Whats your Personal Best? 2024

Glenn reply :

What's the biggest bass you've caught? Let's see some pictures!

pawpaw reply :

Pics of PB's for a lot of the older guys, like myself, may not be possible. I would say my top 10 or so PB's were caught back in the day when we didn't have cameras on our phones. I did get pics of my best fish from the last couple years though. Both were caught at LOZ from the same creek 1 year apart. Both of them were taken sight fishing while on beds so I got a quick pic and released both without weighing.

Last years (top) took about half an hour to catch. This years (bottom) only took about 5 or 6 pitches before she'd seen enough.

J Francho reply :

5-12

Scarborough817 reply :

PB was caught last year on a black and blue flappin' hog just pitched into the pads she hit it on the fall and the picture doesnt do her justice she was at least 6

Raul reply :

I don't have pictures of my PB, they were all ruined including the negatives when a broken water pipe flooded the room where I kept that stuff, in those days there were no digital pics available. She was 6.600 kg ( 14.52 lbs ), I do have a pic of my 2nd largest:

13.5 lbs ( 6.14 Kg )

Dwight Hottle reply :

pawpaw reply :

Dang Dwight! Both are GREAT fish but that "Smallie" is a FREAKIN' SLOB!!! We don't grow 'em like that around here.

On 11/12/2016 at 12:12 AM, Glenn said:

What's the biggest bass you've caught? Let's see some pictures!

Well? No pics from you?

J Francho reply :

Glenn? I don't think he even fishes for bass. Pretty sure he's into trout.

davecon reply :

No picture as it was a long time ago (9/14/74). It's not that we didn't have cameras on our cell phones, we had no cell phones. Anyway, best was 14.1. Caught an 11.3 short while later and at least 50 over 8 in the same small pond. In recent years biggest has been 13.5. Really don't fish for bass as often as I used to as I have become addicted to snook. Only fish for bass from usually December thru March, usually getting 5 or 10 over 8.

It's not that I'm that good a fisherman, it's just that I have been doing this a long time and live in west central Florida. I'm sure you could do the same under the same circumstances.

Crestliner2008 reply :

Here are a couple of pictures of what I think was the largest smallmouth I've taken here in MA. I've definitely taken bigger largemouths, but I can't seem to find the pics? Oh well, here's a nice smallie (2 pics, same fish):

Darren. reply :

PB freshwater striper, only striper in the reservoir, actually! 14# (and yes, I released it, to the dismay of the fisheries biologist who wanted to check its age and all that).

This lady was 7.5# caught during spawn in thick salad.

NoahWatts reply :

Didn't get a weight but she's my biggest so far. That's my 10W for reference.

Catt reply :

No pictures of my PB, she was 13.8

Here's a couple of Hawgs of mine & my grandson Aiden.

For reference I'm 6' tall

The last one is a personal best cause she won me $5,000!

pawpaw reply :

On 11/12/2016 at 1:50 AM, J Francho said:

Glenn? I don't think he even fishes for bass. Pretty sure he's into trout.

OOOOHHHH!!!!!

Never mind then.

papajoe222 reply :

On 11/12/2016 at 1:50 AM, J Francho said:

Glenn? I don't think he even fishes for bass. Pretty sure he's into trout.

That's because there aren't any bass in that state. He uses a green board when he makes his videos and just crops the images of him standing in his boat out in the driveway. ? He learned that trick from a former member.

kickerfish1 reply :

Some good looking PBs. The only thing a big belly looks good on is a bass and there are lots of them in this thread!

pawpaw reply :

On 11/12/2016 at 3:14 AM, papajoe222 said:

That's because there aren't any bass in that state. He uses a green board when he makes his videos and just crops the images of him standing in his boat out in the driveway. ? He learned that trick from a former member.

Not that there's anything wrong with that, right?

Except for the trout part.

That just ain't right.

J Francho reply :

Glenn's gonna kill me for that, lol.

Scarborough817 reply :

On 11/12/2016 at 3:48 AM, J Francho said:

Glenn's gonna kill me for that, lol.

guess your time as a moderator is up

pawpaw reply :

On 11/12/2016 at 3:48 AM, J Francho said:

Glenn's gonna kill me for that, lol.

Delete the whole thread and tell him he must be getting old or something and only imagined he started it.

Glenn reply :

On 11/12/2016 at 3:50 AM, Scarborough817 said:

guess your time as a moderator is up

The clock is tickin' ....

This one went 5-12, even though it doesn't look like it. I know I look drunk, but it was 98 degrees out, towards the end of a long day.

This went 8-1, and was a PB for less than 24hrs. And then....

This 9-1 became my PB...

A-Jay reply :

Interestingly enough, this 11 - 11 LMB was actually caught this date (11/11) a few years ago.

This SMB PB went 6-4.

