How to get bigger bass?

[Fish30114]

Yep Toptiger, that is correct. There are none!

Lilmule, sorry but you are off. And goldfish are not bass for sure, but the analogy is skewed. LOTS of bass over 10lbs are taken here in GA every year out of ponds WAY smaller than a 1/3 of an acre! It is definitely NOT common, but with good food supply it happens a lot more than one might think. I personally caught a 7lb13 out of a golf course pond about 3500-400 square feet this year, and it is not a one of a kind setup (the pond) and it does not have feeders on it. It is a matter of food available versus qty of fish to consume it, as a #1 concern, and is a reason supplemental feeding is often utilized. Lot's of other factors for sure, but food available vs amount of food to eat it is number 1. You aren't going to grow a 5lb bass in a 3 gallon fish tank, or a 10lb in a 6 gal, it just can't swim around and survive, but that dynamic changes pretty quickly.

What all goes into it is pretty scientific, with lots of data, but one point in concert with your post, is that there will be a lot more big ones in a larger body of water--but they may be harder to find too!!

PS, Bob Lusk IS one of the best of the best--in fact I think he talks about supplemental feeding on his webpage--or did once.