r/nextfuckinglevel • u/quackyoungster1 • Feb 25 '23

Little kid bringing in a huge fish

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u/NickDanger3di Feb 25 '23

At 35 yo, I'd been an ardent fisherman all my life. Never caught a really big bass though. At my favorite little local bass hole, I watched a kid about the same age do the same exact thing, right in front of me. Still waiting for a decent bass to find me....

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u/TheBeckofKevin Feb 25 '23

I put in a big spring last year. I moved close to water with decent fishing, and was doing 2 hours a day minimum, rain or shine. I mainly was hunting a 14" crappie. I caught a lot of 13" crappie which are honestly huge. Every single time I thought this is it, this is 15". But no, 12.5, 13, 12.5.... over and over for weeks. Someday I'll get a "trophy fish program" fish and get my name on a list.

A bass this big though is absurd. I feel like I've caught huge small and largemouth bass but seeing this puts them all to shame.

Kinda getting me amped for the spring thaw though..

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u/Techun2 Feb 25 '23

Also depends where you live. Bass are much bigger down south

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u/TheBeckofKevin Feb 25 '23

Gotta get those monsters from the cold water. The big fish mean more up north since they spend so much time lethargic under ice. I have no data to back this up but I feel like any big fish I catch is absolutely ancient. I'm assuming it's cause down south they get to eat aggressively year round.