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 Re: A State Record bass in Texas ?
[Re: Lance Vick]
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03/03/21 08:55 PM
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Darin S.
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The law of average says yes. There has to be at least 1 bass out of a million over 18.18 swimming around. I think we would have a better chance of seeing one in the future if we didn’t take every 13 plus out of our lakes.
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Re: A State Record bass in Texas ?
[Re: Duck_Hunter]
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03/03/21 09:30 PM
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Jarrett Latta
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The SAL program has been going on for years and years!
I don't know exactly how long, but 13+ bass have been weighed in way back since it started and if those fish made it and were put back into the lake why haven't we seen the records falling after all these years?
There has to come a point where the experiment has to be deemed a success or failure you would think? As discussed, some fish only get so big. It's been shown that 16lbs is pretty much the threshold for bass in Texas. I think the last week or so showed that there are a lot of big bass that may not have been accessible or catchable (and not everyone can do it). There are fish who never see lures their entire lives, let alone get fished for heavily, because they’re in places that are hard to fish, suspended in tree tops, and in water 99.9% of bass anglers drive over at 70 mph. Definitely, but it doesn't show any of them are particularly bigger. But I'm ok knowing there are a bunch of 13-16lbers in some of our lakes
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Re: A State Record bass in Texas ?
[Re: Duck_Hunter]
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03/04/21 12:39 AM
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cali kid
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I think the last week or so showed that there are a lot of big bass that may not have been accessible or catchable (and not everyone can do it). There are fish who never see lures their entire lives, let alone get fished for heavily, because they’re in places that are hard to fish, suspended in tree tops, and in water 99.9% of bass anglers drive over at 70 mph. [/quote]
I'm not buying that part about never seeing lures in their life. I think when they were young they migrated into the shallows like most bass do, probably got hooked a time or two. When they reached say 12 lbs or so, they discovered they could live out deep with less threat to their life.
My two cent theory.
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Re: A State Record bass in Texas ?
[Re: cali kid]
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03/04/21 01:50 AM
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I think the last week or so showed that there are a lot of big bass that may not have been accessible or catchable (and not everyone can do it). There are fish who never see lures their entire lives, let alone get fished for heavily, because they’re in places that are hard to fish, suspended in tree tops, and in water 99.9% of bass anglers drive over at 70 mph.
I'm not buying that part about never seeing lures in their life. I think when they were young they migrated into the shallows like most bass do, probably got hooked a time or two. When they reached say 12 lbs or so, they discovered they could live out deep with less threat to their life. My two cent theory. [/quote] Except the guys catching these giants are also catching 50 or 60 smaller bass a day. In the same deep water
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Re: A State Record bass in Texas ?
[Re: Lance Vick]
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03/04/21 02:10 AM
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Rangerkev
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What is the yearly average of Share a Lunker's caught. Lets just throw out a number. If 20 are caught a year. Is that really going to hurt the chances of a state record. The real question is how many do not get caught ? Will live scope increase the amount of big fish caught. To many unanswered questions. I have faith in TPW that they are doing whst is best for Texas fishing.
Rangerkev
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Re: A State Record bass in Texas ?
[Re: Lance Vick]
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03/04/21 02:25 AM
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D1988
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I hope the new state record is out there somewhere. If I can ever get away from work maybe that fish will decide to eat the bait I'm casting at the time. I feel like the record is there because this is alot like deer. There are deer caught on trail cameras that are never killed or seen except on camera. Think of the amount of water on lakes that are never touch by a fisherman. The advancement in electronics is leading in the direction of this untouched water.
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