How I Caught My BIGGEST Bass Ever!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.พ. 2017
- Howdy Fishing Freaks! Today's story is answering the number one question that I get asked on TH-cam. What is your Biggest Bass Ever? When I was a fishing guide on Lake Fork years ago I caught a giant largemouth bass while fishing a jig in the month of March. Fishing a jig is one of my favorite ways to fish for big bass, especially around stumps and trees in stained water lakes. I'll explain how to find big bass this time of year and how I was fishing my jig when I caught the biggest bass of my life. Hopefully I get a new PB largemouth bass this year, and we have a new story to tell on video. Get you lines tight and your eyes up Fishing Freaks!
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Justin Rackley, known as Lakeforkguy in the fishing world, creates fishing and outdoor videos on youtube and other social platforms. LFG provides fishing tips and techniques for mostly largemouth bass fisheries but also travels to other freshwater and saltwater fishing spots to explore new fish species and fishing techniques to show as many fishing places as possible and help you catch more fish. Lakeforkguy likes to hang out on any fishing vessel or go bank fishing with his other TH-cam Fishing friends and vlog with his Wife Stephanie and french bulldog Winston.
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I started bass fishing a year ago, just caught my PB 24" I guess 8lb in a neighborhood pond yesterday. I have no one to tell and no one seems to care. Thought fishing freaks here would appreciate it more. Not a 11.5 lber but enough to get me excited at least for a while.
yauck1 nice man
No one cares here either
Congratz! I wish I could catch a bass even half size of yours
That's awesome congrats!
yauck1 you don't really need a ton of people to "appreciate" your PB do you
Dude what a story about what a TANK!
I caught my PB in March as well. Water temp was 60s, air temp was in the 40s, high winds and stuff. My buddy and I were in my kayaks, he was crawling a jig around and I was chucking a bladed jig. We found an old cove that in the summer time is full of lily pads, but in March it was just the stems. I was getting hung a lot, ripping the bladed jig out of the stems when I got THUMPED. Got it in, weighed it and it was 6.45lbs. It's no Texas sized fish, but for Ohio I was pleased.
Great story. Nothing beats cracking the whip with a jig on a giant fish.
Best fishing channel on TH-cam! You need to come to Tennessee to catch your PB smallmouth. I may know a guy who could make that happen. 😁
Lol dude this deserved a reply. Three years late but maybe Rackley sees it haha.
Enjoyed that story and that's a beautiful bass! I bass fished for 15 years, before the transition to saltwater angling. Not much for freshwater fishing where I live now. After the first ten years of bass fishing, I had lost a few trophy fish. It's heart breaking. On March 9th, 1989 I caught my trophy 12 lb. fish on a Roland Martin Big Bass spinnerbait. She was busting with roe. Like you, we drug it around the lake for an hour, before having it weighed at a local tackle shop. The owner said if I would have weighed her right away, she would probably have been closer to 13 lb. She's on my wall and my proudest moment of fishing. What's almost as good, is one year later, almost to the day, in March of 1990, I landed another trophy 10 lb. bass. March is a good bass month! I sight fished her off her bed, with a plastic worm. Again, this one was also full of roe. It was the greatest feeling, to be able to release that one and watch her swim right back to her bed. Those memories are worth more than all the money I've spent on fishing. Cheers! You got a new sub!
I caught my pub in 2012, but it's not exactly official because back then I never had a scale. Using bass recourse and other sites with guesstimate calculators based off length and girth, it was roughly about 9.02lbs. I've never caught a bass bigger than 5 since and I'm desperate to get another giant. Also, I'm glad you're getting a fiberglass mount because they generally come out amazing! I released my giant right back where I caught her, and got a fiberglass mount for my birthday of her a few months later, and it couldn't have been a more perfect representation of her. The size, coloring, and even the belly detail was accounted for perfectly just from a few photos. Fiberglass mounts are freaking awesome and I hope more and more of you bass guys realize that you don't need to kill the fish to get the perfect mount. But I would just love to get to hold her again, and experience the amazing feeling of watching that big of a bass swim off back into the depths. There very chill when handling them and stuff too which is pretty sweet. You can almost feel their wisdom and experience of living in the lake for 15+ years, as your bass showed when she followed the grass line back to deeper water to blend in. Pretty freaking awesome.
