14 lb Big Trophy Bass

Sight fishing for trophy bass using a plastic waterdog. Yes, it was released!
Check out a 13 pounder:
• Monster Bass 13 pounds...
Check out a 12 pounder:
• GIANT BASS 12.7 LBS

[@mrBDeye]

That bass has a freak'n beer belly.

[@billthom14]

It turns out that I had caught her before when she weighed 12.7 lbs. She has grown another pound and a quarter. Catch and release works!

[@kaityson7173]

What Lure did you use

[@billthom14]

@bassfishin14 Every big bass that I catch goes into the live well for a short time. After I have her in the well I flag down the nearest boat for a picture and put them right back in the lake. I don't even take them to the ramp. Between these videos and a couple of pictures I am all set. Thanks for keeping people honest!!

[@allaroundangler49]

Stop hating on this dude its a good fish.Nice job great fish.

[@michaelgardner3031]

Props on not cussing :) I would've freaked

[@BARPOBARPO]

major props for being about the only video where someone lands a trophy bass and DOESNT swear like a sailor. fishing is all about the good times, and thats some great times right there. nice work!

[@douglaslbrimer]

Looks like a Dream Fish . Now a fiberglass replica after catch and release for these big sows.Thanks bro for putting some good videos out to the public.

[@Bigdealerboy]

Nice fish! I don't fish for bedding bass myself, but if she was released it's all good! My personal best was 13 pounds on the button. Got mine on a Zoom ultravibe speedcraw.

[@FULLCIRCLEBAND]

That is a great fish, I don't care what the haters say. Most people would give their right arm to catch one like that. Congrats and good job my friend!

[@johnusaarmy]

Lmao I thought this was Tony hawk for a second from all the 360s he made with the trolling motor. Amazing fish bud.

[@zale126]

John Hardin Oh my god that comment made my day lol

[@johnusaarmy]

Lol I almost died when I seen this video the first time.

[@bootlifebastard5665]

Lol

[@Bowshooter321]

I love your videos dude ur a pretty good fisherman keep putting more videos up I love them

[@MT-oh8vi]

Catch and release! Great job!

[@jackgoose4021]

Nice catch man!!!!

[@patrickpatterson6699]

I would crap my pants if I caught one that big. Congrats on such a great catch!

[@RickyBobby2234]

Wow that's awesome, that would be the fish of a lifetime for me. Congratulations on that one.

[@kenmccarthyfishing]

🏆👀I have no clue how you stayed so calm lol,I would of had a heart attack ❤️🤣😂

[@jimmydorightful]

killer vid dude

[@mikemewhorter]

Thats a bass of a lifetime right there!!!

[@zachnolan372]

went sicko mode on the trolling motor

[@abettersn1per]

Great video good fish man congrats.

[@czarandmaeve]

trophy fish is an understatement..

[@bballstarben14]

congrats...awesome fish!!

[@NEF243]

WOW! What a giant! Congrats to you sir! I think a fish this size is every fisherman's dream come true! What is your PB?

[@billthom14]

Thanks! My PB is just shy of 16 lbs.

[@roycurry6438]

billthom14 did you keep him or mount him BC if I ever caught one near that big it's going on my wall

[@billthom14]

I released her just all the rest, but I do have a replica on my wall

[@roycurry6438]

Nice

[@TheOhioSportsman]

That's a beast! It has a huge belly!!

[@StropSharp]

Up here in the north central a 7-9 lb largemouth is considered a big bass. To catch one is still like the holy grail of bass though....I think the state record for SD is 9.3 lb but still that's a big bass around here, even at that size they can sling that top water bait out in one jump its really no easy task if you don't know what your doing. This bass at 14 is a very nice bass...I can understand the panic. Nice job at keeping the line tight and outta the trolling motor.

[@leeboy196]

even if he did keep the bass, who wouldn't? the people on here that say, oh your killing many big fish, thats BS. who wouldn't want to keep a 13-14 pounder, your lucky to even catch a 10 pounder in your life. good videos bill!

[@wickedbassn]

Very impressive!

[@vinnievernola6089]

I know that lake and that spot. Great place

[@hookedlife3837]

One day my fishing channel will take off on youtube. You guys make great videos.

[@bassboys23]

With the belly on that it looked like a puffer fish..... That's a biggin right there!!!!

[@filipinafiles3439]

awesome fish

[@elijahbeck4871]

holy crap, how you just leaned on your pedestal just like it was no big deal is beyond me. Well done sir

[@DrDemento456]

Man you so lucky! Can't fish within 100 feet of boat docks around here!

[@doublegeo69]

Everyone is telling you to release that fish. A once in a live time 24lber. God,mound it on your wall. A great memory

[@billthom14]

I put them in a live well and go to the nearest fisherman for a picture before they are released. I really don't think it is unreasonable to want a picture of a 13 or 14 pound bass. 5 pounders are thrown back immediately, but don't we all want a picture of a 13 or 14 pounder?!?! It's easy to say you wouldn't want a pic until it is in your hand! These fish are my babies and I treat them well. You had a fair question and that's my answer.

[@DWFishingteam]

Nice fish ! Greetings from Holland

[@crystalayala6777]

love the catch and release method, been doin it since i first started fishing, to me bass are a protected species

[@rippinlipsinc.2200]

A True GIANT !!Congrats! #RippinLipsInc.

[@KeepSpamUnderControl]

damn....that's a nice house too!

[@robolson1843]

Niiiiice fish!

