Big Bass.

River stumps · 12-04-05, 09:16 PM

How much would a bass have to weigh before you would tag it lunker bass? The largest river bass that I've caught was 7 3/4 lb. I thought it was a big bass, but not a hawg or a lunker. A bass would have to weigh at least 9 lbs before I would call it a lunker, and that's still less than half the size of the w/ Record... I want to catch a River Lunker. I would like a pond or a lake lunker, but I really want a River Lunker.

Rodman_Rob · 12-04-05, 09:35 PM

10lbs+ is considered a trophy bass.

zooker · 12-05-05, 05:39 AM

with rob on this one..

zooker

fishin_dude · 12-05-05, 06:34 AM

5 lbs. or better is considered a nice one.

Rodman_Rob · 12-05-05, 12:43 PM

of course I'm not gonna be mad when I catch a 9.5 pounder.

JB · 12-05-05, 12:52 PM

Here in Ohio any bass over 7 lbs is worthy or lunker status, ya find a few 8 pounders and hear of talk of some 9 lb bass , I 've seen a few 8's up here but never any bigger, but if you go about hour or three south in Ky,
the stories get bigger
rofl

Sluggo Man · 12-05-05, 04:44 PM

Yeah, it depends on location. Around here, 6 lbs is a trophy.

pig n jig · 12-05-05, 05:32 PM

7 lb is a big fish here.There has been bigger taken, but they are usually taken through the ice using on live bait.P N J

KH. · 12-06-05, 10:42 PM

the world record for blue catfish was recently shattered.124 big ones.caught on the bottom of the ms river,by a dam or something???read it in a magazine

fishin_dude · 12-07-05, 05:15 AM

Here in Tennessee the state record largemouth is only 14 lbs., so around here I would consider a 9 lber. or better to be a lunker. We have a plethora of LM bass in the 5-8 lb. range, and the common weight mostly caught is in the 3-5 lb range. I also fish in Arkansas a lot and that's a entirely different category, 6 lbers. are common so I would say a 10+ in Arkansas is a lunker.

bassthumb32 · 12-07-05, 04:33 PM

Around 7 Is A Big One Around Here. 11lbs Is The State Record.

Dyas · 12-07-05, 05:15 PM

10 and up here. i broke that boundry with a 10.3lber so the bar for me is 11 and up. Which is dang good anywhere you fish. But for in general I would say 9 and up...

12-04-05, 09:16 PM	#1
River stumps BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Va Posts: 246	Big Bass. How much would a bass have to weigh before you would tag it lunker bass? The largest river bass that I've caught was 7 3/4 lb. I thought it was a big bass, but not a hawg or a lunker. A bass would have to weigh at least 9 lbs before I would call it a lunker, and that's still less than half the size of the w/ Record... I want to catch a River Lunker. I would like a pond or a lake lunker, but I really want a River Lunker. __________________ God is good!

12-04-05, 09:35 PM	#2
Rodman_Rob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ocala, FL. 1/2 hour southwest of Rodman Posts: 1,702	10lbs+ is considered a trophy bass. __________________ Lizardsrule may not be able to drive a boat, but he can sure put you on the fish!

12-05-05, 05:39 AM	#3
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	with rob on this one.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

12-05-05, 06:34 AM	#4
fishin_dude BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 282	5 lbs. or better is considered a nice one. __________________ Limb Bream / Wood Bass: The art of catching under water tree limbs and logs. Hard to clean, Have to boil a long time, Don't taste good.

12-05-05, 12:43 PM	#5
Rodman_Rob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ocala, FL. 1/2 hour southwest of Rodman Posts: 1,702	of course I'm not gonna be mad when I catch a 9.5 pounder. __________________ Lizardsrule may not be able to drive a boat, but he can sure put you on the fish!

12-05-05, 12:52 PM	#6
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	Here in Ohio any bass over 7 lbs is worthy or lunker status, ya find a few 8 pounders and hear of talk of some 9 lb bass , I 've seen a few 8's up here but never any bigger, but if you go about hour or three south in Ky, the stories get bigger rofl

12-05-05, 04:44 PM	#7
Sluggo Man BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Maine Posts: 241	Yeah, it depends on location. Around here, 6 lbs is a trophy.

12-05-05, 05:32 PM	#8
pig n jig BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Avoca, NY Posts: 3,508	7 lb is a big fish here.There has been bigger taken, but they are usually taken through the ice using on live bait.P N J

12-06-05, 10:42 PM	#9
KH. BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,316	the world record for blue catfish was recently shattered.124 big ones.caught on the bottom of the ms river,by a dam or something???read it in a magazine __________________ and god said let there be bass, and there was bass

12-07-05, 05:15 AM	#10
fishin_dude BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 282	Here in Tennessee the state record largemouth is only 14 lbs., so around here I would consider a 9 lber. or better to be a lunker. We have a plethora of LM bass in the 5-8 lb. range, and the common weight mostly caught is in the 3-5 lb range. I also fish in Arkansas a lot and that's a entirely different category, 6 lbers. are common so I would say a 10+ in Arkansas is a lunker. __________________ Limb Bream / Wood Bass: The art of catching under water tree limbs and logs. Hard to clean, Have to boil a long time, Don't taste good.

12-07-05, 04:33 PM	#11
bassthumb32 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Fort Loudon, PA Posts: 682	Around 7 Is A Big One Around Here. 11lbs Is The State Record. __________________ MY LIFETIME GOAL IS TO KEEP AT LEAST A SMALL CASE OF BASSTHUMB FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

12-07-05, 05:15 PM	#12
Dyas BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2005 Location: Saraland, AL Posts: 1,995	10 and up here. i broke that boundry with a 10.3lber so the bar for me is 11 and up. Which is dang good anywhere you fish. But for in general I would say 9 and up... __________________ Southern by birth, Redneck by choice... Saved by the Grace of God

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