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Where can I catch the biggest bass in the United States?
Absolutely, I'd be happy to help you find the best locations in the United States to catch the biggest bass! Based on the video context and my expertise, here are some top spots you should consider:
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Great Lakes Region:
- Lake Erie: Known for its pristine water quality and abundant forage, Lake Erie is a prime spot for catching big smallmouth bass. The clear water and rocky structures provide excellent habitat for these fish.
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Midwest:
- Dale Hollow Lake, Tennessee: Famous for producing record-breaking smallmouth bass, Dale Hollow offers great opportunities, especially in the spring when the fish are at their heaviest.
- Tennessee River Chain: This includes several lakes and rivers known for their excellent bass fishing, particularly for smallmouth bass.
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West Coast:
- Columbia River, Oregon: This river is known for its clean water and large fish. Smaller rivers in Oregon also provide great opportunities for catching big bass.
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Texas:
- West Texas Reservoirs: As mentioned in the video by TylersReelFishing, West Texas has numerous lakes and reservoirs that are known for producing giant largemouth bass. The unique conditions in these waters contribute to faster growth rates for the bass.
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Southern United States:
- Cusa River, Alabama: This river is home to the Cusa spotted bass, which can grow to impressive sizes. The region also includes lakes and reservoirs that have been stocked with these fish, offering great opportunities for anglers.
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California:
- Northern California Lakes: Lakes like Berryessa and Clear Lake are known for their large bass populations, including the Cusa spotted bass that have been introduced here.
Tips for Targeting Big Bass:
- Timing: Early spring is often the best time to target big bass as they are in pre-spawn mode and at their heaviest.
- Locations: Focus on pre-spawn areas such as drop points, secondary points near coves and bays, creek channels with rock piles, and ledges.
- Baits: Use baits like crankbaits, jigs, glide baits, big topwaters, and soft plastics. Presenting these baits uphill on long tapering points can be very effective.
If you have any more specific questions or need further details, feel free to ask! Happy fishing!
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Bass Color, Cold Water Bass, Trophy Smallmouth, and More | Bass Fishing by Bass Fishing Tips & Techniques by BassResource → But what I would look for are areas that have
really good, pristine quality water with a lot of forage available and cover. So what comes top of mind to me are, like,
the Great Lakes areas, for example, Lake Erie. I'd also look at some of the areas in the
Midwest, for example, say Tennessee has a lot of really good...you know, Dale Hollow
and, you know, and the Tennessee River chain kind of come to mind that has some really
good smallmouth. Other areas I would look at are out west,
say the Columbia River. And in Oregon, there's some great smaller
rivers that have really good, clean water that produce big fish. But the best time to fish for these big fish
and you have your chances of catching the biggest one I believe is during the spring,
early spring. When these fish are at their fattest, they're
ready to spawn, they still have eggs in them, they're going to be at the biggest they are
throughout the entire year. So early spring is a time I would target. And I would focus on those areas that are
in the pre-spawn areas, for example, drops points, and secondary points that are near
the entrances to coves and bays, any type of creek channel that goes up into an inside
of a bay that may have a rock pile on it or some kind of ledge, ditch. Those type of things, you know, leading into
spawning bays and spawning areas, that's the areas I would target.