I lost the only 10lb bass I've ever hooked. I was fishing this lake that was hidden, it's in the middle of the woods / cornfield next to the highway and this place is amazing. I target bass but I'm far far away from a pro, I just walk around the bank and drag jigs. On a good day at any other lake I'll catch 3-4 bass maybe like a bass/hr. I caught 13 one day at this lake and 21 the next week both in about 2hrs worth of fishing. One day was extremely tough , I had around 5 in about 2 hours I switched over to a shaky head and on the 2nd cast I hook something, it seemed massive but it was swimming towards me, I get it about 15ft from shore and it turns and started heading towards the weeds , omg I've never had a bass fight so hard, I hooked it on a Medium action spinning rod with 10lb braid and flouro when it took a run towards the weeds l could not stop it! I put my hand on the spool to apply some more pressure and the braid cut into my ring, middle and pointer finger then when I got it to turn its head it attemped a jump but it was more of like a flop and my god...the girth of that bass and the size of that mouth. I've never ever seen a bass that big in person, then the hook poped off ....man my heart sank Haha. Haven't fished that lake in a while since i got kicked out.
can y'all subscribe to my channel i just subscribed to y'all channel
just recently i hooked and had a 9 pound bass out of the water then it pulled me off my dad was there too so he jumped in the water trying to grab it but it got away
Tony Davila I have a private Lake like that in the same setting, same Lake? Lol is it an old quarry? I wanna fish it but it's fenced in :)
I really love that u put the fish back !!! that to me says wat kind of guy u r!!! awesome catch!!!!!!!
Justin, great fish. Your videos get me through long days at work. Two thumbs up
NICE that you spent the time to bring back the bass to where you caught it. Most just release at launch ramp!
Caught my PB yesterday. Been fishing all my life but have really up'd my game this past year after watching some of the techniques you and other TH-camrs show your viewers. 4'' senko flipping under a dock. Was literally practicing in my backyard during my lunch hour and couldn't believe what I pulled up. No scale but it was easily 2lbs+ bigger than any of my previous 5 pounders. Fishing is the best
I like your videos like this. It gets me excited for fishing in march.
keep up with the good videos.
Awesome video Justin! Love your enthusiasm!! Thanks for sharing!
Like the story time segments. Keep them coming from time to time. Great PB fish.
Great story about your pb man love your videos,good stuff😎
Awesome story LFG ... thanks for the video
Like the story telling vidja!! good content!
photo, videos and memories are great. a catch and release mount is awesome. just caught my PB 2 days ago. since I live in cold weather and am fishing a 2 acre pond, I'm pretty excited about my 6 to 7 lbs. Nothing like your monster but fun non the less. I liked the story time video.
I love you Matt ryan
Ethan Brown SO IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO THINKS THAT
Ethan Brown are y’all talking about the NFL player😂
I like the story time videos. Definitely wouldn't mind seeing some more of these types of videos in the future.
you are great story teller Justin. that was awesome story man. lol love it
By far the best story you've ever told. You're so animated! Hahah enjoyed it dude
love the story!!!! keep the stories coming!! awesome fish!!!
Best story Time of all time. Thanks LFG. Good stuff man.
That's wild! Awesome Story Time Video!
You got the, "Lunkers Tv", thing going with that hat backwards and the hair, just right in the snap back 😂! Anyways, awesome video, Justin, keep the stories coming, brother. Who doesn't love a good fishing story! Thumbs up, all the way, my man!!!
subbed love the stories and your personality while telling the story keep it up!
I remember in 1996 my father and i were on Fork fishing up in Mustang, He caught his PB That day 8.16 lb's, I have never seen my dad so happy to catch a Bass, Lost my fishing partner a few years ago to cancer, I miss those days with him, But now my fishing buddy is my son, Chip off the old block.. Thanks for the vid..
I love your videos keep up the content 👌🏼👍🏼
Great story time with LFG! 👍👊🎣
That was THEE most graceful release ive ever seen haha!!!! Cheers Bud!
Loved this video! Congrats!
