leviathanhunter nice fish..where did you catch it? so that fish is 5 lbs??damn.. its so fat..must be plenty to eat in that pond.. my biggest bass was 5 lbs also,sadly very underweight..prolly had a parasite..i say she was underweight becauseshe was 23" long! had she been healthy she coulda weighed 8lbs.. still trying to break that record..but the last few years havent been so forgiving in that regard..