[@jeddfarley]

Sure are playing dangerous with that trolling motor god dam man. Sit it still lol gave me a heart attack

[@bootlifebastard5665]

Me too lol

[@Xcemic]

Don’t use Gods name in vain

[@corollarollas]

Awesome. Thats what dreams are made of.

[@phb2911]

Nice house in the background!!!

[@hnfishing9449]

great catch were do you fish at what is the lake called i live in florida

[@samjbfan]

Awesome!

[@hopisanka4430]

Was worth the 9 year wait... 😁👍🏻

[@TengMoua913]

MONSTER!!!

[@golfmrpaul]

is that Dotie JUNIOR!

[@tonyhuggins1040]

That's a freaking toad right there

[@mcnacho23]

I'm surprised you caught those big ass bass from east beach those thing are so picky now.. That's funny that I stumbled across this cause I live 5 mins away lol

[@5khop]

I love that you weigh it!

[@AFiveDayStorm]

great cach

[@robertfenton4629]

Well played the belly on that bass shows it was a healthy fish

[@MrChickwin]

Nice bass

[@SGallowayFishing]

Nice Hawg!

[@d5ncat227]

Now let's see that again

[@Buggabones]

Laughed at the end.

[@isaiahphillips9619]

thats a monster

[@MATTP545]

YES and unfortunately a lot of people dont understand

[@zimbabwebassguy3441]

Awesome fish. She needs to do laps around the pool more often though

[@anthrx0]

nah, ipilot holds you in the same spot exactly like a power pole does, except you get a trolling motor with it that can remember 6 tracks of two miles a piece and 6 spot lock locations.

[@MCRideout]

holy smokes!

[@luwee420]

its fine like that when u hold it up vertically with all the weight on the jaw its different

[@huskyjerk]

A beauty !!!

[@kei0kusanagi]

god damn!!! that's a really nice catch, I want to catch a dog like that too >_

[@Xcemic]

Don’t use Gods name in vain

[@TrainLikeYouFight]

where do you fish at because i fish in kentucky and have never sean a bass 14lbs its usually 5lbs for a big fish?

[@TheHowToHobbyist]

You caught that thing and didn't say one curse word? Now THAT takes skill.

[@nb47s]

awesome

[@fuski23]

Nice!!! fish man, hater going to hate, don't let them bum you out

[@Madfisherman000]

nice fish

[@JasonC1981]

wow that belly is huge! Bigger than mine full of beer!

[@kalyuta2]

nice fish...

[@BensBold54]

@Stuntmaner1 We have access to deeper water and more variety of structure. That said, there are plenty of times when bank fishing is just as good as boat fishing. If you can't afford a boat/truck you could go like many of us and get a kayak.

[@fortysixgrand]

If you can cast to the areas the bass are staged at you can catch them just as well from shore as boat. Sometimes they will get picky and only eat a lure coming form a certain direction(especially with current), but this is more in areas boats can access only anyways. not a common rule for shore fishing. To have great shore success find areas such as reservoirs or small rivers that boats cannot access and living space for fish is limited

[@anthonymosco6799]

whats a better way to weigh the fish, a digital scale or a manual scale or are they the same?

[@TheTHEFROPICK]

you sir catch big fish

[@1414bdub]

Huge Larry

[@campdude66]

Say what you want how many bass fisherman have caught a 13lb largemouth? Not many. Nice catch!

[@yakinsc9082]

I've got a 10 lber and I'm 12 and I don't bass fish much

[@joedell5941]

+Yakin'SC yea well i caught a 15 pounder, and i have no arms and i was still in the womb. u fucking idiot

[@ayereese7535]

so thats where my pet bass go hi bassy

[@phytobedo]

I can't even believe that girth.

[@rockyyang8049]

can u post a link to the water dogs u are using?

[@socalbassmaster]

what waterdog bait is that and how do u rig em up im interested in that bait?

[@DerDer32]

LOL ya great composure. I would be screaming and running around the boat like a school girl

[@billthom14]

I took her about a hundred yards down the shore to another boat so a guy could take a picture for me. She was released in a few short minutes.

[@Unplugged704]

GOOD SIZE HOG!

[@descending61]

Nice fish! Where, pray tell, is that lake? I'm thinkin California!

[@zekethefishgeek8690]

Lake Mission Viejo looks weird till you hear the lakes name when it's correctly pronounced... "Lake Miss-yun Viy-Joe"

[@TheDrakemoney]

thats freaking giant

[@Cohokiddo13]

1:19 ninja hook set

[@HobbyKing1000]

you can set the hook on the fishes jaw and nearly break ur wrists, but you cant hold it from the jaw?

[@yauck1]

I know it's old but what's on the tag? Did you cut it and claim your prize?

[@billthom14]

I left the tag in. When I checked my records I found out that I had caught her a year earlier when she weighed 12.75 lbs. That is alot of weight gain for 1 year. Thank God for the Rainbow trout diet!

[@justinmcdonald5566]

that is a huge bass

[@bunny2nv]

Big fish like that should be respect it , catch and release

[@yegge17]

You should support the fish's heavy body with the other hand so it wouldnt hurt the fish from all it's weight hanging from the lip, otherwise very nice looking bass!

[@anthrx0]

you sir need an I-pilot

[@huskyjerk]

Love the gut on that sow.

[@greger55100]

awesome fish! and I'm only 10 and i know a lot about fishing! where were you fishing?

[@brianthehawaiian]

lol took me a few min to realize this is in LMV

[@AlexanderBronskyFishing]

i bet in a few years u will have the world record bass!!! do u have a state record bass??

[@chuckpagan4278]

That is the biggest bass I have ever seen