Hey Justin, story time is fun, as long as you have a little footage, like this time, to go with it. I know it's probably not possible all the time but when you can it definitely adds something. Good job.
well first of all great catch man and thats so cool i didnt know you could mount a fish with that method thanks for sharing!
Love watching your channel! Awesome fish-congrats!
love your videos man, that's a beautiful catch.
Can't spell badass without bass?! The man LFG.
Awesome bro.. I loved this video. That kind of reminded me of when I was fishing for Yellowtail and caught this huge awassa.. she was so passive... but anyway.. great video..love the stories..
Always good to hear how some one caught thier pb great video
love the stories. fishing and telling stories go hand in hand. keep up the video's
Awesome story man and great fish wow 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
great story man loved the video
Nice story. Why haven't I seen this vid yet! Been subscribed for years now...Anyway caught my PB on Fork in 1992, 10.25 LB and like you it sat in the live well way to long before weighing. But was at club tourney...Always enjoy your videos.
awesome story man, what a great fish!
AWESOME job dude!!! No Bass strike/hook set is the same!!! All you can do is be prepared!!! :)
May 2003
On my dad's boat alone but across the cove we're camping at. Run up on a small sandy bed where the water was running down the hill. I casted like 20 times with a Nightcrawler and finally boom. When I saw her I was pumped with adrenalin. She was 10+ up in Northern CA. Like 2hrs North of SF.
Lake Fork is home to monster bass. Our oldest son has a trail or on Fork,and I live about 30 minutes from here.
I never weigh a bass, but I might have weighed one this big. Nice going ,bud. Great fish!!!
Nice! I enjoy these videos
I got an honest hearty chuckle out of that intro.
I like you man, your O.K. In my book! Think I'll keep supporting!!
What a catch LFG! going on a charter tomorrow in Orlando, hope to do half that!
Now that’s what it’s all about. Awesome story!
My PB is 11 pounds 3 ozs. I caught it on a rapaa jerk bait in October 2021 in my 10 foot kayak. What a rush! That bass you caught was a good one too! I watch your channel all the time.
I have never seen a Bass that large, Thanks for sharing..!!
That intro was great. Keep up the good work your videos are great
Damn man that is a gorgeous bass. My Pb is 8 1/2...I have lost a couple I thought were bigger but...That is a beauty congratulations Justin.
awesome story
That's awesome man! Hope you break into the 12+ this season!
Hey Justin, that was an awesome catch. I do like the story time vids, BUT I only like the ones with video footage, just straight story time can get kinda tedious sometimes because there's nothing we can see to get excited about. Keep up the awesome work.
Who doesn't like story time!? We need a warning in the title maybe so we can have our coffee ready as well! I live in the PNW, so all of this is getting me juiced for spring!
Awesome fish man. It was beautiful.
I like the story time. Keep doing them. She was a awesome. Hurry up and go catch another one that size or bigger will ya?
Definitely need to get a mount of that beauty. What a fish.
Man that was awesome, Watching you let that fish go remind me of Born Free that was beautiful man!!! Do you ever look back and think that maybe that fish was just tired he was old. Have you ever fished at Lake West Point in GA and Alabama that's were I used to fish.
wow! awesome story LFG!
Awesome video. Jig fishing is the best
That was awesome! Like the story, too!
Awesome story, same here as my personal best was on Lake Fork in March at 11.2. My father lived on the lake there and caught a 13.4 two weeks later to best me. I can attest to the fact that the 11.2 didn't fight much and was caught on a point near a creek channel, so if you ever get a chance to fish Lake Fork, do it.
Looking back watching this. Rackley educated me more with bass fishing
awesome ready for this season
Niiiice... What a monster bass!!!
LFG heck yeah! Mine was just a couple oz less 11.6 it was about 10 years ago.
i love these stories there awsome
Creek Channel Swings... my wife says she's gunna call her blues band that. hahah
Great story, great Bass !!!
Awesome story bro! Bass stories are awesome anytime! My PB is 11lbs 10oz, which is currently the Delaware state record 😁
Man I hope I catch one that big, I'm only 14 so I've got plenty of time but up here in wisconsin a 5 pounder is a toad. Small mouth are fun and I love catching walleyes but great catch! I subscribed, learned a lot from you maybe this year'll be the year
dude i love story time! that was wayyy better than sitting in a kindergarten class reading the cat in the hat
Cool thank you for sharing your big bass
Good video man!
