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Posted on 1/27/24 at 5:55 pm to SmackoverHawg
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Texas
Second only to Florida. Better kept secret also. Almost no one fishes Amistad compared to say Okeechobee and it produces some BIG fish.
The one that takes the cake though is fricking Allen Henry. Easiest 6-8 pound bass lake I have ever fished. I damn near destroyed my trailer hauling my boat on oil field roads from New Mexico to Allen Henry but catching 50 fish a day, none under 3 pounds and most pushing 5, was worth the wear and tear
Posted on 1/27/24 at 5:55 pm to SOSFAN
Arkansas and they have an extensive fish hatchery system run by the state govt that keeps the lakes stocked
Posted on 1/27/24 at 5:57 pm to SOSFAN
Lake Seminole, it’s mostly in Georgia but has a corner in Florida too.
Posted on 1/27/24 at 5:58 pm to armtackledawg
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What is crazy is that the world record bass came out of an oxbow lake which is not much more than a mudhole
It really is an amazing story….and they ate the thing LOL.
The size of the oxbow it was caught in depends on how high the river is….at times there’s several miles of water on both sides of the river.
Another amazing fact is it was caught on June 2. That fish most likely spawned in March so in February it may have weighed 3-4 pounds more….for certain a pound or so more. It certainly wasn’t spawning in that area in June.
This post was edited on 1/27/24 at 6:06 pm
Posted on 1/27/24 at 5:59 pm to SOSFAN
It varies every few years it been Florida, Texas, Louisiana, and Georgia in my lifetime
Posted on 1/27/24 at 6:01 pm to SOSFAN
Google “best bass fishing states” and 9 times out of 10 Alabama will be in the top 5. Texas, Florida, Georgia and most southeastern states will be on the list somewhere, but Michigan and California are good also.
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Posted on 1/27/24 at 6:12 pm to KingOfTheWorld
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Google “best bass fishing states” and 9 times out of 10 Alabama will be in the top 5. Texas, Florida, Georgia and most southeastern states will be on the list somewhere, but Michigan and California are good also.
Alabama is almost impossible to beat numbers wise….and the fact that there is a Smallmouth fishery in the state that ain’t a novelty smallmouth fishery like ours on the Savannah River makes Alabama one of the most diverse bass fisheries in the world. From shallow creek smallies and spots to deep huge reservoirs to shallow grass filled lakes and rivers Alabama has it ALL. Georgia does also but our smallmouth fishery outside of the novelty fishery in Augusta is not nearly as good as Alabamas….we have smallies in other areas but not like Alabama does.
Posted on 1/27/24 at 6:15 pm to SOSFAN
Probably TX to be honest. They do have some excellent fisheries down there.
Posted on 1/27/24 at 6:15 pm to Griffindawg
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Lake Seminole, it’s mostly in Georgia but has a corner in Florida too.
From what I have read and been told it has returned to its glory days…not that it ever was bad but it seems like it’s back to what it was in the 70s. Have they got the milfoil under better control? It’s hard to beat when it’s right
Posted on 1/27/24 at 6:16 pm to SOSFAN
Most every sec state is fishing after Florida strain bass.
That probably answers it.
That probably answers it.
Posted on 1/27/24 at 6:16 pm to AwgustaDawg
I get it but I have never even seen a 10 pound bass in a flowing river. Hard to believe
Posted on 1/27/24 at 6:17 pm to AwgustaDawg
Never fished for small mouth bass probably because they are native to South Carolina and I don't think they were even introduced in the state until the 80's.
Posted on 1/27/24 at 6:18 pm to SOSFAN
Doesn't SC have nice smallmouth and spotted bass lakes?
Posted on 1/27/24 at 6:18 pm to SOSFAN
Tennessee or Alabama and it ain't even close.
Posted on 1/27/24 at 6:21 pm to CharlotteSooner
In my opinion second to Florida. Many of west Texas bass heavens experience high salinity and golden algae blooms that cause all manner of ill shite. If it weren’t for that big bass would probably be more common in Texas than Florida. In my experience big bass are easier to catch in Texas…. I’ve never caught a 10 pounder in Florida on an artificial, I’ve caught them on live bait. I have caught some pushing 10 on artificials in Texas…never topped 10 but BUNCHES of 8s. Some west Texas lakes have 6 pounders jumping in the boat eating anything you toss at them.
Posted on 1/27/24 at 6:22 pm to AwgustaDawg
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Second only to Florida. Better kept secret also. Almost no one fishes Amistad compared to say Okeechobee and it produces some BIG fish.
The one that takes the cake though is fricking Allen Henry. Easiest 6-8 pound bass lake I have ever fished. I damn near destroyed my trailer hauling my boat on oil field roads from New Mexico to Allen Henry but catching 50 fish a day, none under 3 pounds and most pushing 5, was worth the wear and tear
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Posted on 1/27/24 at 6:22 pm to CharlotteSooner
quote:. Excellent spotted bass, smallmouths except for the Savannah River in Augusta, are only in a small area of the upstate and they are small typically. Lots of them though.
Doesn't SC have nice smallmouth and spotted bass lakes?
Posted on 1/27/24 at 6:23 pm to SOSFAN
Biggest bass come out of California. In fact, Florida FWC stocked trout to see if they could grow better bass.
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Posted on 1/27/24 at 6:23 pm to CharlotteSooner
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Doesn't SC have nice smallmouth and spotted bass lakes?
Negative. Both are non-native and spotted are considered invasive. We are known for Largemouth and Striped Bass.
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