Personal Best (Lg. & Sm. Mouth)?

[sledzeppelin]

My buddy got the biggest largemouth I've ever seen on Mud Lake (outside of Ely) a week or two ago using a Moss Boss. It was 22" and very fat. We didn't weigh it, but I'm sure it was at least 7 lbs.

http://ryanquick.com/bwca/photos/fishing2004/pictures/2004-08-28_15-47-00.html
http://ryanquick.com/bwca/photos/fishing2004/pictures/2004-08-28_15-47-18.html
http://ryanquick.com/bwca/photos/fishing2004/pictures/2004-08-28_15-47-51.html

-Ryan

[panolo]

Nice fish! Are you sure you weren't using flaming cheetos to get that hawg

[rascalP]

Looks like I'm in good company(except for Exude, you dog. Maybe if I had all summer to fish, I could get there too!! )

21", maybe up to 22" on LM (we didn't even measure some of those earlier fish - just took a pic and put em back). 20 1/2" SM -- Chequamegon Bay.

What I think is cool is those big LM (20"+), you can almost drop a softball in their mouth and the lips are as thick as your pinkie. But.......

SMALLMOUTHS RULE the fight!!! NO Question!!

rascal

[LEECH21]

Those 22 inchers are really something else! Almost a totally different looking species than say a three pound bass. We boated a 20 incher yesterday morning, and I can tell you a 22 looks even different from a 20".

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[Matt Johnson]

My new personal best open water largemouth, caught it yesterday during a tourny, about 22 inches and 5 pounds 11 ounces...

Caught another one just shy of the one above that I think would have broke my old open water record too...

Good Fishin,
Matt Johnson

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[half2fish]

Matt,
Nice fish. wow. those are truly pigs. how did you do in the tourny? and what were you using?

[Matt Johnson]

We took third and we caught all our bass on buzzbaits. Fished mostly shallow in 3 feet or less. There was a distinct weedline in about 4-5 feet of water and we casted the shallow side of that. Only about 10-15 yards between the weedline and shore and we would position the boat on the deep side of the weedline. Those fish were pretty aggressive. Got a muskie out there too...

Chartreuse and orange was the hot color buzzbait.

Good Fishin,
Matt Johnson

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[LEECH21]

Matt, just courious if you were fishing by the island? If so, do you remember which side you caught the 22" bass on? Just wondering if it could "possibly" be the same fish I caught 3 weeks ago!

You can see pics of my fish on the first page of this topic.

LEECH21

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[Matt Johnson]

I believe it was the NW side.

Good Fishin,
Matt Johnson

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[Granny]

Nice fish Matt!

[Wayne Ek]

Best LM came from Florida 10.09
Best Minn. LM came out of Prior Lake 6.08
Best Smallie came from Lake Ida 6.02

And I currently have Rock bass under my dock on Lobster that are big enough to knock you down and take your bait away from you...

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[lots of luck]

Well here's a 23.5" x 15" from October of 03'. Never even considered keeping her. Caught near the same Island as Matt Johnson's bass. This lake holds many big bass. My neighbor's father also caught and released a 23.5 this year on the same lake.

[LEECH21]

GREAT FISH!!! lots of luck,
Did you get a weight on her, or know about what she weighed?

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[LEECH21]

Bump...

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[Uncle Grump]

Here's my offering, this was a "late" Christmas present - caught the day after Christmas in 2000. Caught this in about 9' of water, jigging a Swedish Pimple tipped w/ a minnow head.

UG

[TheGuy]

My biggest LM is 21 from a small lake in the Cross Lake area. Have caught a few from that lake that were 21 inches, on the ice and open water. Biggest SM was two years ago in the BWCA 23.5. Many in the 21.5 to 22.5 inch rang from the same area. The state record LM is caught every year in the BWCA, just now way to get them out even if you did keep it for some reason.
Nice fish everyone! The best part about getting into a big fish is the story behind it. They all look about 10lbs when they jump out of the water!!
Good Times!

Uncle Grump, you have a great view from your shack in that area of the lake!! Next your going to tell us how some of her friends came over and gave you some cases of beer!!

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