Man how you know all that lol. That’s pretty neat info.

Nice!!! Both of them. Congratulations. Your son's fish looked like the picture alone would weigh 3-1/2 lbs.

It's kind of like being able to age a deer based on body characteristics. When a big female gets really old, they get bug eyed and the eyes protrude well beyond the fish's skull. When you see one like that, they arent going to get much bigger. Look at the fish that Brant caught and then look at the fish that Mike caught. Eyes on Brants are completely bugged out. That fish is old and while it may put on some additional weight from the shiners and shad it's eating in that lake where it was caught, it's frame isnt going to get much, if any, bigger. Eyes on Mike's are small and tight. That fish, already weighing 8-9lbs, in perfect health, is still relatively young and has tons of potential to get substantially bigger. I target these big bass every spring, just like Mike does the tarpon, and I handle a whole bunch of high single and double digit fish every year. I only fish on public water and every big bass I catch is released. Some have distinguishing marks and I fin clip some just to see how much they grow year to year. Big bass, in lakes, are like big deer, they will stake out a certain area, that has everything they need, and live there until they are caught and kept or die from old age. They may move some with the bait and time of year, but they will be in the same general area, doing the same thing, at the same time each year.

Good estimation on my bass! I guessed him at about 8 1/2 lbs. Brant’s was definitely much bigger. If you go to his YouTube sight, (anglerup with Brant) , you can watch him hook, fight and release the bass. It’s a pretty cool video.

I figured he was recording when he caught it and I went out and found and watched the video this morning before I left the house. Looking at his fish from multiple angles, on the video, she was a little thicker than I thought. If I had to put money on it and be within half a pound, I'd say 10.9 to 11.4. She was pushing 11 and probably just a hair over. As far as yours goes, you know it's not my first rodeo, looking at big bass. LOL Were they all in that good of shape? I didnt see any that weren't on Brant's video. Even the dinks looked thick.

I'm glad y'all caught them. Happy to see you two fishing together. I took my dad with me last weekend and let him catch the few decent ones I saw. It's about to get right.

How did yall manage to get to fish Ray Scotts lake in Pintlala, al ?

Definitely weren’t in Ray Scott’s lake. We had to work very hard for the ones we caught.

Just ribbing ya..... those are bass many people dream of catching one day..... Bass that big don't fight like smaller ones do....at least not the ones I caught... they really didn't like coming to the surface all that much...

lol. I thought you were. Yes, you can really tell the difference when you hook a big one.