certificate you could frame and they throw a pin in it for you if you receive the award based on length...

Catt reply :

Down here if it aint 10+ no one cares!

Ozark_Basser reply :

On 6/15/2015 at 9:09 PM, Catt said:
Down here if it aint 10+ no one cares!

I wish I had access to your waters. They seem like they would be very fun to fish also. Lots of grass and shallow cover. I love the waters that I fish, but yours sound like heaven.

Catt reply :

On 6/15/2015 at 11:30 PM, Ozark_Basser said:
I wish I had access to your waters. They seem like they would be very fun to fish also. Lots of grass and shallow cover. I love the waters that I fish, but yours sound like heaven.

There's a lot of deep water structure

Ozark_Basser reply :

On 6/16/2015 at 12:02 AM, Catt said:
There's a lot of deep water structure

On Toledo Bend? I wouldn't know, but I'd say you are right. That lake is gigantic. It would be cool to punch mats one day then deep crank structure the next.

Big C reply :

If you catch a 50lb striper on Lanier between Feb 1st through May 31st you get $10,000, a week-end cabin/guided trip on Lanier, a fully loaded Fishmaster T-top boat, and a set of installed under water lights for the boat. They have this contest every year, and it seems like they add more stuff every year.

GoTakeANap reply :

Here is what they do in SC. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/fishaward/recipients.html

Here is length and weight http://www.dnr.sc.gov/fishaward/awards.html

Flippin4Biggins reply :

Hey my two PB were not in private or far ponds but public water... The biggest is my profile pic in Nebraska in west Omaha.... Flipping on a day where I was done as soon as I heard the first crackle of thunder and I was just poured rain on.

aprestonSEK reply :

Kansas is 24" for largemouth. You have to send a picture as proof and they send you a paper certificate

BASSPATROL247 reply :

On 6/16/2015 at 10:56 AM, Flippin4Biggins said:
Hey my two PB were not in private or far ponds but public water... The biggest is my profile pic in Nebraska in west Omaha.... Flipping on a day where I was done as soon as I heard the first crackle of thunder and I was just poured rain on.

Id say WC or W if it was in the last couple years, Z will be good in a couple years and same goes for PQ. How big did it go? Nice fish regardless...

BASSPATROL247 reply :

If i was a guessing man id say a tad over or under 7lbs and id guess it wasvon a bed...

BASSPATROL247 reply :

On 6/16/2015 at 11:57 AM, aprestonSEK said:
Kansas is 24" for largemouth. You have to send a picture as proof and they send you a paper certificate

Thats a horse in your avatar pic!!!!! Good jesus!!!

everythingthatswims reply :

The VDGIF website has a page where you can see all of the citations registered for all public waters in VA which I think is crazy cool. You can search body of water, by species, and by year.

I have caught 6 citation largemouth (22" plus) and one citation smallmouth (20") but haven't submitted any of them because it costs $5 to submit it for a certificate, so I'm sure tons of citations are caught that go unnoticed.

Flippin4Biggins reply :

On 6/16/2015 at 12:33 PM, BASSPATROL247 said:
Id say WC or W if it was in the last couple years, Z will be good in a couple years and same goes for PQ. How big did it go? Nice fish regardless...

It was just a tad over 7 so I say 7lbs and it wasn't west o now that I think of it it was at walnut creek off 370 in papillon and if you ever get a chance and are near it try it or shadow lake on a really crummy day with a jig. But if it's weedy and mossy... Don't waste your time unless you have a boat. But regardless both have monsters in them.

BASSPATROL247 reply :

On 6/16/2015 at 1:27 PM, Flippin4Biggins said:
It was just a tad over 7 so I say 7lbs and it wasn't west o now that I think of it it was at walnut creek off 370 in papillon and if you ever get a chance and are near it try it or shadow lake on a really crummy day with a jig. But if it's weedy and mossy... Don't waste your time unless you have a boat. But regardless both have monsters in them.

Did you see my post, first guess was WC or walnut creek. I fish there and shadow lake often. WC does get weedy around the banks in summer and so does prarie veiw but it didnt get as bad as WC until a couple years ago,hard from the bank but very fishable from a boat. PV gets hit hard and only being 38 acres those bass must think theyre at O'Hare from all the lures buzzin through the water, its my favorite lake to fish at night and thats where my PB came from.. if you dont have a boat you need to walk the trail to the west end where the bridge is and fish that creek from the mouth all the way west till the waters a couple inches deep, if your quiet amd dont use your headlight to shine on the water you can hammer back there with a craw its pretty deep about 8-10 feet until you get to the bridge where its about 6 and within 75 yards its a foot or so.. those nass stack up in there at night. Awesome spot because boats cant get back in the creek because of all the trees and laydowns in front of it...where can you get a boat in at shadow?? I never seen a ramp there. Your talking about shadow lake thats actually two lakes but theyre connected right? Not too far from walnut creek but north of 370?

Heres one from PV at night, flip phone pic so its not a good pic... my Pb from the timber in front of the creek mouth...

BASSPATROL247 reply :

On 6/16/2015 at 12:43 PM, everythingthatswims said:

The VDGIF website has a page where you can see all of the citations registered for all public waters in VA which I think is crazy cool. You can search body of water, by species, and by year.

I have caught 6 citation largemouth (22" plus) and one citation smallmouth (20") but haven't submitted any of them because it costs $5 to submit it for a certificate, so I'm sure tons of citations are caught that go unnoticed.

Nebraska has the same thing showing MA's and u can also search lakes and years.. pretty cool...

Flippin4Biggins reply :

Yes sir it was a bed fish. I'm always looking for new places to fish so if you ever want to try anywhere new or someone to fish with.... Hit me up.

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