TOP 5 BIGGEST BASS CAUGHT IN TOURNAMENTS! (compilation)

Here are some very clutch fish caught during tournaments. These fish were giants and helped all these anglers in crucial tournaments. I hope you guys enjoy this video and catch em like these guys did. Good luck to all the tournament anglers and have a fun season! Make sure to check out the original videos linked below!
1. Bassmaster
• St. Johns River: Rick ...
2. Kevin VanDam
• KVD reels in a monster...
3. FLW Fishing
• Wicker's Sam Rayburn 1...
4. OttDeFoe
• Bassmaster Classic Fin...
5. Scott Martin
• My BIGGEST Bass Ever i...

[@sam.setzer4936]

Its funny how the pros pick up a bass and the bass knows its place but when I touch a bass they have seizures and go into cardiac arrest

[@millertimeoutdoors312]

😂😂😂

[@cooperdinnebier3086]

Hold it firmly

[@Yeso314]

😂😂😂😂

[@dylanpeterson6192]

I understand. They make you look like a 3yo afraid to touch a fish. I ain't scared of the fish, I'm scared of the hooks!

[@MrPmanetown]

🤣🤣🤣

[@formerIWUcoachDDD]

I was present at the final weigh-in at the 1971 Bassmaster tournament on the St. Johns River and Rodman Pool.(I think it was Bassmaster's second year.) I saw a fellow weigh in a bass that went 12 lbs. 13 oz. It was the largest bass weighed in for several decades of Bassmaster. Don't know if it still is. The limit back then was 10 fish, and the guy who won the tournament weighed in a 10 bass limit the last day that went 60 lbs. 6 oz., and he told us after the tournament that he caught those ten in a spot about as big as his boat.

[@dylanbrown3090]

"In a spot about as big as his boat" sounds like he pre-caught them, put them in his boat and then acted like he was catching fish until the tournament was over then turned in the pre caught fish

[@doomguy584]

I live right next to the Rodman reservoir

[@ryanmittelman4502]

You can see clunns hand shaking when he uses the pliers

[@AverageGIJoeOutdoors]

My favorite part about this is as long as some of them have been doing it they are still just as excited as a little kid.... thats why fishing is so awesome.... it never gets old.

[@20BMR]

They get excited and when they lose em they almost cry. The excitement is also there pay check, 💯

[@midwestfischerman]

Do you all think the money at stake also has anything to do with their excitement??? These are professional athletes after all.

[@AverageGIJoeOutdoors]

@@midwestfischerman I still think that getting excited over a nice fish is just getting excited over a nice fish... money or no money. Maybe if I had a 22 foot brand new Ranger in the front drive and sponsors that paid for everything on it maybe I would be singing a different tune....LOL

[@nsmerilli1]

Crazy how many people follow Kevin around and watch him fish.

[@Luke-uh7lq]

I wonder why

[@nsg_jaxon4423]

They dont just watch they was like right on his spot

[@TXprimeFishing13]

He could have landed that fish a lot sooner. I think he was toying with all the spectators 😂

[@joeludwig932]

How was the first guy so chill after catching a beast like that lol I would’ve lost my shit

[@millertimeoutdoors312]

He was probably around some people and didn’t want them knowing is my guess

[@k.f.outdoors109]

He’s one of the best of all time and probably the wisest

[@ascitiesburn672]

Thats the GOAT, Rick Clunn. He has caught many like that in his lifetime

[@masonringelstetter5514]

That’s an average fish to him

[@wendellhoward8685]

Don it before

[@Bed.Of.Roses.]

Rick Clunn is the calmest man alive with that big of a bass on the line.

[@TrellsTV236]

The Legends never get excited they’ve caught to many🤣 they’re just like “Ehhh it’s 10 pounds”

[@rdancranston]

Its alWays amazing to me to watch these pros that tell you the number one thing not to do when fighting a big fish is not to grab the line!...Then they almost all...grab the line...great video

[@doublescattlecompany9933]

Ott’s is still one of the smoothest catches I’ve seen..

[@slicksteven]

Hehe I'm in this video with Scott Martin and everything is bigger in Texas lol

[@mikerandall8289]

Especially the woman

[@Nickfromthe816]

@@mikerandall8289 lots of big ol Deborahs 😂😂

[@louishardy870]

What lake is this?

