The largest I've caught was just under 6lbs, wich ain't to bad for Nebraska. Caught on a top water mouse. It was a master angler but no where near a record.

JD

My largest was also just under six which is exceptional for New Hampshire although Ive seen A few Nines In tourny's.

as for eating Large mouth Yuk!!!!!any size Yucky yucky

That's got to be an acquired taste...

Small mouth are not to bad....

as for the size and taste of fish the small ones always taste better to me.....any species...especially walleye about 1.5 lbs yummy...

Caught a five pounder last summer that had a huge turtle in its stomach.....

looked like a Tom and Jerry cartoon where Tom swallows a plate...

must take a long time to digest a turtle shell

Or maybe they cough it up after they digest the fleshy meat...

Jdllizard, Doesn't it sound so much better when you say just under six as opposed to 5.13..........lol

For the information of all hands: Taxidermists no longer use any pasrt of the actual fish to create mounts. They can use pictures and measurements and make a fiberglass cast of a typical fish of that species, and paint/carve it to customize it to match the pic. Therefore, you can "eat and release, catch and release, or whatever you deem right with your prize catch!