Personal Best (Lg. & Sm. Mouth)?

[LEECH21]

I know this type of thread has probably been around a time or two. But I just caught my personal best largemouth at 22" on Wednesday. My biggest smallmouth to date is 20.5". Both fish were released, but I might get a replica of the 22 incher. If you would, please post your personal bests. I'm just courious if my bass was truely a pig.

Good Fishn'.....LEECH

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[jbdragon]

Largemouth would be right around 21" for me. I have only one big smallie ever which was about 20". Caught that one on Buffalo last summer. I have had several large mouth in the 19"-21" range. Still looking for the 6lb+ fish!!

[Tonka Boy]

Leech,

A 22" largie is truely a pig...I would think in anyones book! Congrats!!!

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[LEECH21]

Thanks Tonka Boy. I'll try to get the pics posted soon (I've never posted a pic myself on this site). It was a thick fish all around. Not fat and not skinny, just really built. We didn't get girth measurements, only the length. I've heard from friends that it was anywhere from upper 6 pounds to 7 1/2.

Alright, lets keep this going! What's everyone elses bests.

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Here it goes!

Here's me taking the measurements....22"!

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[BigMike]

My largest LM was a 21'' from Pool 2 this spring. My largest smallie was a 20.5'' from last fall.

Within the last year, I've landed a handful of nice fish in the 18-20inch range (both SM & LM). I'm still looking for the 21+'' smallie and hopefully a monster largemouth to boot.

I'll try to post a pic of the 2 smallies I caught (19.5'' & 20.5''). I've got to get off my butt and sign up for some pic server.

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[mudman]

guy I work with 'SAID" his dad caught a 24"er I said not a chance in HE11!
any opinions?

[Dynasty]

Personal best largemouth, 5lb 14 oz
(bad quality, its a photo of a photo )

Smallmouth is maybe around 2lbs. I havnt really fished for them to much.

[SCUMFROG]

6.5 pound large mouth for me. She hit a top water frog.

[Aj10]

My biggest LM was 21" on a white tube and my biggest smallie was about 4 pounds on tonka with a spinnerbait.

[BIG ISLAND DUDE]

I got a 23.75" largemouth out of a northern MN lake.I beleive that the largemouth was well over 7lbs. largest smallie was a 22" out of the same lake.They were both caught on live bait and in the fall. I do have pics but the are not digital.I am looking at them right now, they are hangin' in my cubicle at work. DANG THEY ARE NICE!!!!. I released them both.
I am shooting for that 24". They are around, ya just gotta get lucky. I have caught numerouse 18-22" Largeys and smallies.

-Big Island Dude

[Deitz Dittrich]

My biggest minnesota Largie was 23 3/8 in...7lb 2 oz.. However I caught a 10lb 14oz in Florida...

Smallie was 21.5" 6lb4 oz...

all were released...

Congrats to all on thier TROPHYS!!!!

[blakjack23]

Lets see some pics of these 23+ bass!!!
My personal best is 21.

[Deitz Dittrich]

I dont have a pict of my 23.. I was fishing alone.. wish I did. Here is a pict of that 10 lb fish however...

http://www.magoomus.com/exudedude/id30.htm

[Mark Christianson]

The state record largemouth was 23.5" at 8lbs 12oz.

Catching a 23+ incher in the fall would definitely have some serious weight to it.

[Matt Johnson]

LM (ice fishing) 6 pounds 6 ounces, Metro Lake...

SM (open water) 23 inches (didn't weigh it, fatest smallie I've ever caught!), Lake of the Woods...

Both fish were released.

Good Fishin,
Matt Johnson

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[st.crioxfishin]

biggest LM bass was 21in, SM bass 18 1/2in, only fish for smallies on the zumbro river, and we come across a few when fishing walleyes for opener in wisc.

Nice fish everyone!

b. downey

[greggles]

mine are 21 inch largie and 2 20inch smallies off same rockpile in 10 minutes

[Chris-Neises]

my biggest smallie was 21"

[Mark Christianson]

My biggest largie is 20 3/4".
Biggest smallie is 19 3/4".

My 7 year old sons biggest smallie is 21" on July 25th of this year.
I want to puke. j/k

Mudman,
To answer your question about your co-workers claim at a 24 incher......
I doubt it.
Was it closed mouth/pinched tail?
If so, it was a potential record.
I'll put a hundred on the fact it wasn't 24 inches(crossing my fingers behind my back). But thats just my opinion.

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[Granny]

Congrats on your PIG! I am still waiting for that 22"-23" fish.

I have posted this pic before but oh well. 20.5" off of a pearl colored tube last year.

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[Lunker]

My biggest largemouth was a nice 21" that I pulled out of the metro earlier this summer. Love those big bass!

[BigMike]

Ok, I finally figured out the picture thing. There are a 19.5'' & 20.5'' smallie from last fall.

19.5

20.5

Yes it was VERY COLD!!!

[blakjack23]

Just found my picture of my 21 incher.
You can't beat bass fishin' in the cold.

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[LEECH21]

Here's my biggest smallie caught last fall in September on a jointed shad-rap. It went 20.5"

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[BIG ISLAND DUDE]

the 23"-24" inchers do exist. ive seen a couple caught and even more swimming in some spawning grounds that I know of.
No, i will not say where. The Thing about fishing is that your fellow fisherman will always dought wether or not you caught "the Big One", sometimes even with a picture. But it dosent matter, beacause you know it to be true, and that is all that really counts.