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2008 and Earlier Largemouth Bass

Largemouth Bass Caught in Alabama

Ryan Bennett with a 4 and half pound bass, caught on a black zoom baby brush hog
Ryan Bennett caught this Lee County State Public Fish Lake 4 and half pound largemouth bass on a black Zoom baby brush hog.

Big bass out of an Alabama pond
Syd's first bass is a huge one from a private Montgomery County pond. It was caught in November of 2008. 


Webb Harris caught this 2.5 lb largemouth bass in October of 2008 at a private pond in Goodwater, Alabama.

July 4, 2008, largemouth bass
This big bass was caught on a beetle spin on July 4, 2008.


On August 21, 2008, Cain Brakefield, 9 years old, landed this 7 lb 3 oz largemouth bass. Cain was fishing with a Rapala broken back minnow tied to 6 lb test line and an ultra-light reel when this behemoth took the top water presentation. This bass was caught on a private pond in Walker County.

 


Drew Metzler caught this 25 and a half inch largemouth bass in a private pond on March 31, 2007.

Charles Darr with a big largemouth bass
Charles Darr shows a largemouth bass caught from a pond on June 1, 2007. 


Keilan Lord with a largemouth bass caught from Lake Weiss with a Bandit crankbait on March 13, 2007.

Lay Lake Bass
Max Hicks shows off a 5-pound, 1-ounces largemouth bass from Lay Lake


Wetumpka Junior High student catches a nice bass on a Beetle Spin.

 
Keilan Lord lands two good bass at Lake Weiss, March 7, 2007. 


Frank Lee caught these largemouth bass on February 23, 2008 at the Clay County State Public Fishing Lake


Alex Davis caught this 8 lb 13 oz largemouth bass on Lake Guntersville in December 2008. He was awarded the Master Angler Certificate


Reese Brakefield, 5 years old, caught this 5 pound largemouth bass in a private pond in Alabama. When he hooked it, he started yelling: “I got a giant, Daddy, I got a giant!”


Clint Fikes of Cottondale, Alabama caught this largemouth bass in December of 2007. He used a Norman DD22 crankbait.

Big Bass

Reid Duvall caught this 9-pound, 2-ounce largemouth bass from a private pond on May 17, 2008.
Reid Duvall caught this 9-pound, 2-ounce largemouth bass from a private pond on May 17, 2008.

Hackney with a big largemouth bass.
Hackney used a Rattle Trap to catch a big bass from the Chattahoochee River near Valley on January 29, 2008.

Drew Sasser caught this largemouth bass from a pond in 1959.
Drew Sasser caught this largemouth bass from a pond in 1959.

George McCord of Goodwater caught this largemouth bass in 1959 from Lake Martin.
George McCord of Goodwater caught this largemouth bass in 1959 from Lake Martin.

Elberta pond bass caught by Troy Leitermann
Troy Leitermann from Elberta caught this pond  bass on a 5" Wave Worm, watermelon color with a chartreuse tip, rigged wacky style on his 6' Allstar rod.

Lake LU delivers more big bass.
Jeff Hunnicutt caught these in Lake LU,
03.10.07 ~ 10 lbs and 8 lbs
RELEASED 8 pounder

Bass from Pickwick in July of 2007 
Ray Miller catches some big bass from Wilson Lake in July of 2007 fishing with Steve Hacker.

Josh with a 7 pound, 4 ounce largemouth Bass from Millers Ferry.
Josh with a 7-pound, 4-ounce Millers Ferry largemouth bass, early March 2007.

Lots of Bass
Franklin Williams with a September 29, 2005 stringer of bass from Monroe County Lake.
Bass are plentiful at Monroe County Lake.

(l-r) Carol Mysinger, Rebecca Leigh White, and Cyndi Townley
Three bream anglers, (l-r) Carol Mysinger, Rebecca Leigh White, and Cyndi Townley, hold a largemouth bass caught on a red wiggler during the summer of 2005 from Wylie Rosa Fish, Hunt, and Feather Club in Macon County.

Kane with nine pound largemouth bass
This four year old caught a nine pound largemouth bass.

Michael Looney with a 6 pound bass caught May 1, 2006.
Michael Looney with a 6+ largemouth bass caught from Lee County Lake on May 1, 2006.


Karl Williamson with a 12 pound 3 ounce largemouth bass from Leon Brooks Hines Lake (Escambia County Lake) caught on February 20, 2005.


This young lady caught this 10-pound 10-ounce bass at Escambia County Lake (Leon Brooks Hines Lake) in April of 2005 (released after photograph).