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[Lawdog]

Skipper's topic "How long have you been bass fishing?" got me to thinking about my personal best in large mouth and small mouth bass.  My best large mouth is a 16 lb. 3 oz. beauty I caught on a white jig while tule dipping in the spring of 1993 while fishing on Clear Lake in Lake County, California.  Though for sure I had me a lake record.  NO, she needed to gain another 3 lbs. to break the record for that lake.

My best small mouth was a 5 lb. 10 oz. female I caught on a small reservoir outside of Seattle, Washington in the fall of 1972.  Got her on a 3/8 oz. silver Kast Master with a red feathered trailer attached to it.  What is your personal best in these two categories?  Lawdog

[Skipper]

I've caught several smallmouth in the 5 lb class.  A lot of them on Dale Hollow.  21 inches is the size limit, so I've not weighed many of them.  I have caught a few in the low 6's.

As far as Largemouth go, my best was caught on a private lake in Alabama, it weighed around 10, and was released.  Over time, I have caught several in the 7 pound category and a couple just over 8.  16 lbs is outstanding.  I've only seen 1 bigger, and that was Woody's bass.

Skipper

[1911crazy]

So far one 10lber caught on a Rebel Big Claw crawfish crankbait at first light in two feet of water two feet from shore.  I have seen bigger bass in this place they keep on robbing my sunnies.               BigBill