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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: Michelle_Nelson on May 14, 2007, 08:32:23 AM

Title: Largemouth Bass
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on May 14, 2007, 08:32:23 AM: OK guys,

This may be a duhhhh question but are their Largemouth Bass up in Washington? I've never realy been anything other than a Trout, Salmon, Steelhead fisherman when I was in Oregon. It seemed to me I heard a few people talking about it. I know they have them in California. They have some biguns their.

If so about how big do they get? Anyone now the state record?
Title: Re: Largemouth Bass
Post by: jackelope on May 14, 2007, 08:38:26 AM: DON'T TELL ANYBODY!!!
yes there are largemouth, smallmouth, numerous warmwater fish. our specialty is salmon, steelhead and trout, but bass do certainly exist.
a big largemouth around here is 8-9lbs. they are in a lot of the lakes in the state.
Title: Re: Largemouth Bass
Post by: jackelope on May 14, 2007, 08:40:30 AM: state record from banks lake 11lb. 9oz.
Title: Re: Largemouth Bass
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on May 14, 2007, 09:00:53 AM: Wow small buggers up their. Bass is like the #1 game fish down here. Out of fish I do they are the most numerous.

Down here lots of people catch a release 11lb Bass. Of course not everyone. 10 lbs is considered a lunker. Anything over 10 lbs is usually mounted. I have seen some big fish come from down here. I just got done mounting a turkey for a guy that swears up and down he's caught them up to 17lbs. Which I don't doubt. A buddy of mine up in north Florida brings in atleast 3 or 4 - 14 pounders a year.
Title: Re: Largemouth Bass
Post by: jackelope on May 14, 2007, 09:26:47 AM: we have short growing seasons here.
you have your 15lb largemouth, we have our 20lb steelhead.
i'll take the steel... ;)
Title: Re: Largemouth Bass
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on May 14, 2007, 10:47:17 AM: I'll take the steelhead too! ;)

I like painting the Reproduction Sheelheads, Salmon, and trout. Lots of work on them. Those tiny scales are killer when you have to tip them all individualy. Plus I think they are the prettiest looking fish you can catch. Even better than the florecent tropical stuff down here.
Title: Re: Largemouth Bass
Post by: boneaddict on May 14, 2007, 01:38:04 PM: I still want to do tarpon on the fly one of these days.
Title: Re: Largemouth Bass
Post by: Dman on May 14, 2007, 02:33:37 PM: Smallies are far more numerous Wa, than largemouth. I saw a guy nab a 10lb bigmouth out of silver lake near Yelm, my best is only 4lbs. Smallies seem to do better where it gets a little colder like it does particularly in E. Wa.. Personally I feel a smallie will outfight a bigmouth most of the time, pound for pound and they taste pretty good too..
;)
Title: Re: Largemouth Bass
Post by: jackelope on May 14, 2007, 02:39:42 PM: Quote from: boneaddict on May 14, 2007, 01:38:04 PM
I still want to do tarpon on the fly one of these days.
My stepdad has gotten an 80lb'er and a 130 on the fly.
says the closest he could come to describing how the 130lb'er felt was to tie the flyline to the bumper of a truck and have them drive away.
i'll see if i can come up with any pic's
Title: Re: Largemouth Bass
Post by: Machias on May 14, 2007, 04:02:26 PM: Banks Lake is a nice Large and Smallmouth fishery.
Title: Re: Largemouth Bass
Post by: jackelope on May 15, 2007, 07:56:54 AM: Quote
I still want to do tarpon on the fly one of these days.

here you go bone...80lb'er from costa rica on the fly...
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi79.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fj139%2FBAILEYDAD%2FTarpon.gif&hash=ce07a6655a4824f4724f8abd0b8527984cabe280)
Title: Re: Largemouth Bass
Post by: Dman on May 16, 2007, 08:33:05 AM: HEY JACK!!! When did you get the badge???

:dunno:
Title: Re: Largemouth Bass
Post by: jackelope on May 16, 2007, 09:25:21 AM: well i guess i got it about 10 minutes ago.
huh...how about that.
watch out... :P
Title: Re: Largemouth Bass
Post by: Dman on May 16, 2007, 10:10:45 AM: I want one of those things some day.... ;)

Take it easy on me
Title: Re: Largemouth Bass
Post by: jackelope on May 16, 2007, 10:13:11 AM: will do.