[@slicksteven]

@@louishardy870 Sam Rayburn

[@chriscosby1561]

Only thing bigger in texas is the egos and this shit y'all are full of 😂

[@mikemoore4851]

20 yrs ago, Chuck Spurlock, Cal delta, Anglers Choice, 17.5#. I took 2nd big fish with 8.5#. On stage some jackwad yells out, "you were beat by 10 pounds". I didn't care cuz it was my pb at the time.

[@jasonbyas6150]

My gosh at that 11 pound pig at 5 min in, WOW! cool vid.

[@KingpinSuited]

I mean, how cool is it that you catch your personal best during a tournament.

[@Vanzgardian1]

Angler #1 needs to check his pulse...no reaction, no excitement....wow

[@beezie2566]

It's also rick clunn. Probably caught 40 or more that size

[@awesomesaucejay481]

@@beezie2566 Then why was he shaking so bad he almost dropped the pliers ?

[@beezie2566]

@@awesomesaucejay481 because he's not exactly a stone cold killer. He kept his composure better than 99 percent of anglers

[@bradybingham7605]

Idk about y’all but that second to last fish was awesome. That thing was following it forever and he started working it with one hand and set it with one hand that was dope

[@danielbarbee7712]

That's fishing. I used to call them fishing with my ex. She's gotten cocky now. She told once that she was bragging to this new dude that she had already caught more over 8#'s then he ever would. Lol ; she has caught at least 4.

[@quamedunbar7691]

Rick clunn the goat

[@alabamaoutdoors4468]

Till kvd came along

[@slabbusterrtr7690]

Roland Martin is the 🐐

[@onefastr6]

Bill Dance.

[@pestrockband8214]

Where’s the fish from clear lake?? That tournament had so many big fish. They were throwing back 5 pounders because they were to small

[@danielbarbee7712]

I used to weigh all the bass I caught and was good at eyeballing them. I seen so many eights that were six it's unreal. When you catch a 10 plus you know it. But seven , eights and low nines all can look huge or surprise you that they weigh as much as they do... Point is bring a scale ,cause one day if your lucky you will catch an 11 plus pounder and will want to know the true weight. And not always wonder like me. I stopped cause I could tell on anything into high 8's... One day long after carrying around a scale I caught a monster shore fishing with minnows. Everybody said it was huge 14 plus... I guess it was high 11's maybe 12 but I don't know and had never seen one so big or have sense then. It was huge but I'll never know how huge. It was about 12" from the back to bottom of belly. Crazy... drives me crazy

[@chromasis10]

Um I don’t think the fish in my lake get to seven pounds

[@lyallarblaster3416]

"Can y'all back up please " No , no I won't.

[@josephwiard6695]

What a dbag huh 🤣

[@therook4376]

@@josephwiard6695 Yes dude was a ass

[@stacyrix9106]

Was he talking to his competitors or spectators I wonder. Either way his still a douche.

[@therook4376]

@@stacyrix9106 spectators is all I saw around him. Probably people who were fans but are not anymore.

[@Mckillax]

Most pros are the biggest cry babies

[@ruthmcdaniel6184]

I remember watching the tournament that kvd caught that big bass in as a kid on tv it was on the mississippi river Delta during the bass master classic.. if I remember correctly he set the record for most weight in 3 days of fishing during that classic..the first two mornings of the tournament he was fishing submerged Cypress stumps with a sexy shad colored square bill on the third day he could still see the fish on his electronics but couldn't get them to commit to the crank bait tied on a spinner bait and well the rest is history

[@dustinstukel6919]

That was actually the Toledo Bend elite tournament he won a few years back.

[@jakev4191]

Definitely on Toledo bend. Your memory has failed you.

[@swflfishing2902]

Rick Clunn is a legend, Cool as a Cucumber

[@DONT.BUY.MAJOR.CRAFT-BAD.RODS.]

Beautifull catches!!!! Awesoooooome.

[@wildtill9]

Man I don't even catch em that big in my dreams

[@rcagle123]

Mark Menendez Richland Chambers lake tx. Back in early 90's Bassmasters weighed in a 13 lb 9 oz.

[@eddiefannin6177]

Sure you're gonna catch bass like that in these southern warmer states,try that up here in Indiana,good luck!!!

[@tophatter74]

Kvd holds the world record for vids of him complaining about other boaters in his personal space.

[@rebelangler]

Awesome footage!

