Largemouth bass live nearly everywhere freshwater environments exist--49 of the 50 United States, with Alaska as the exception. They are aggressive feeders, fooled by a wide range of lures and ...

My biggest largemouth bass to date, an Ontario fish that tipped the scales at six-pounds even, fell for a flipping jig. The heaviest three in line below that lunker were also fooled by the same bait.

Catching a largemouth bass that weighs over 10 pounds is a bucket list goal of mine. I’ve wanted to break this magic mark since I blew up my first backlash on a bait caster at 12 years old.