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Title: biggest bass
Post by: Maverick on April 06, 2011, 11:14:08 AM: what's the biggest small mouth and largemouth you've caught? Lets get some pics going! My biggest small mouth is 5.5 and my biggest largemouth is 7.9. I'll try to dig up the pics.
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Post by: Button Nubbs on April 06, 2011, 11:20:03 AM: Biggest smallie was probably right around 5. Biggest largemouth was close to 10, from a crappy little pond in bellingham. I didn't haven't a camera and keeping her never crossed my mind. She was a friggin pig! Came back the next day and stuck a 5lbr on the same spot. Ill see if I can dig up a few pics later
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Post by: BLUEBULLS on April 06, 2011, 11:38:54 AM: smallie 7+ and largie 9+

the smalley was right in yer backyard maverick.
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Post by: backyard bucks on April 06, 2011, 12:04:50 PM: 7.26 smallie and 8.8 large mouth...
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Post by: Mandownitis on April 06, 2011, 12:11:04 PM: 18.5 inch Smallmouth.
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Post by: agchawk on April 06, 2011, 12:20:57 PM: Here are the biggest smallies that my fishing partners caught last season. (My son, Brother, and dear friend)

I'm not going to humiliate myself by posting my biggest last season...all three of them put me to shame!

(All these were caught here in the area)
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Post by: Holg3107 on April 06, 2011, 12:21:41 PM: Ill throw a few up there. These fish were caught in small local lakes from a float tube, not my biggest but there the biggest that I have loaded on this computer. The first two pics are of the same fish (sorry about the quality cell phone pics while in float tube) but just for reference the scale on the second pic goes to 20 inches. the third pic is just of a good solid 4 pounder. I would estimate the first bass in the high 5lb - low 6lb range.

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Post by: MtnMuley on April 06, 2011, 12:26:09 PM: Quote from: BLUEBULLS on April 06, 2011, 11:38:54 AM
smallie 7+ and largie 9+

the smalley was right in yer backyard maverick.
Quote from: backyard bucks on April 06, 2011, 12:04:50 PM
7.26 smallie and 8.8 large mouth...

Let's see some pics of these 7#+ bronzebacks!!
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Post by: PolarBear on April 06, 2011, 12:29:10 PM: My biggest largemouth was in the 16 pound range from Lake Casitas in California. I never weighed it, just slipped her back in the lake, she was FULL of eggs and ready to spawn. That was back in 1982 or 1983. Biggest smallie war right at 6 pounds from Island Lake in Shelton. Caught it on a worm that I made and was out testing a new color combo. All pics are in a box at my Mom and Dads somewhere.
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on April 06, 2011, 12:55:01 PM: 1st pic me holding my 6.1 pound smallie.
2nd pic the wife holding it
3rd my 9pd 15oz largie, so close to breaking the ten mark. All caught in Washington, have numerous pics of 7-8 pders.

Joe
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Post by: Dmanmastertracker on April 06, 2011, 01:23:47 PM: Some real monsters. I think my biggest bass was a smallie from Riffe Lake on a perch Rapala, around 4 lbs. We had a huge lurker of a largemouth around my uncles dock on Lake Lawrence years ago that was over 2' long, just huge. I had him hooked briefly but he broke off :'(. Not sure I would have kept a big 'ol majestic bass like that, but it would have made a great picture.
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Post by: Button Nubbs on April 06, 2011, 01:51:22 PM: Blkbearklr those are some true pigs! Nice work! I can't wait to get back out on lake wa!
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Post by: woodywsu on April 06, 2011, 01:58:08 PM: Nice fish backyard buck. Moses hole holds some nice bass. The local tourney last year had around 40 smallies weighing over 4 lbs with some 6+. Can't remember the biggest.
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Post by: Dustin07 on April 06, 2011, 04:04:26 PM: Quote from: agchawk on April 06, 2011, 12:20:57 PM
Here are the biggest smallies that my fishing partners caught last season. (My son, Brother, and dear friend)

Brother/Son/Friend, same person or 3 different people? :dunno: :P

kidding, nice fish tho. My best is still just shy of 5lbs.
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Post by: beau6hunter on April 06, 2011, 04:12:37 PM: 6 lb smallie horn rapids 16 years ago when iwas 10 lol and 6 lb largie in local lake and plenty of 5ers in the same local lakes i will look for the pic of the smallie i believe i have a pic!
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Post by: D-Rock425 on April 06, 2011, 05:02:50 PM: These are my biggest smallmouth.
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 06, 2011, 05:05:13 PM: DAMN NICE ONES MAN !!!!!
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Post by: Button Nubbs on April 06, 2011, 05:31:06 PM: Love that lake d-rock! Nice fish!
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Post by: ICEMAN on April 06, 2011, 06:13:48 PM: My biggest largemouth was around five pounds, Thurston County circa 1980.... a few years ago.... :bash:

And yes I clubbed it, threw it on a stringer and filleted it for my mom to cook up... :chuckle:
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Post by: YoterHunter on April 06, 2011, 06:45:09 PM: my largest was in trout lake in edgwood 6 1/2 with a 4 3/4 pound crappy
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Post by: Dustin07 on April 07, 2011, 08:25:37 AM: Quote from: ICEMAN on April 06, 2011, 06:13:48 PM
My biggest largemouth was around five pounds, Thurston County circa 1980.... a few years ago.... :bash:

And yes I clubbed it, threw it on a stringer and filleted it for my mom to cook up... :chuckle:

I personally don't have a problem with people keeping bass like others do, but I think large mouth taste like rotten poo. SMB's (small ones) taste more like perch tho I think.
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Post by: Maverick on April 07, 2011, 09:25:11 AM: when I was young I use to always take my bass home and cook em up. The bigger the better. But now I'm too lazy and only keep them if I hook them to deep. Plus now I've got a sweet tooth for walleye. :chuckle:
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Post by: KopperBuck on April 07, 2011, 10:49:49 AM: Most any of the CR systems need the smallmouth harvest increased. I was 100% CnR by choice, not opposed to those who do - it's in the regs. But I'm beginning to keep some of the smaller redeyes b/c there are too damn many, not helping the fishery. I'd hope folks would let the bigger spawners go, but we could stand to weed out the smaller ones.
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Post by: Dustin07 on April 07, 2011, 11:05:17 AM: Quote from: KopperBuck on April 07, 2011, 10:49:49 AM
Most any of the CR systems need the smallmouth harvest increased. I was 100% CnR by choice, not opposed to those who do - it's in the regs. But I'm beginning to keep some of the smaller redeyes b/c there are too damn many, not helping the fishery. I'd hope folks would let the bigger spawners go, but we could stand to weed out the smaller ones.

yeah like I said, in my opinion (humble as it may be), the bigger bass just taste nastier.
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Post by: bullchaser on April 07, 2011, 08:29:17 PM: (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi298.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fmm275%2Fmattandmelody%2FPic1.jpg&hash=cd315fd866aa8ce678a229402c29dbe063d8ae14)
11.2 lbs king co I have seen her since that night. if someone pops her this year she will be the new state record.
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Post by: KopperBuck on April 07, 2011, 08:45:30 PM: Quote from: bullchaser on April 07, 2011, 08:29:17 PM
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi298.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fmm275%2Fmattandmelody%2FPic1.jpg&hash=cd315fd866aa8ce678a229402c29dbe063d8ae14)
11.2 lbs king co I have seen her since that night. if pops her this year she will be the new state record.

Screw her pops.. momma would be the hog I'd be looking for. PIG for sure. Nice fish!
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Post by: MtnMuley on April 08, 2011, 07:46:42 AM: That's awesome bullchaser! Definately the biggest one I've seen from WA. Wasn't there an article about her a year or two back in one of the local hunting mags? I don't think it would be possible for me not to do a skin mount on an 11+ from WA, but that's awesome you released her. Best of luck breaking the record this year.
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Post by: bass2elk on April 08, 2011, 07:55:00 AM: 6.2 and 7.9
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Post by: long-shot on April 08, 2011, 06:53:07 PM: this is my daughter's big large mouth bass 9.04 lbs 22 1/2 inches
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Post by: runningboard on April 08, 2011, 07:07:24 PM: oldie but still good

When I retired, I could hardly wait to spend time enjoying my favorite pastime -- bass fishing. I got my own little fishing boat and tried to get my wife to join me, but she just never liked fishing.

Finally, one day at the Bait & Tackle Shop, I got to talking to Sam, the shop owner, who it turned out loves bass fishing as much as I do. We quickly became fishing buddies. As I said, the wife doesn't care about fishing. She not only refuses to join us, but she always complains that I spend too much time fishing.

A few weeks ago, Sam and I had the best fishing trip ever. Not only did I catch the most beautiful bass you've ever seen, only a few minutes later Sam must have caught his twin brother!

So I took a picture of Sam holding up the two nice bass that we caught and showed the picture to the wife hoping that maybe she'd get interested. Instead she says she doesn't want me to go fishing at all anymore! And she wants me to sell the boat! I think she just doesn't like to see me enjoying myself. What would you do? Tell the wife to forget it and continue my hobby or quit fishing and sell the boat as she insists?

Thanks,

Lloyd

P.S. Enclosed is a picture of Sam with the two bass we caught:

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Post by: bone head on April 09, 2011, 11:32:26 PM: lol thats a good one.
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Post by: Maverick on April 10, 2011, 12:04:35 PM: haha. I've seen that pic before. Leave the wife and marry sam! Haha
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Post by: fishermanjoe on April 10, 2011, 12:45:53 PM: dont know what she weighed but sure was a hog.
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Post by: buglebrush on April 11, 2011, 01:02:21 PM: Nice Fish! You must be from the greater spokane area?
Quote from: bass2elk on April 08, 2011, 07:55:00 AM
6.2 and 7.9
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Post by: Drop-tine on April 12, 2011, 10:43:51 AM: Biggest small mouth I have caught! and a decent large mouth
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Post by: long-shot on April 12, 2011, 11:59:40 AM: 9.04 lbs 22 1/2 long
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Post by: Drop-tine on April 12, 2011, 11:59:48 PM: Nice bass! I would be plenty happy hooking on to a 9 pounder!