And for another coincidence, BR member Dwight Hottle took both these pics.

A-Jay

DogBone_384 reply :

Don't have an answer ... haven't caught mine yet ?.

Goose52 reply :

I'm sure everyone has seen this photo since it goes back to 2012 - 9.54 pounds:

The story is here:

frosty reply :

I didn't get a weight, but definitely my biggest largemouth, my sister hand measured it to about 24". I guessed 6 or 7 but I don't know.

00 mod reply :

Jeff

WRB reply :

My PB Florida strain largemouth bass was 19.3 lbs, caught 5 May 1994 lake Castiac on a hair jig.

Tom

BassObsessed reply :

My largest is 11lbs in my avatar and here are a few of the 10's I caught.

CrustyMono reply :

heres my pb, i hand measured it to about 7.83 pounds

everythingthatswims reply :

I'll never know her official weight, but she was a giant and I'll never forget it. (and since length and girth put her at 10.4 I like to tell myself I've caught a DD bass!)

My PB smallmouth only weighed 4.2lbs but she was 23" long, old as dirt, and one mean son of a gun!

Columbia Craw reply :

I don't have a photo of my PB smallmouth but have this one a 5-13. The largemouth is an 8-15.

Torn Thumb reply :

Smallie: 3lb 11 oz

Largemouth: 5 lb

Bluebasser86 reply :

My overall PB

My US PB

My smallmouth PB

j bab reply :

My 11.12 (that's about 11-2) was caught this May on Toledo.

Here are a couple posts about it.

http://www.louisianasportsman.com/details.php?id=9644#

scaleface reply :

I dont have a photo of my personal best . Heres photos of my two biggest combined in an outing , caught just minutes apart .

long island basser reply :

My PB caught on a Netbait B Bug.

7 lb 6 oz

everythingthatswims reply :

On 11/12/2016 at 1:02 PM, CrustyMono said:

heres my pb, i hand measured it to about 7.83 pounds

Best post of the whole thread

Senko lover reply :

My personal best LMB is 7.12: didn't get a pic. Here are a few of my bigger bass. All around 5-6 pounds.

And, my PB smallmouth didn't deserve a weight. I've only caught a couple lmao

whitwolf reply :

24" caught 2 years ago. It was a hoot.

gimruis reply :

There are some hawgs and toads on this thread. Ridiculous. Pretty obvious that most of these largemouth bass are from the south, not the north.

kilroy9988 reply :

5lbs 8oz Manitoban Smallie, I have never caught a Large Mouth

Senko lover reply :

On 11/13/2016 at 5:39 AM, kilroy9988 said:

I have never caught a Large Mouth

I can see why

pawpaw reply :

On 11/13/2016 at 5:39 AM, kilroy9988 said:

5lbs 8oz Manitoban Smallie, I have never caught a Large Mouth

I have never caught a smallmouth........LIKE THAT!!!

Very Nice!!

N Florida Mike reply :

First fish was my biggest.App. 9 pounds.Caught on a grape Mann's jelly worm when I was 19.

Second fish is my best in the last 10 years.Scale was on the blink so not sure of the weight.Caught this one on a small watermelon seed fluke.

OCdockskipper reply :

My personal best went 8-4, but I was by myself so the pictures weren't that great. 2 weeks later, I caught an 8-0 while playing guide to a friends sister, so we got a much better picture.

Lucky Craft Man reply :

Columbia Craw reply :

On 11/13/2016 at 3:10 PM, Lucky Craft Man said:

All right.........we are expanding species. I'm going to dig up my seven foot Sturgeon and 46 pound KIng. Beautiful fish LCM

Lucky Craft Man reply :

On 11/14/2016 at 3:42 AM, Columbia Craw said:

All right.........we are expanding species. I'm going to dig up my seven foot Sturgeon and 46 pound KIng. Beautiful fish LCM

Nice!! I would love to see them! I didn't see a "bass only" disclaimer and I have an appreciation for all big fish.

WDE reply :

Last week. Guessing ~3lbs. Scales are on the Christmas list. Loving the late Fall bite, while slow, I've got them dialed in at this spot.

Honrable mention today:

Booty Freak reply :

Personal best so far. Big Momma was too big for my little electronic scale.

My guess is 8 to 10 pounds easy.

Glenn reply :

^^ That's a great pic! Nice fish! ^^

Mainebass1984 reply :

Maine Largemouth

9 lbs 1 oz

23.5 inches long

19.5 inch girth

Aged at 19+ years old

Vermont Smallie

4 lbs 13 oz

Alan Reed reply :

Just caught yesterday here in Indiana. 4.77lbs

A-Jay reply :

On 11/20/2016 at 3:43 AM, Alan Reed said:

Just caught yesterday here in Indiana. 4.77lbs

Nice Bass ~

PB's are The Best !

