bigger bass or more bass? 2025

scott000 reply :

whats better, quality or quantity to you? id have to say more bass. bigger ones are fun but i dont care what size, ill go for any. usually i catch only 1-3 3lb fish or multiple (3+) 1-2 lb'ers, never a combination of both.

BucketmouthAngler13 reply :

Go big or go home. I'm for the big ones all the way.

Catching one 4lber instead of three 2lbers is a better day in MHO. When i catch a avrage bass, its just like hey thats cool, then toss it back in. When i catch a real nice one, it gets your heart pump'n and you all exited, and when you see it slowly swim away after release it is such a good feeling.

Thats why i want a swimbait outfit for my next birthday. NJ state record in Assupink baby!

Low_Budget_Hooker reply :

Depends, when fishing with just my main partner, size. When bringing other people who aren't as hard core about it, I just want them to catch first and then catch a big one once that's accomplished. Set your goals in stages.

Catch

catch bigger

cath biggest

8-)

0119 reply :

Bigger and bigger yet! For me a day I catch maybe only one bass, say 4lbs and up, is more memorable than a day filled with dinks.

jdw174 reply :

Frankly, I go fishing to catch fish. While I don't really care about the size, I admit that a big one can make my day a little brighter However, I'm just happy to be able to be out there, trying to make a fish think that whatever I'm tossing is edible. Some days that happens, some days it doesn't.

Painter Dude reply :

Quality not Quantity! Just being on the water enjoying the opportunity is enough for me. There have been many times that I have been without a bite but have considered them to be some of my favorite outings. ie; good weather, good friends.

Catt reply :

I'm after 1 bite & 1 bite only Hawgzilla 8-)

Valascus reply :

I am to the point where I can catch fish, but I can't seem to ever get the bigger ones. I am kinda tired of catching a buncha 1-3 lbers. I definately would like to catch bigger fish than more fish.

scott000 reply :

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Frankly, I go fishing to catch fish. While I don't really care about the size, I admit that a big one can make my day a little brighter However, I'm just happy to be able to be out there, trying to make a fish think that whatever I'm tossing is edible. Some days that happens, some days it doesn't.

that is how i view fishing. better a bunch of medium size fish than no fish at all.

dodgeguy reply :

most of the time i want bigger fish.sometimes i will fish a lake known for #'s instead of size.it's nice to get out and just catch a whole bunch of fish sometimes.it's good for your confidence. ;D

Vyron reply :

The bigger the better

Low_Budget_Hooker reply :

If you re-read my reply, it covers the entire spectrum,lol.

Catt reply :

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If you re-read my reply, it covers the entire spectrum,lol.

I thought we were talking fishing not spectrums?

Low_Budget_Hooker reply :

"Spectrum" meaning the full range of replies,lol

rocknfish9001 reply :

Depends who im with. With my dad, its a numbers game. I always do something to outfish him, usually by downsizing and whatnot, If its my fishing buddy, i have got to catch the biggest and the most. If im by myself, usually im after size not numbers as much. Its strange that i always catch the most and the biggest fish when im by myself. I tell my fishing buddy and he comes with me the next time and i cant get much of a bite. Btw, my last 3 pbs have been caught when i was by myself.

tallydude reply :

Gee, wonder what FishChris will say.

cajun1977. reply :

oh yeah size matters

Peter E. reply :

I ussually shoot for quantity of quality!

justfishin reply :

I agree with Low_Budget , if I have clients I go for numbers or if I take some friends that want to experiance fishing. I can rememeber days on the Susquehanna where I couldn't buy a smallie over 15" but, we might have caught 80 or so and my clients were thrilled. I can remember a few times where I would apologize for not getting any fours or fives and they would look at me like I was nuts. When I am by myself I go after the big ones. I have more fun watching other people that do not go fishing like I do catch a ton of fish than if I were catching them myself. Having fun, isn't that the bottom line of what our habit is all about? Yes, I did say habit,lol.

roadwarrior reply :

I don't care if I ever catch another bass under 5 lbs, largemouth or smallmouth.

Go big or go home.

I like two kinds of bass: Big Ole Goodun's and Good Ole Biggun's.

Hawg_Hunter reply :

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Gee, wonder what FishChris will say.

Thats funny ;D

I'm after the hawgz!....but like LBH said, if I'm with someone new to the sport we just need to get on fish

Darrin

guest reply :

A friend of mine once said to me that I was like a bird dog.

As soon as you let them out of the truck they have to run around and whiz on a few trees before they can settle down to hunt.

It's funny but true.

As applies to bass fishig, I like to catch a few keepers then get serious.

I would rather get fewer #'s of bigger fish that vice versa.

Triton9 reply :

i would rather catch 5 big fish than 20 little ones. to me, quality is better than quantity

5bass reply :

On tournament day: 5 bass over 14"

Non tournament day: Doesnt really matter.....a bass is a bass.Just looking to get bit.

jomatty reply :

There is a happy medium for me. i wouldnt say i intentionally target one or another i try to fish a pattern that will allow me to not be looking for that one big bite but at the same time not catch a million dinks with no chance of size either.

Im generally unlikely to be throwing a 4 inch senko and im also unlikely to be throwing a 12 inch swimbait. Things like jig n pigs that apeal to the larger of the small fish and still catch big uns are perfect for me. i dont have it in me to be like the cali guys who get skunked more often than not but when they do hook up its a monster. i have total respect for them but that is not for me, at least with the regularity it takes to be successful doing that.

