There are destinations in Florida where visitors can see ... notch trophy bass between 7 and 10 pounds. The largest documented bass caught in Big O was a 15-pound, 5-ounce monster.

“I was just joking the other day about how, normally, when you catch a lot of bass, you’ll have a scraped-up thumb. But with this one, the scrapes were on my palm.” Read Next: Record Largemouth Caught ...

February, headed into March typically means the spawn is on for largemouth bass in southern Florida. All of the bass ... in the Kissimmee River, and I caught a couple of bass on small jerkbaits ...