[@spoonman8896]

Rick clunn designed the vision ito 110. It was originally the luck e strike at walmart for 5 bucks. Vision Ito is 25 is an expensive knock off.

[@ascitiesburn672]

Wrong. It is the other way around. They filed a lawsuit for patent infringement.

[@mikegiles5162]

Randy blaukat and ito designed that bait in the early/mid 90s. Randy sent the smithwick rogue and another jerkbait over there and pointed out different things about them that made them great and they tinkered from there. They all say ito engineered because it was quite literally an engineering process to get the hardware stout and still keep the bait at a neutral buoyancy while having a weight transfer system and such.

[@mjddap]

Insane!

[@landonhays1458]

Does anyone know what the third one was caught on?

[@williamriley2528]

That's a goodun' Rick...!

[@ethanlesco4561]

You need more subscribers.

[@christipton7588]

Would be docked time in todays tournaments?

[@clint21210]

I wonder what kind of anti-depressants Rick Clunn takes?

[@shadowswordfish3745]

I know this is a joke comment but this dude has probably caught so many 9-10+ lb largemouth in his life it’s just another fish in his mind. Plus he didn’t want to let other anglers see what he caught

[@supremeleaderarmy9164]

@@shadowswordfish3745 Its like the greatest musky anglers just shrugging off 52"

[@Tichenor-rc8eg]

Next to an River the biggest bass I caught; it overflows into it almost 8 pounds;

[@tr0812]

It seemed like Rick Clunn didn't breathe until he got the bass in the boat and sat down. Then he had a pretty muted response. I would have been jumping up and down like a fool.

[@midwestfischerman]

That KVD catch is a CLASSIC video clip! Epic catch by an EPIC angler!!!

[@retirednavy8720]

Anybody besides me getting pissed because of all the ads on this place now a days?

[@gregharrison7631]

Fast forward to the end of the video then restart it and the adds should be gone and you can watch the video add free

[@pk7056]

ad blocker dude

[@retirednavy8720]

@@pk7056 Ad blocker doesn't do shit for the ads imbeded in the videos, Dude.

[@pk7056]

@@retirednavy8720 I watched the video saw No ads except for their shirts

[@pk7056]

Can lead a horse to water

[@logandixon6207]

lol I just finished watching that first one of the complation

[@razerginn]

Saw a 12lb 2oz weighed last CA Delta Bassmaster

[@cav4170]

The first is so calm

[@the45er]

Now these beautiful spawning bass will be chunked in a live well where they will spend several hours - then put in a basket - weighed - held up by their jaws for crowds to gawk at - put back in a container and ultimately "released" far from their nesting area. Oh well, big bass - big money. The fish are going to get the short end of the deal on that! LOL

[@shadowswordfish3745]

Up here in Canada it’s illegal to fish bass in spring when they spawn smallmouth and largemouth

[@TV-ct5hx]

Great! KVD!

[@jadeddragon4254]

Great. But than almost half of them die after weighing. What are we accomplishing exactly

[@steveodonnell2921]

Why bother watching? Fishing makes some people happy and life is too short to feel the need to make people feel guilty. You must have bigger fish to fry in life

[@CraftyLemons]

How do you find shallow flats in big lakes like these without a depth finder?

[@samgaither793]

The way we(anglers) did before gps, paper maps or just fishing it. You can stick your pole in the water to measure depth, or use a long piece of bamboo. Not sure if your one of the haters who think without electronics these guys cant fish.

[@MbBadd]

@@samgaither793 Also used rope tied to a weight, with a knot in it every 12 inches, go out and find a hump, saddle, etc, that way.

[@jakev4191]

You can see some on your phone maps. Look for lighter colored water.

[@CraftyLemons]

@@samgaither793 lol wtf? I just saw this a year later I gotta apologize man. I think I misunderstood yo comment and maybe was drunk and got hostile for no reason lmao. Sorry bro 😆

[@Imadrainumoney]

@@CraftyLemons probably not much help now, but use a photo of the lake contours to find them

[@19ADAM80]

Looks chilly out there, wish they had said what they hit..

[@haydenengquist9445]

Notice how 4 out of the 5 are in Texas!!!! Hell yeah

[@fishingwithanthonymarcone3978]

Nice vid

[@millertimeoutdoors312]

Thanks!

[@maxhunter6913]

Well nobody can say the second guy didn't have any Witnesses

[@SickBuckNaStY]

Getting Dem Buckets!

