Personal Best

[wishniwasfishn]

Just curious on everyones personal best largemouth, kentucky, and smallmouth bass on a lakes in Kentucky. Trying to figure out what lake in Kentucky constantly produces large bass in Ky.

Largemouth - 5lb 13oz largemouth Nolin
Kentucky - 4lb 6oz kentucky salt river on the ohio
Smallmouth - 1lb 2oz elkhorn creek

Thought this might spark a nice thread for a boring boring Monday

[SuperSprint007]

For LAKES IN KENTUCKY
Largemouth-5.25 Green River Lake
Smallie - 4.95 Cumberland
Kentucky - 3.75 Barren River Lake....
Those were all in tournaments.... that is the only time i tend to weigh them

[MsgMills]

LM Bass- 6lb. 7oz. Lake John Hay (Indiana)
Spotted Bass- 2.3lb Nolin Lake
SM Bass- 16" caught in Blue River in Indiana wade fishing (No Scales)

Add a couple of species as well:

Drum- 7lb. 7oz. (Ohio River In Bass Tournament)
Walleye- 26" - Nolin Lake ( Fishing with Family )

[Danny]

On KY Lake Spring of '06, Largemouth over 7 lbs
KY Lake around '96 Smallmouth about 3.5 lbs
Ky Lake in tournament, KY bass at 3.25 lbs

I caught two drum in the 15-20 lb range in the spring of '06 as well.

Largest gar was a 48 incher caught at old dam 48 on Ohio river when I was wayyyyyy younger.

Danny

[know1]

Smallmouth - 22" Lake Cumberland
Largemouth - 21" Cedar Creek (2 times, from my kayak. Might have been the same fish)

I don't own a scale. All were released

Others:
Striper: 33" Cumberland
Walleye: 4.5 lbs. Lake Erie
Northern Pike: 7 lbs. Lake Olson (Minnesota)
Crappie: 2 lbs, 2 oz - Lake Wapogasset (Wisonsin)
Channel Cat: 23" Cedar Creek
Flathead: 3-4lbs (Didn't measure or weigh) Herrington Lake

As you can see, I haven't caught any really big fish other than the Smallmouth.

[bassbuddy]

largemouth-7lb 12ozs
kentucky-2lb 10ozs
smallmouth-3lb 6ozs

[skeeterjames]

Largemouth 5.82lbs Lake Barkley '07, also had 2 over 5 at Dale Hollow in '06.
Smallmouth 4.5lbs Dale Hollow Lake '04
Spotted Bass 2.75 Dale Hollow Lake '07

Muskie 30" Green River '06
Drum 8-10lb KY Lake '07

Turtle around 15lbs Barren. LOL! What a fight! Only a Sweet Beaver of all things!

Skeeter

[cmbowhunter22]

Largemouth - 6lbs. Barkley
Smallmouth - 4lbs. Dale
Spot - 3lbs. Dale

[tglass]

well i have several to put on here since i fish for a lot of different fish.

Largemouth a little over 6lbs. farm pond
Smallie i guessed one over 5 as my first float-n-fly fish but weighed out is 4.5
and it was at dale
Spot i have not weighed any but have caught several over 3 out of Cumberland
Striper in the lake almost 30 lbs. in the River 49 just can't break 50
Flathead 35lbs. Paylake
Blue cat 88lbs. Paylake during a tournament
Channel cat 13.75 farm pond on 8lb test fishing for bass
Muskie 40" Cave Run
Walleye over 8lbs Cumberland on a top water night fishing in may
Hybrid Striper 12-14 lbs Ohio river
Snook 33"
Tarpon got my first one in 2 weeks ago and it was only like 25lbs. hooked fish up to 150lb class but can't get them in on a bridge.
i have some others but hell i already rambled enough i need to get back on the water!!!

[worm1]

Largemouth 9.73 Henry Co. farm pond
Smallie 3+ Ky Lake
Spot 4.66 Rough River

[tfmuch]

largemouth-8lb 12ozs Lake Malone was in 2 tournaments, may dad had a 7lb 8oz we won both tournaments and big bass
kentucky-4lb 1ozs Lake Barkley
smallmouth-6lb 8ozs Ky Lake

[caseydrew]

Best bass caught in Kentucky:

Largemouth - 8lbs. 8oz. Kentucky Lake (May 26th, 06)
Smallmouth - 5lbs 10oz. (3 different ones same weight...can't break 6lbs)
Kentucky - No idea...nothing special