Lake Fork would of produced it back in it's heydays of the late 80's early 90's era.

I can only see one maybe coming from a private lake that is well managed.

Look to California, Japan or other places for more 20 plus bass to be caught

Maybe in Fork in the early 90's. When you're catching 15-17lbers there easily would have been a freak to make 20+. Nowadays I doubt it except for CB. The only difference between a 20 and a 13 is genetics. They don't necessarily act any different. It's not like a 20 will go live out in 45ft of water away from fisherman. It's going to act similar to other fish over 10lbs. It's similar in age just a freak genetically. I do believe there is a potential 16-18lb fish in Toledo.

If a public lake has one it's toledo. There's so many fish that never see a lure in that lake it's crazy. Some fish just spawn on small flats in the middle or never make it to the bank at all. I could see one living out close to the river channel where it doesn't have to move very far at all. It wasn't long ago a 14 was caught there.

I doubt it, even in private water.

Not in Texas. IMO

None in Texas. Never have been....never will be.

I personally hooked a bass that was between 21 - 22 pounds earlier this year on Toledo fishing a football jig tipped with a zoom ole monster worm in 40' of water on a main lake point just north of the dam. That fish was the fish of many lifetimes. When she took off for deep water she quickly spooled me down to the knot surfacing at least three times on her run. When my line snapped it sounded like a 22' rifle ringing out...and then I woke up.

I believe a 20+ lives in Toledo Bend, maybe Rayburn too. Once these bass reach a certain size they start feeding on crappie, bar fish, etc. and can gain weight quickly. The 14 lb.er I caught had just eaten a crappie that weighed nearly 1/2 pound. These bass stay in deeper water year round and probably never see a lure. Not all bass spawn ( I'm not the only one who think that )and never come to shallow water. Also some bass are known to spawn in deep water in tree tops.
Like the 18 lb.er that was caught at Fork by a crappie fisherman there's a better than even chance the 20 lb.er will be caught the same way.

I guess no one remembers this? It's possible, but not likely. Fork had the best chance at her peak. Toledo might. Rayburn might. Amistad might. Falcon would if the water came up and stayed constant for 10 years. However, I doubt we'll ever see one caught unless it comes from private waters.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/archives/pound...f02be7d64e.html

On this basis alone, I think there is more than 1. I think a lot never see a lure. Like when we really catch flounder during the run, even if guys were shoulder to shoulder along the ship channel, I think only 10% get caught, rest are always out of reach. ie in deep water their whole lives.

I believe TP&W shocked up one that was over 18 in Lake Raven about 4-5 yrs ago.

But as these things go, it is a friend of a friend who gave me the info.

I believe Amistad could, JMO.

No. I really dont think there is.

I think the water gets too cold in winter and too hot in summer.

Those Cali bass get temperate weather year round. Cold water there is 55, warmest it might get is 78.

We see water in the 30s and 90s. I think that alone inhibits growth a little. 18# is about the max in Texas is my guess.

Why yes, yes there is and I know exactly where she is. I just ain't tellin you guys.

I think that there could be several in various public water bodies, and here's why. With the number of fish in each lake throughout the state, it would be ridiculous to say that "it would have been caught by now". I'd be willing to bet that a large portion of bass live their whole lives without ever being caught. If that is the case then how to lake records continue to be broken? I'm going to use lake Naconiche as an example. This lake was only impounded in 2009 (7 years), and has already produced a 14.12 as the lake record. To say that a lake like fork (36 years old) doesn't have one in it when the lake record is already 18.18 is silly. There's GOT to be one swimming the depths of one of these lakes somewhere. I just hope I'm the one lucky enough to prove it to you nonbelievers.