[@HighandLowOutdoors]

Classic!

[@TaterChip91]

Angler 1: could not give a shit. Angler 2 KVD: Surrounded by 500 spectators just watching him. I mean Jesus, let the man work.

[@awesomesaucejay481]

Then why was he shaking so bad he almost dropped the pliers ( Rick Clunn )

[@Mckillax]

Those ppl were atleast 30 yards away. How much more room does he need? He doesn't own the water. Just a cry baby like most pros are.

[@hunterpro_1]

@@Mckillax I mean, they're not even fishing, they're just there, and boat traffic can scare fish, hell just talking can in shallow water.

[@Fingolfin3423]

Why aren't some guys using nets? Are they not allowed in some tournaments?

[@natelarge6173]

Not allowed in flw

[@shadowswordfish3745]

Nets are banned in flw and Bassmaster elite

[@louiswooley966]

There could be changes because of Lk OH Ivey!

[@jackjohnson1666]

If I was KVD I would be so mad all the time the people posting up right by my boat while I'm fishing

[@nikobellic3540]

I caught one that was about 3 pounds once... Lol

[@f2foutdoors]

KVD acting like he owns the water. Rick Clunn is and always has been cool.

[@Creekrunkennels]

Naw he’s fishing a tournament and fans sitting up on top of him

[@gabrielm.4554]

Yeah dude, he’s got fanboys on his peen

[@f2foutdoors]

I understand that. I would just huck a rattle trap at one and they would all back away. Don't say nada and go oops

[@clint21210]

@@gabrielm.4554 thanks for the chuckle

[@aefoaanemone4731]

Great catches, wish we had this fish in Russia.

[@sam.setzer4936]

Ur fish drink vodka and take steroids u good

[@Pattinson1004]

@@sam.setzer4936 the bass became a Beluga

[@caryrobinson1533]

I would love to be in a bass tournament. Bucket list. Until then I’ll keep watching reel outdoorsy channel on KZbin. Check it out sometime

[@Arientis]

See if there is a local club tournament trail in your area. That’s a great way to get started

[@hunterpro_1]

Try kayak tournaments, few hundred dollars for a yak, and you entry fee and boom, your all set to go. (Yak tourneys usually go by length not weight, typically you'll take a pic of a fish on a measuring board and measure to the nearest 1/4 inch before releasing the fish.)

[@augiefishes]

how was rick clunn so calm

[@turdferguson9022]

I only liked this video cause the last and biggest fish was caught in Texas

[@liveandletlive2894]

4 out of 5 of these were in Texas

[@Detroit-M313]

I’m sitting here watching this video like my biggest bass I caught was 7 lbs

[@bryanlednik7807]

If you caught that fish north of the Mason Dixon line then you’re in the hall of fame

[@andrewilliamson6057]

@@bryanlednik7807 14 and change is indiana record. Texas is only 18 so chill

[@bryanlednik7807]

@@andrewilliamson6057 Records obviously mean nothing. Average weights and growth rates matter. The record in Georgia is 22 damn pounds. Does that mean that a 10 pounder in Georgia isn’t impressive?

[@andrewilliamson6057]

@@bryanlednik7807 not really.

[@bryanlednik7807]

@@andrewilliamson6057 Yes, really.

[@johnnymassengale6275]

How do you not have John Crews with his 11 pounder in this?

[@fishinfool247]

I love the old days everybody not yelling lets go every 2 seconds...where the fuck are we going lets just stay

[@billypeek7186]

Really hate seeing those big bass going onto a livewell.

[@MappuC.Stenks]

They get returned man. Chill

[@chrisreed8599]

Cool video

[@pasolesoup7430]

Should’ve added what lures they used

[@andrewilliamson6057]

Why? So you can try it on a different lake than the one they caught their big bass on?

[@texanfootballhouston4065]

Cool

[@gregunderwood5566]

Clunn with his little wave lol

[@landingtrouties]

Is Kevin golfing or fishing? Got people out there watching and clapping. What the hell

[@treece1]

Why are their so many boats in the water on that second one?

[@liveandletlive2894]

Watching him fish

[@tranzformedyouthtn]

Clunn did it twice in the same day lol

[@chumdinger8320]

Clunn* And I’m only correcting you because this comment deserves more attention! That day was awesome!

[@tranzformedyouthtn]

Thanks I fixed it.

