Kentucky Lake/ Lake Barkley Biggest Bass!

My biggest on Barkley this year was 5.12lbs in August on a 3/8oz Moonlight Snack, Secret Weapon spinnerbait at night. I also caught a 5.11, 5.08, 5.02 and 2 over 4lbs, 3 in the 3lb range and a bunch 2lb and under. I missed some real nice fish too, would have been nice to how big they were. My buddy caught one over 4lbs and some smaller ones, he also missed some nice fish. My best trip for numbers of big fish to date.

My biggest ever was 6.02lbs two years ago, at night on a Midnight Snack II.

That was by far the best fishing for me this year. Other than that trip, it has been the worst year I have fished on any lake in years!

How has this year compared to other years for everyone??


Justin Hires
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In July this year I had a 20, 22, and 23 inch smallmouth off a ledge in Ky Lake. Didn't have a scale to weigh them. All were caught in a 50 yard stretch within about 30 minutes. Also had some 2-4 lb. largemouth with them. Biggest smallies I have seen, and I have been on Erie and St. Clair a few times. Took pictures and released them.

This has been a little off year for me on the big lakes. I don't feel it due to the fish being "down" but more to my lack of quality time spent on the lakes. I have caught a lot of small fish and keeper-sized fish this year but fewer bigger fish -- both LM and SM. Last year I did real well on KY at night in the summer taking (4) SM over 5 but this year I only caught a 4. But I only got over there 3 nights. I even had a couple SM over 5 on Barkley last year. I know the quality fish are there but you have to put some time in to tune into them. This hasn't been that kind of year for me.

kc

My personal best this year was a 5.82 pounder (was a tournament big fish in July) caught on North Kentucky Lake at 1 PM, with pleasure baoters and jet-skiers zipping around us on both sides. Actually had one guy on a jet-ski stop and watch my partner and I land it. On the very next cast, I caught a 3.5.

A buddy and I caught a 5 and a 5.5 this spring on South Barkley fun fishin in May.

My partner and I caught a few 5's this year, mostly pre-fishing for T's, but one of those came during a tournament.

Other than that, we caught several 4's.

In fact, Every trip I've made to KY/Barkley this year, someone in the boat has caught a 5+ over the 2 days we were usually there.

Last Fall, My buddy caught one at least 6 (I was thinkin 7+) fun fishin in Little River, but we didn't have a scale. That thing was huge.

CC

Dave I think were thinking of the same fish it weighed 12-8 but was caught out of Dry creek(Linton) in April, Ive still got the article out of the Cadiz Record, I'll try to dig it out :-)



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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Nov-09-05 AT 06:48AM (EST)[/font][p]The Linton fish is a different fish...this fish was caught in March. I remember distictly the story about the fish being taken on a white spinnerbait on the main lake point at Prizers Point...but then again who knows.....I don't think if I caught a 12lb bass that I would be telling anyone where it was taken...lol.

Heading down to fish Friday and Saturday and wanted to report in advance of my pending 12lb Smallmouth that I plan on catching. This World Record Smallmouth will be caught at 6:13am CST on a Black and Gold Super Zara Spook. A Curado SF reel firmly mounted upon a 7' G Loomis rod spooled with 12lb P Line is the pending sponsorships that will be lining up outside my door. Tracker Pro V 17 with 90 Mercury motor was vehicle use in this apprehension. This BIGUN was cornered, corralled, and entually lipped in the back of Sugar Bay. Upon the lipping, measurements, weights and several photo opportunites. The Largest Brownfish Ever Caught was transported to the nearest official weigh in sight to have official weights and measurements recorded. After proper verifications, the fish was taken back to the exact same place in Sugar Bay where she was enticed to strike and RELEASED to grow again to give someone else an opportunity of breaking my new world record for the current world record is all MINE.

Tight Lines

Caught a 7-12 near the Little River on Barkley, 10:30 on a hot summer morning on a shallow Eakins jig. Biggest fishI've ever caught in KY. Would have been worth $750 for big fish in the BFL I fished the day before, story of my life.

Nothing like an optimist!!! I sure with I could join you and aligator wrestle that big brown in the boat for you. I can't make it down until Thanksgiving week to catch him again!

kc

She will be 12-2 by Thanksgiving.