Smallest Largemouth Bass Ever, Ever!

by Ted Naydan
(Charlton, NY)

Well, bass season just started a few days ago and I think I already have beaten my old record. This is hands down the smallest largemouth bass I’ve ever caught on hook and line. Taken from a natural pond using Varivas 10X Fluorocarbon tied to the smallest Tanago hook.

“The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten” - Benjamin Franklin

"Be sure in casting, that your fly fall first into the water, for if the line fall first, it scares or frightens the fish..." -
Col. Robert Venables 1662

As age slows my pace, I will become more like the heron.