Congrats

A-Jay

Burtonxj reply :

PB smallie. No clue on the weight. Long skinny fish. Caught on the Upper Potomac (Great Falls).

sullyb reply :

my PB was only 19 inches at 3 1/2 pounds.no pic thoigh

BassNut reply :

Just a few.

7.2lb Large Mouth Bass.

38 1/2" Striper caught in the Ct River.

33 1/2" Atlantic salmon caught Ice out in May on Congamond Lake.

No weights on the Striper and salmon, after a long battle I needed to get them back in the water to be caught again.

fishinfiend reply :

Woah!

BCline reply :

7 lbs 4 oz at Sailboat Lake in Deerfield Beach, FL on January 23, 2017 during my lunch hour with a colleague and boss standing next to me. Before landing this one we had only been catching dinks.

roadwarrior reply :

Welcome aboard!

Mike L reply :

9.75 on a full size Junebug Brush Hog.

My son took the picture and hung it on HIS wall!!

Mike

RichF reply :

Best Smallie 6.87lbs.

Hawkeye21 reply :

4.5lbs large mouth two summers ago. Caught on a white chatter bait. Only caught a few the whole day and they were all barely a pound. I thought that was pretty big for an Iowa bass on a public pond.

CTBassin860 reply :

Before I had a scale.Somewhere between 6-7.I wish I had people to take pictures for me sometimes.Picking it up I thought 8 initially.

Snipe Hunter reply :

1980. I fished a Western Bass tournament (which I think morphed into Redman Pro-Am) on Lake Comanche in Ca and caught a 9.lb 4oz. I was 19yo. If there ever was a picture it's probably long gone. It wasn't the big fish and I didn't finish in the money. Caught it on a blue Big-O. Since then, I've had a few around 5lb. 5 seems to be the magic number around here.

Sittin there reelin em in reply :

I couldn't find a pic but this is about the size of the monster I caught last year.

chubaka reply :

Last year on a bluegill swim bait!

J._Bricker reply :

Here is my PB, and I caught her on what started out as a cold, rainy, windy April day. For some reason, I picked up the rod that I had an AC Minnow tied on and after catching a 5lber, I didn't put it down. And man, did it pay off!

On 2/2/2017 at 5:11 AM, chubaka said:

Last year on a bluegill swim bait!

Nice fish chubaka, but I ran out "likes" for the day and had to give props!

mllrtm79 reply :

On 2/1/2017 at 2:09 AM, Sittin there reelin em in said:

I couldn't find a pic but this is about the size of the monster I caught last year.

Yeah, about that...

BassGirl71 reply :

I wish I lived somewhere with double digit bass! These pics are awesome. My PB is a 6.04 largemouth, which is pretty good sized for around here.

markinny reply :

LM bass. 8lbs 3 ozs.

LM bass 6lbs 4 ozs.

Jar11591 reply :

Broke my PB a bunch of times this week. This is my new PB.

9lbs 13oz, only 3 ounces short of the elusive double digit.

February 2nd, 2017

eyedabassman reply :

For me Largemouth 8.7 lbs. and smallmouth 7.02 lbs both came out of Delavan Lake in Wisconsin,one of the lakes I did guide on.

lonnie g reply :

who says fat ladies aren't nice! enjoyed seeing the fish and the smiles they brought. makes the rest of us get that cant wait feeling on hanging in to there next pb keep bringing them guys.

iiTzChunky reply :

Pretty sure this is the one of my pb. I have so many pictures of the fish I catch since I take 1 of every one I catch, even for only fishing for 1/2 a season I've still acquired quite a few.

Nothing to write home about, but if I'm not mistaken on the pic weight was around 2.6 but I fully intend on breaking my pb record this year.

Sittin there reelin em in reply :

Just caught my pb last week on a square bill. He was 7.13.

kroberts9 reply :

all nice fish boys. my personal best Larry is 9.8 caught in Bateman pond Carlisle mass. bass was caught is 2002 I have to find the pic or it didn't happen. she was over 24" and a chunk caught on a finesse jig in early April.

here is my best Larry from 2016 I have here on my homemade scale. about 6.12 lbs caught on a bamboo stick. lamprey river NH

frosty reply :

On 2/11/2017 at 10:18 AM, kroberts9 said:

here is my best Larry from 2016 I have here on my homemade scale. about 6.12 lbs caught on a bamboo stick.

I think I'm going to sell my new fenwick rod now

kroberts9 reply :

lol the rod was a 7'4 tatula and the bait was a weightless tiki bamboo stick

frosty reply :

On 2/11/2017 at 12:53 PM, kroberts9 said:

lol the rod was a 7'4 tatula and the bait was a weightless tiki bamboo stick

? oh crap I have to delete that Craigslist ad??

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