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How I Caught A 14lb Bass by TylersReelFishing → California for the spots but for largemouth bass you want to go where the big bass are and I'm lucky that I live in an incredible State Texas has so many amazing Fisheries so many ponds so many lakes so many reservoirs that have an amazing uh you know capacity to grow large bass but I knew if I truly wanted to catch a giant largemouth bass my personal bass was 9.95 pound almost 10 lb if I want to catch a 10 pounder I have to go where there's a plethora of 10 Pounders and out in West Texas something in the water causes those fish to just grow bigger a whole lot faster so I gave myself 10 days out there in West Texas to catch myself a new personal best and on day number two I got it done so let's watch my PB larg mouth bass current front so like the front is happening this is a north wind right now it was cold when I got here it's now even colder as I troll I will use the trolling motor to get me I don't know 50 60 ft for farther forward and then I will pan my trolling motor left and right as I'm looking didn't see anything that way so I kind of make a zigzag I go over here and eventually I find out what depth Zone they're in and then uh maybe if they're on wood or
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British Anglers Experience Fishing in the USA by Jon B. → largemouth well first in the United States yeah a native we call very small ones in in Spain like how small we're talking so your personal best is how big bounces bounces yeah which is good because that means it shouldn't be too hard to go to one of these lakes even in Illinois and break their personal best and that's exactly we're gonna do my whole goal and mission is to mirror the trip that they basically designed for me I don't know why but I'm more excited to watch these guys catch fish then I am the Weddell line I've barely fished in Illinois this season uh-huh I'm giddy I just want to get after it so we're pulled up with a crib right now my parents always gotta load all the rods in the boat and we're gonna hit up a small little tiny climbing hole lake that is in the area and we're gonna see if we can catch a largemouth the first one of the trip and they may be small if there are small fingers so there's chances of that a gander at his beautiful sight it has been two months a little over two months now since I can officially call this boat my home I've got all my tackle on here all my rods and reels this is gonna be a very very special experience to me I don't really know what to expect I will say that
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Bank Fishing: How To Catch The Biggest Bass Of Your Life! by TacticalBassin → that is where they're going to sit so you at home prepping for your trip you know as a shore fisherman you can't just run around and fish everywhere like you know guys in boats right so you have to be very specific very um analytical and just pick those best spots those key spots and you want to beat them up you don't want to just jump from spot to spot to spot right if you know that is the best spot if on the map it looks like it's the best spot in the lake you want to fish it thoroughly those baits right there those are the best baits you can you can throw for those big fish out there on those points those key locations like i said the the long tapering points presenting those baits uphill is another key factor you know if it's not ideal conditions say the light's not too you know not high enough it's it's low light you can still catch them with a crankbait you can catch them with a jig those fish will pull closer to bottom but as that sun gets high as that light gets bright water's clear those fish gonna move up in the water column and they're gonna sit there and wait to silhouette those fish a glide bait a big topwater a big soft plastic are my number uh one baits to throw for those big fish now locations again those choke points
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LOCATING & CATCHING Big Bass Can Be SO EASY! by The Bass University → Target with a jerk bait and a swim bait to catch those fish so kind of got off there but the biggest thing you can do is learn the lay of the land if you've never fished any of these dams put your rods down for an hour or two hours and just scan back and forth learn where the rock piles are Get on um before you even get to the lake get on a satellite try to find an image where they're not pulling current and you can actually see the rock piles from an aerial view because one this is going to give you an added benefit of safety because you're going to see some piles you shouldn't even drive near and then you actually see some really good fishing locations
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How I Caught A 14lb Bass by TylersReelFishing → trips to three or four out of every 10 trips then we have done our job and again I wouldn't talk about a product that I didn't believe in and I have put a whole lot of time Blood Sweat and Tears into Vass forecast that way I can help you catch more fish again I will leave a linked below let's talk about my second personal best which is the spotted bass now being from Texas we have giant large mouth bass a few smallmouth bass here and there but for the most part we don't really have any big spotted bass and there are two main types of spotted bass that of course kind of cross into all kinds of variations depending on the River or the stream or the lake in in the kind of the South Region so Tennessee Kentucky Alabama the Carolinas that's where a ton of spot of bass are but the main two are the Kentucky spot and the cusa spot and the cusa spotted bass are the ones they have planted in bers Bar Reservoir and tons of the of the lakes in Northern California that grow to absolutely giant proportions and years ago when I went chasing my my personal best spotted bass I didn't have the money or the resources to go out there to California so I had a buddy with a jet boat on the cusa river in Alabama on the actual proper cusa not
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