MALTESE FALCON reply :

GIVE ME NUMBERS. HOW CAN YOU GET TIRED OF CATCHING 20-40 SMALLMOUTH IN THE 2-4# CLASS? ANY DAY I GO OUT AND ONLY CATCH ONE OR TWO FISH I CONSIDER IT A LESS THAN STELLAR DAY. WHEN I COME HOME AFTER WRESTLING WITH A BUNCH OF ILL-TEMPERED SMALLMOUTH I'M A HAPPY MAN.

roadwarrior reply :

"In search of the World Record smallmouth"

I realize this thread is just about "personal preference," but if you are really after a World Record or just bigger smallmouth, I suggest fishing some different structure, maybe another area in the lake that is more remote. It is highly unlikely that you will find the biggest bass in St. Clair fishing spots that produce 20-40 bass in a day. Big bass don't associate with smaller bass.

senile1 reply :

There is a gray area here. Similar to what Triton9 said, I would prefer catching 5 bass over 5 lbs than 20 one to three pounders. However, if I were to get skunked a few times in a row because I'm fishing for nothing but hawgs, I would prefer catching at least some smaller fish to make up for the lack of action. I don't know exactly where the line is drawn to determine when I would prefer quantity as opposed to quality, but at some point it does occur. Overall, I'm looking for bigger fish, but I enjoy catching two and three pounders also.

Matt Fly reply :

I'll take Big Bass.

Matt.

BD reply :

I am throwing for bigger bass only/solely.

A 3lb'er to me is getting started.

RoLo reply :

Before entering this thread I thought that the answer was pretty obvious.

But after reading some of the thought-provoking replies, I realized that I was wrong.

I can definitely relate to the reply posted by LowBudgetHookers.

In essence, if my outing is a selfish one, I'm thinking only of big, bigger & best.

If I have a child along or a novice to the sport, then I want numbers, in fact maybe panfish over bass.

Okay now it's time to come clean, completely clean. During a day when I can't buy a bass

I start thinking about numbers, and the number is ONE.

Roger

Peter E. reply :

I agree with Roger on that one, Personally bug and bigger is all fine and dandy, i simply love to fish, I will go for the biggest fish in the system but I have noticed that there are times that the days without any fish are more productive than the days with many large fish. If I had have been hauling them out hand over fist I would have missed something that perhaps I needed more than fish, if you catch my drift.

BASS fisherman reply :

I will always choose to fish for bigger bass over numbers. But this time of year, I'll take the new world record bass that Raul posted about a week or so ago. I can't catch anything but weeds, trees, and rocks.

Got Bass? reply :

The more, the merrier!! ;D

MALTESE FALCON reply :

I BEG TO DIFFER ON THAT ONE ROADWARRIOR. EVERY SMALLMOUTH I'VE CAUGHT OVER SIX POUNDS WAS CAUGHT WHILE CATCHING A BOATLOAD OF 2-4 POUND FISH.

Captain Cali reply :

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I don't care if I ever catch another bass under 5 lbs, largemouth or smallmouth.
Go big or go home.

I like two kinds of bass: Big Ole Goodun's and Good Ole Biggun's.

That about sums it up. Although I'd take any size smallie at this point!

BASS fisherman reply :

You Cali folks shouldn't even respond to this thread. :-X

roadwarrior reply :

MALTESE FALCON,

If it ain't broken, don't fix it.

You have the ideal situation. My bigger fish always seem to be loners, isolated from the pack.

SPEEDBEAD. reply :

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Go big or go home. I'm for the big ones all the way.
Catching one 4lber instead of three 2lbers is a better day in MHO.

Well, lets see now...in a tourny, I think you would be odd man out. I would love to weigh in three two pound fish to your single four pound fish. If you win the lunker money, it will still be a lot less than first place in the tournament. I am a numbers kind of guy, I like to stay busy when I am on the water.

See you on tournament day

scott000 reply :

i always carry pan jigs with me so when im getting skunked (not litterally, just not catchin the bass) i can catch atleast something

BucketmouthAngler13 reply :

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Go big or go home. I'm for the big ones all the way.
Catching one 4lber instead of three 2lbers is a better day in MHO.

Well, lets see now...in a tourny, I think you would be odd man out. I would love to weigh in three two pound fish to your single four pound fish. If you win the lunker money, it will still be a lot less than first place in the tournament. I am a numbers kind of guy, I like to stay busy when I am on the water.

See you on tournament day

I dont fish tournies. I would if i was old enough, but i'm not. If fish for fun, for the thrill of feeling your drag pull out. For the exitement when your rod tries to pull from your hands and when a lunker leaps out of the water.

I fish for the biggest bass in the lake, no less. Sure, catching a 2lber is fun. But catching a big one is beond fun.

If I ever fish tourneys, then i will be fishing for money, not fun. In this case three 2lbers are better than two 4lbers. But when i'm just fishing for the fun of it, I cast each cast expecting my personal best, not a ounce less.

I've said it before, and i'll say it a million times more. Go big or go home.

Matt

ga_hawghauler reply :

durning tourneys i will go after quanity till i get my limit then switch over to looking for the bigger ones. I have fished tourneys were if you had a decent size limit then you would pretty much be in the money.

Bankbeater reply :

I like to catch hawgs, but if I'm getting skunked I won't turn my nose up at 10-20 dinks.

CyBasser reply :

Big is good.

Bigger is better! :

Biggest is BEST!!!

Pa Angler reply :

Show me the lunkers. I would sooner catch 1 5lb Bass rather them 5 1lb Bass.

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