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Largemouth Bass
« 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?

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Re: Largemouth Bass
« Reply #1 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.
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Re: Largemouth Bass
« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2007, 08:40:30 AM »
state record from banks lake 11lb. 9oz.
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Re: Largemouth Bass
« Reply #3 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.

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Re: Largemouth Bass
« Reply #4 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... ;)

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Re: Largemouth Bass
« Reply #5 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.

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Re: Largemouth Bass
« Reply #6 on: May 14, 2007, 01:38:04 PM »
I still want to do tarpon on the fly one of these days. 

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Re: Largemouth Bass
« Reply #7 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..
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Re: Largemouth Bass
« Reply #8 on: May 14, 2007, 02:39:42 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
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Re: Largemouth Bass
« Reply #9 on: May 14, 2007, 04:02:26 PM »
Banks Lake is a nice Large and Smallmouth fishery.
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Re: Largemouth Bass
« Reply #10 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...

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Re: Largemouth Bass
« Reply #11 on: May 16, 2007, 08:33:05 AM »
 HEY JACK!!! When did you get the badge???

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Re: Largemouth Bass
« Reply #12 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
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Re: Largemouth Bass
« Reply #13 on: May 16, 2007, 10:10:45 AM »
 I want one of those things some day....  ;)

Take it easy on me

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Re: Largemouth Bass
« Reply #14 on: May 16, 2007, 10:13:11 AM »
will do.
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