WyoChris Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 What is the biggest bass you guys have caught in MN? Just wondering..... i'm stationed down here at ft campbell, KY and I just caught a 6 lb largemouth last weekend. This is a huge fish to my standards, but the serious bass fisherman down here say catching a 6 pounder ain't that uncommon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurnUpTheFishing Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 My biggest from MN is 6.4lbs. I fished Toho in Fl. a few years ago and our guide said 5 to 8 are pretty common especially when shiner fishing. We caught 3 fish between 5 and 6lbs. and we were faced with a tough cold front, hard to imagine a good day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxMN Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 We only measure using inches, and my Dad got a 23.5" inch LMB from a small metro lake, and my brother got a 23.5" smallie from WBL. All get released. My biggest is a 22" smallie from a small northern lake. Not sure how much they weighed, but my Dad's was a fat one, we figured in the around 6.5# range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igotworms Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 7.11 lb LM from a small northern lake. Caught it in 16 in. of water! What a beast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pascooter94 Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 6.9 lbs out of lake out by breezy point last year, my best the rep looks great on the wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchmesir Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 I'm not making this up, but local DNR said that there was a very good chance that Lake Winona could possibly hold a record bass.. with how much cover is in that lake and how much food is in it for one to grow.. years and years back i pulled out a 5lb beast out of there, what a hog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deitz Dittrich Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 my biggest MN bass I caught back in 97.. 7lbs 2oz... I have caught 3 that went exactly 6lbs 8oz, and one summer before last that went 6lbs 10 oz... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superduty Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 6.11 largemouth out of a south metro lake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinnesotaMongo Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 My largest bass was 22.5 inches. I didn't get a chance to weigh it - but I do remember it was not very fat. Nevertheless - it's great to see a big fish roll on the surface and you praying that that hook stays stuck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moe Szyslak Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 I figure if I keep catching smaller ones I wont ever get bored knowing I have caught one of the bigger ones in MN. I havent ever weighed them or measured but I am guessing my largest is right around 20 inches. LOL Go me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpester Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 While I was carp fishing in Keller Lake last weekend, I had a dying 23.5" bass wash up on shore. It had no damage in the throat or gills that I could see but it had some marks on the side that looked very superficial. If I had had a camera with me, I would be saying I caught it on corn fishing for carp! I do not know how many pounds it was but it was the biggest MN bass I ever held. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slopmaster Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Dont worry Moe im in the same boat as you. I've caught three 20 inchers but i cant seem to find one bigger. I found a couple small lakes last year that no one else seems to fish so hopefully i can find a hog on one of them this year. Just out of curiousity since i usually dong bring a scale what does a high six pounder or possibly even a low seven pounder weight? I know it depends on how fat they are but on average what lenght are you looking at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassNspear Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 My biggest ever was a 6.7. I have cuaght a few 6.2 but thats about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polarsusd81 Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Just out of curiousity since i usually dong bring a scale what does a high six pounder or possibly even a low seven pounder weight? I am going to go out on a limb here and say in the high six to low seven range.Sorry man, I couldn't resist. I think you are looking at 22-23" for something pushing the scales to the 6.5 range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deitz Dittrich Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 LMAO @ polar... just for ref.. my 7lb 2oz was 23 3/8".. Leech lake, in the fall. Mouth closed, tail fanned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatoneguy Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 I don't have a weight for my largest, since I released it and didn't have a scale, but it measured 24 3/4". I caught it on the edge of Cemetery Reef in Lake Waconia in 2002.The second-largest bass I ever caught? 4 1/2 lbs. Quite a gap between those two! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polarsusd81 Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 A Waco bass at 24 3/4 would be in the mid 8 range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morneau132 Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 My largest is a 23 1/2" 6# 15 oz. from a southern MN eutrophic lake on a watermelon Senko. I just couldn't get the scale to tick over just one more ounce.Second largest 5# 8 oz. from French Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Kuhn Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 I caught one just over the border that had to have been in the mid 6lb range. Caught it in the paddleboat with no camera, and my best method of measuring it was laying it across the other seat (which measures 22.5", the fish was maybe an inch longer). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jalberg Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 6lb 13oz on my digital scale. 22 inches on my ruler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jalberg Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 the one in my avatar is my second best at 6lb 3oz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoreGuy1984 Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 the one in my avatar is my second best at 6lb 3oz. Nice ! Did you catch these hogs in the metro ? If so which area of the metro ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoreGuy1984 Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 19 inches. did not get the weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fever Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 My personal best is 22.75 and didn't have a scale. I'm guessing somewhere in the 6 - 6.5 lb range. I've caught several in the 20 - 21 inch range But I rarely weigh them. In my avitar on the right is the 22.75 and in my right hand is a 19.5 incher. Those two fish with another 18.75 helped me to put together a 13.8 lb bag of three fish. Enough to win a thursday eve 3 hour league night event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kt Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 My biggest is a 23.5" that i didn't weigh. But if i would have to guess the weight i would say in the 7.5 range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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