MN Sate Record Bass

[Jig Master]

When you are considering waters that are able to produce a state record bass you are looking at a very special fishery. It doesn't matter if you've seen a lake that has produced a bunch of 21" bass (alexandria chain) because if you think about it just about every lake in the state has a few 21 inchers swimming around in it. It's getting those fish that are well over 20 inches and have extremely large girths, those are the rare fish that are in the state record class. Not many lakes have really fat fish over 22" in length in them. Every lake has 20 inchers in it though. I can't think of one that doesn't. In some lakes those 20" fish weigh 3.5 lbs.

[Dynasty]

Dan Wood basicly took the words right out of my mouth.

But in all likleyness I will never have to worry about it anyways (Ill keep my fingers crossed though).

[Guest]

My computer is not working that good. Our e-mail dosent work. But after fishing on Saturday I will try and use my uncles computer and post some pictures.

[Dan Wood]

I hate the thought of keeping bass, but if I get one close enough to have a shot at the record, I'm keeping it.. Not to mention the endorsements, it would be pretty cool to have the state record bucket

[st.crioxfishin]

Jig Master,
I agree with you on the bass that are 20 some inches and still only weight 3.5lbs. In a matter a fact my dad just caught a 20 inch largemouth this past weekend and it only weight 3lbs 8oz

[kt]

Yeah, then there are those lakes where it goes the other way. I've caught several bass that were in the 19-20 inch range that easily could go five pounds. Some lakes seem to produce bass that are much thicker and heavier than others.

[ilikepike]

My biggest bass was a 22"-er while pike fishing in mid-May a few years back with a suick. The cool thing is you can catch bass close to that size in any body of water in the state (wish the pike fishing was as good as the bass fishing). I think the next state record for largemouth will come out of some no-name lake (south of St. Cloud) . I also think the next state record smallie will come out of a central Minnesota lake and not a river. Why? I don't know - and you don't care.

[sartell river rat]

I was fortunate to catch a near record smally on the mississippi river north of sartell 4 years ago. We were fishing off my grandmothers dock at a family reunion and we had caught tons of big smallys for years off the dock and on her land. the one I landed was 24.5 inches and had a girth of 14 inches and this was in august. we weighed it with a digital scale at 7 pounds 11 oz. I took pictures of it and got a fiberglass replica made. A freind of mine works at sportsman's warehouse in st.cloud so I have it in there on their fishing sign over their fishing department.if your in the area you can check it out.

[carlcmc]

Close to state record bass was caught and released in 2003 in Olmstead county. 8 lb 6 oz was caught and released out of a lake that is electric motor only with a lot of good structure.