Personal Best (Lg. & Sm. Mouth)?

[O2BFSHN]

NICE FISH GUYS:

IN THE DETROIT LAKES AREA I CAUGHT MY LARGEST LARGEMOUTH AT JUST OVER 22 INCHES. IT WEIGHTED 6 LBS. 3 OZ. IT WAS A LITTLE THIN BUT OVERALL A BEAUTIFUL FISH. I'M WAITIN FOR THE 7LB PLUS TO REPLICA.

DON'T REALLY FISH FOR SMALLIES, BUT KNOW I'M MISSING OUT!

GREAT POST!

[Granny]

There was a picture of a LM Bass in the local paper that had a 7lb 14oz fish caught in the McGregor area. It didn't give a length and I can't find the picture on the net either. Any guess on the length of a fish that heavy?

Granny

[O2BFSHN]

It really is tough, because anything over 6 lbs. starts depending on gerth. I've seen some huge bass that have weight 7lbs but never measured over 21-22inches.

My rule of thumb, over 20 inches...

A GREAT FISH by any means!

[cheektowaga]

Nice Fish All, the ones you remember. I'm in the same boat as most: Large=22" Small=19.5".

But I found numbers in a small lake up north. Have recorded 9 smallies 17-19.5" and 19 large between 18-22" this summer alone (and it's not over yet!). Best fishing of my life.

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[LEECH21]

Like I stated in an earlier post, I might get a replica made of my 22" Largemouth. Do any of you guys out there have any big bass mounted or have replices of them? If so, I'd love to hear about it. Or better yet, see a pic of it!

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[greggles]

here is my 20 inch lake vermillion smallie

[bucktailsam]

my biggest largemouth was 21 inches 6lbs 4oz
smallmouth : 20inches

bucktailsam

[SledNeck_X]

here. all 20 or over did not weigh.

here

and here

here again

here again, again

more

last one!

[sami0115]

LM - 6 lbs even (to darn excited and forgot to measure length and girth) measured on digital scale

SM - 3.8 lbs and i think it was around 18 inches.

[Dan Wood]

sami - 6 lbs? yea right, we believe ya...

He caught that at one of our LETS tournaments and it was a dandy...

My personal best LM is 21", not sure on weight. I've had a few around that mark, still looking for that 7+...

[sami0115]

Dan: are you doubting me?? i have proof ya know! oh, wait, you were there.

i think i would soil myself if i caught a 7 pounder. thats why i will start carrying and extra pair of undies while fishing from now on!

[EBass]

This was a few years back but I think it was 22" largie but I can't be certain. I do have a pic of a tad smaller one that same day. The biggun inhaled the lizard and that took a bit to get out and back in the water. I know all fish tales!! LOL

Otherwise I got a 21" on 7/4/04 with a pic that's at home. But I do have a pic.

Biggest smallie was 20.5" on Mille Lacs about two years ago. The pic used to be on the front page of FM.

[half2fish]

My personal bests are a 18 inch largmouth. i really dont fish them but maybe 2 or 3 times a year and this year on mille lacs i have 3 19.5 ers'. If someone can tell me how to post or maybe post a pic for me i have a digital pic of 1 of my smallies and waiting for the other pics to get developed. all on leeches in 2 foot of water.

[turn_in_poachers]

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[ChuckN]

My personal best for LM bass is 21" and that was last year. It seems this year I can't break that 19" barrier.
I don't target Smallies too much, but 19" is my largest from Rainy Lake.

This was my latest 19" from Pokegama Lake last Friday caught on the new Photon lures. This crankbait worked excellent pre-fishing until I lost it. The GlowBass worked great on that particular lake.
http://www.photonlures.com

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[Ray Esboldt]

I finally dumped a huge monkey off my back last weekend. I've caught a pretty fair amount of 5lb.+ largemouth in my 20 years of bass fishing. But, I had never weighed a fish over 6. I finally did it on Sunday, hung a fish on my reasonably accurate digital, 6 pounds 5 ounces. I had long said that I would mount my first bass over 6 and that would be it for trophies. I pitched the fish back. I honestly would have had no problem killing that fish, but I just didn't want it. I don't know why. Whatever.

At least I don't have as much big bass envy anymore. I still need to break 5 on a smallmouth, 4-15 is my current hurdle.

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Catch-N Tackle
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[MN Slick]

My biggest largemouth was caught on a small lake in extreme Southern Iowa back in the 80's. A little over 23" and 7 lb 15 oz, which I have since rounded up to an even 8 lbs, hehe!!!

Smallmouth is around 3 lbs.

[LEECH21]

That indeed is a very nice smallmouth turn_in_poachers. I too am jealous!

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[panolo]

That ain't no smallmouth!! That is a pig!!

[EBass]

That may be the biggest smallie I've ever seen!

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[turn_in_poachers]

Thanks everybody. Thats the biggest smallie Ive ever seen somebody catch too. My biggest was probably 20000 times smaller than that. You could tell it was big when it hit. At first I didnt think it could be a smallie, just by how it was taking line and it wouldnt come in. And theres no way theres that big of a fish in here. But when it came in, we both lost it. We were screamin and laughing for about 10 minutes. It was awesome. Out of the wierdest place too.

[half2fish]

here is my best smallie off mille lacs on a leech in 2 foot of water. 19.5in

[river rat316]

my biggest smallie is 19 inches (I've caught 4 this year right around that mark) and alot from 17 to 19 nothing over 20 however I did witness a guy that fishes the same area as me catch 2 20" smallies within 5 minutes of eachother the largest being 22 inches ( I have pics but big Mike knows the story about the digi pics.... lol I'm not goin into it) and Ive never targeted Large Mouths but my biggest was just over 4 lbs on a lucky strike (anyone remeber those I dont think they make em any more)

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[Pikeman_Doug]

best Largmouth 21.0" Lake Calhoun a couple years ago, 11PM under the sailboats on a spinnerbait.

best Northern 38" Lake Riley last summer 5pm on a firetiger johnson minnow 3.5"

-Pikeman

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[half2fish]

PIKEMAN,
You talked about your best northern. i figure you must like them and so i thought just cuz this is the bass forum il post this pic anyways. my best northern 40" 15lbs