Awesome! What a giant!!!!
Early crew, over here! Nice work Justin :)
you are a good story teller
Great Bass! Caught my largest on fork only 8.5# but lost one at the boat that in the 12-13# class. No net that day. Don't leave home without the net!
rcagle123 I know the feeling I lost one a couple weeks back... No net!!! Worst feeling ever!!
Bassmaster H Man that sucks. I've never forget now lol.
rcagle123 my second time and it feels sick In the gut... Haha
Thanks LakeForkGuy for getting me FIRED up to catch some Bass!!! I got out to my local mud puddle lake today after work we have got TONS of RAIN this year!!! The water had 2''Viz I started out throwing a Chatterbait I didn't get my PB but I did get my first fish of the year a 3lb.Fatty and a scrappy 1lber!!! They smelled SWEET!!!!!!!!!
I started bass fishing here in central Florida ( and some years on lake Guntersville ) back in 1969. I'm bass fishing now more than ever. So far, I've got four 12 lb'ers under my belt, at least a dozen topping 10, and literally countless others from 6 to 8 lbs. I am here to tell ya, IN MY EXPERIENCE, A JIG IS PERHAPS THE #1 LURE FOR GIANTS. Caught an 8.5 just 3 weeks ago on a jig, and only 2 casts later, I lost the biggest bass of my life. It was SO big, heavy, and strong, I did not believe it was a bass at first. But right before she came un-hooked ( a rarity for me with jigs ), she came just beneath the surface with a huge boil, and I got a damn good look at her as she rolled & spit the hook. That fish was AT LEAST 15 lbs anyway, judging by my past catches, and I wouldn't doubt if it was closer to 18 lbs. I was anchored in 4.5 feet of water, and that damned fish was pulling my Twin Troller forward about 20 feet. Another angler fishing about 175 feet away witnessed the whole thing. He said my boat appeared to be moving about 4 mph!!! Then he shit his pants when I pulled up my anchor & showed him, lol. This was in the Stick Marsh/Farm 13........"Lake of the native Florida giants"..........IF YOU'RE NOT CATCHING BIG BASS ON A JIG, YOU'RE NOT FISHING THAT JIG ENOUGH.
my pb is 5.10. I caught it on a home made jig.
Nice bass man. I would be really happy if I caught that
Awesome story...👌
Awesome Fish !!
I caught my biggest bass in March of 2019. I had just went thru a rough patch in my life and I had overcome some crazy obstacles. I bought a Shimano sienna and a ugly stick rod and some Berkley power 4'' power grubs, black. With some pink jig heads. I threw out along the banks of a awesome farm pond that has some hawgs in it. I felt the lightest bite and set the hook and fought her for about 5 minutes. Got her in and it was a 10lber!!! Beautiful Largemouth pig. I took a couple pics and let her go. My next cast I hooked up on another giant and when I got her to the bank, my eyes got huge because it wasn't a bass, it was a 20" white crappie and I couldn't believe what I had caught. Took some pics and let her go. That year I had one of the best years fishing I'd ever have in my life.
Nice one man that is definitely a pig. Im a little jealous of the early spawn and huge bass in Texas. Keep up the good work.
Nice catch!
I grew up in San Diego County. My PB is 15lbs 4 oz from a little lake called Poway Lake. That lake stocked trout in the winter and had Florida strain bass. That lake was or is very clear and deep. Back in the day I had seen much larger bass then the one I caught. My 2nd largest was a 12 lb caught out of a really small pond that was part of a creek. That pond had been stocked by a fisherman that would release some bass from Lake Hodges near Escondido.
awesome content all the time. two thumbs up.
Would you consider guiding on Conroe during the classic later this month? I'm coming into town just for the classic and looking to catch some on water action.
Hey LFG...Justin, have u ever fished that Lake Alan Henry in Justiceberg, Tx?
same thing happened to me on my pb smallie, caught in around 35 degree water on a little crappie jig and ultralight and it hardly faught until i got it in and saw it was a 4.5lb smallie
Fishing a pond with a lot of water clarity this afternoon. Best advice for what type of lure to use and how to work it. Southwest Florida area.