[@chumdinger8320]

@@tranzformedyouthtn take care, Jamie. Tight lines.

[@kendallkilgore7799]

Nice fish...No I will not back up. My lake as it is yours.

[@slabbusterrtr7690]

Good Lord all those people around kevin aint u got nothing better to do than follow a man around u know they spook fish with all those trolling motors

[@fishthe6147]

9:49 it looks like a mini rod

[@melvinmariott8609]

Wow now this is where all my big fish have gone lol.

[@EvolPac]

First fish of 2000 huh @ScottMartin lmao

[@rickthewelder]

Bob Crupi, Danny Kadota. Nuff said....

[@larrymarket9658]

Question is, what’s Rick using??

[@danielgames5140]

You can watch the tournament where he caught it he actually caught 2 nine pounders in that tournament, I believe it’s on the st Lawrence River if I’m not mistaken

[@shadowswordfish3745]

@@danielgames5140 St Johns River down in Florida is where he caught them

[@tincanforacup2745]

Scott Martin got bit three times

[@willfishing5605]

Freshwater bass fishermen are a strange lot

[@AlphaAchilles]

Ive fished tournaments before and I always hated being butt to nut with people all around. It gets on my nerves and I will find somewhere that is secluded from everyone.

[@dubmcbride5952]

Rick doesn’t say DUDE either.

[@fishingwithronpratt2574]

Hey we got our January tournament up and running for the 19th through 22nd anyone can join on in some come on out!

[@tranzformedyouthtn]

Who caught the 11pber?

[@sodour8718]

Itsfriggin tenpounderduuuuude.

[@19ADAM80]

👍🏼

[@beeamerica5024]

They say the next World Record will come out of Texas

[@beeamerica5024]

@Logan Andrews what's your PB mine is 14

[@beeamerica5024]

@Logan Andrews it was a catch-and-release lake so it's still there I hunt also never got a ten-pointer everything below that though

[@razerginn]

11.26 my PB

[@rickcampos9384]

What is the purpose of fishing in front of so many other boats. Is it to show off that you can catch a fish. Or is it because the other people are jealous and can't catch them themselves. I think it's kind of dumb are GloFish somewheres else

[@myron6305]

Rick Campos many people go to the lake during the big tournaments and follow the professionals around to watch them. It’s gotta be highly annoying for them but what can they do? They can’t make them leave. The lake doesn’t close to the public because of a tournament.

[@nobat6351]

They are fans following him...just imagine tiger woods doing his thing in a tournament surrounded by fans.

[@ThatDirtyRedneck]

Why did he tell at those people to back up they weren't anywhere near him. Sorry I've never fished tournament but they seemed nice lol

[@hunterpro_1]

Boats spook fish, people moving and making noise also spooks fish. Fun story: my 8th grade science experiment was on whether or not fish could hear noise, What I did was everyday I was go to a farm pond that had a ton of bluegill and shiners in it and feeding them while playing "simple man" -Lynyrd Skynyrd. Anyway they get used to being fed and soon there's a swarm of 50-100 fish Everytime I go to feed. One day I go down there to feed, and before I throw feed in I turn on the music, and wouldnt you know the fish recognized it and came to the noise, 100 or so bluegill and gold shiners, and right in front of me a big 7 or 8 pound bass strolls through looking for something to eat, he never did pick one off, atleast not where I could watch. But I could tell he was looking for an opportunity. Moral of the story: if fish can associate southern rock played at a reasonable level with food, they can also associate boats and their related noises, along with human voices with getting caught.

[@ThatDirtyRedneck]

@@hunterpro_1 Awesome!

[@jerryfrancois2014]

A toad?..a gigantor?

[@spencerrichmond5845]

Coach Greg?

[@drakeaamold7577]

God is good

[@joeyparlegreco1983]

Can y’all back up please? As they’re all 70 feet away 😂😂😂

[@JonathanMungo-iw4ut]

I know they fry some. I know I would.

[@Skibbidyboobop]

settle down Rick geez...

[@fishingkahuna8707]

I have the corona fever, but i guess miller time is just as good

[@ryanmittelman4502]

Kid caught it in front of the people and the ln heads tried taking his spot

[@bayoubilly6971]

Funny they don’t show the armatures. Kid caught a 18 lb bass at new melones a few years ago in a amature turnment

[@johnsteward8311]

Back up please. I don't need you to know what I'm fishing with. Thank you