Here's the one in my avatar. This is the look he gave me after snapping the tip of my 5wt with a last second dive under the kayak.
Not sure I won that battle
20 1/2” Caught end of September 2021, my biggest since I got a similar bass this size on top water in May 2010. Caught 30-40 feet deep, not fly gear. I can’t fish that deep on fly gear and all the Big Betty’s are deep that time of year.
two older pics from a lake not known for it's fishing and the base of a tournament winning bag out of Hood River. yes that's a largemouth from the Columbia.. 6lbs if i remember right
Thanks. I do as well.
I think we can thank the local bucket biologist for that specimen. That lake had bass, but never smallies until not that long ago. Same goes for another nearby lake I fish.
SF