hmmm, last time it was several over 30.....show us the pics

nitpicking WELCOMED!!!
 

thanks for your interest, slip

just to clarify my, and that is the key word here, my
category that seems to befuddle you,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

rats to big bass means simply that there are two ends of the spectrum within that particular classification.

imho, 28# - 30# is a big bass and not 25, 26, nor 27#.
and if you were paying attention i began the
Lahhhge category at 30#+,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,nitpick if you must,
it's only an opinion and personal goals that i've set for myself

RIJIMMY,
still crying for pix of every feesh i've ever landed???
have you got pix of ALL of yer Stripers???
this year there will be plenty to post, the wifey and i
gave ourselves the Stylus 790SW for Xmas last year :uhuh: :uhuh:.

shore hope i'll be able to fill the memory card, the fridge,
and some certified scales up around the Cape of Ann ~way :bl: :bl:
digital should at least make it more frequent, and better quality.

OK, but your question was about big bass in this thread

the one about large is slinah's thread

so in conclusion, 25 lb bass is a big bass, don't you agree now?

This fish was caught in three feet of water on ten pound test braid on a six inch sluggo, one of many that size over the last two weeks, how would you rate it as compared to cuaght on 30/50 lb braid and a sixty pound leader and a plug?

BTW my rating system has only one level for this: fun.

I would take that fun all day!!!!!!!!!!

I'd rate it as a really stupid fish if YOU caught it.

When seeking whale oil I consider a 25 ft specimen large especially from my dory with harpoon made in Old Rochester.

Shirakasan

pixs will give you credibility. IMHO you have none and should build some up before making the claims and statement that you do.

sorry, slip!
but that was more of a rhetorical
rather than a direct question,,,,,,,,,,

NOPE, to answer yer question!!

it takes 30# to begin to be large, and
i have a very small window for "big".

just a common and easier amount than say 35#+
as the benchmark for Large; because if you do make 35#
the cut off, then it throws everything off from a tenpound
classification system perspective.

however, in the interest of compromise and reasonable discussion,
if we were to agree on BIG as being from 25# to 35#, LAHHHGE from 35# to 50#,
TROPHY from 50# to 78.8#, IGFA from 78.9# to 95#, and MONSTAH from 95#+,
then that does allow for some more wiggle room at the bottom
and it enhances the middle and the top, as well.

simple and clean, and a little more inclusive..................

00# to 24# ~~ rats/dinks/schoolies
25# to 35# ~~ Biggs
35# to 50# ~~ Lahhhge
50# to 78# ~~ Trophy
79# to 95# ~~ IGFA
95# to ???? ~~ Monstah

and i would agree with Nebe, that anything over 50#,
is a Fish of Lifetime. very interesting opinions and thoughts, gents.
hope to be notching sum :bl: bigger :bl: ones this year, and climbing
the scale with consistent and larger catches and releases...........