bob johansen
6/26/2016 7:54:00 AMA three pounder is big enough to make any bass angler smile! Good detailed report!
bob johansen
6/26/2016 8:02:00 AMMy personal lake record for Cassidy is 4 pounds, 2 ounces. That fish hit a white spinnerbait on Oct. 01, 1983. Pic on Cassidy Lake info.
Jamesb
6/26/2016 3:33:00 PMThat's a big one Bob! My first big 19" was also in October on a white spinner bait at Sunday Lake...ended up with 10 fish over 14" (back when it was slotted 12-15") in 1987 biggest fish I ever saw! 4lbs +4 rest were all on a buzz bait.
bob johansen
6/26/2016 6:14:00 PMI have fished Sunday a few times but never caught any as big as yours. Sounds like you are into keeping bass fishing records too. Keep it up - they are nice memories when you get old like me.
Jamesb
6/26/2016 7:19:00 PMYep I keep track in my WA fishing book of each lakes biggest bass and did I mention I am very competitive? Gives me something to shoot for. Not sure I will ever beat my most ever in a day 117 Bass but got over 80 last year...so you never know.
bob johansen
6/27/2016 9:00:00 AMOK James, here is something to shoot for. I have caught bass (largemouth or smallmouth) from 276 different lakes and sloughs in Washington State. Sure in many of the lakes the fish were small but in one lake connected to the Columbia River I caught an 8 pound 4 ounce largemouth. A scale sample showed she was 15 plus years old at the time I caught her. As to a daily record - Your 117 would be hard to beat now days - I have had a few over 50 fish a day but usually loose track of the numbers after a dozen or so..
Jamesb
6/27/2016 11:30:00 PMYeah I had to write them down to count that high. Well, at age 52 I think I better just shoot for every lake in Snohomish and Skagit County that has bass. Think I have fish over 40. But tend to stick to a handful. I had none stop action for about 3 hours when I hit the record I was laughing at the end. But over 50 is not uncommon every year for me just have to hit it right on top water. Even Cassidy I finally got in the 20's per day on a lot of the days I was out there last year. That is a huge fish Bob. 4lbs 19" by 7" wide is my record didn't have a digital scale so was probably over 4lbs...even lived in Arkansas for year and half and 18" was biggest I managed there...I had one hit my buzzbait and go left and kept going until he snapped my 6lb test so he had to be 12lbs easy LOL. Never saw him. I have caught two on same cast three times. One on each hook on the rapala. Fun times. I want to try some new lakes this year and Terrell was one I managed this year probably hit McMurray, Clear Lake, Cottage and Lake Joy this year. But we shall see Cassidy is producing for me so until that dies out might be there for a while. Good luck out there.
bob johansen
6/28/2016 7:17:00 AMMy Snohomish County record is 31 lakes & Skagit County is 11 lakes. Best Snohomish fish was at Silver Lake - 22 inches, 6 pounds and 4 ounces. That fish hit a Rapala 11 S on August 20, 1983. Best Skagit bass was at Beaver Lake - 21 inches, 5 pounds, 11 ounces. That fish hit a Rapala 11G on April 13, 1985.
bob johansen
6/28/2016 7:21:00 AMThere is a pic of the Beaver Lake fish on this site on Beaver Lake info.
Jamesb
6/28/2016 9:20:00 AMThose are some big fish...I only use size 7 Rapala might be time to try a bigger one. If I go down size #5 I get more fish...that is what I set the record on.
Beaver lake I have been to before fish are very pale there. Need to try it again this year but usually windy there in afternoons when I can fish.
Beaver lake I have been to before fish are very pale there. Need to try it again this year but usually windy there in afternoons when I can fish.
Jamesb
7/2/2016 8:54:00 AMAnd my big bass streak ends at 3 times out...went yesterday evening only got one on buzz bait 10.5" and had two others on and didn't see any big rolls like before. Didn't get a lot of action on top water minnow just some crappie hits and only few bass bites.