Original Source: World Atlas
A five-bass stringer over 42 pounds sounds impossible, but anglers have caught one at Caney Creek Reservoir. Texas holds two of the country’s benchmarks, an 18.18-pound state-record bass from Lake Fork and enough 13-pound fish at O.H. Ivie to shift national trophy rankings. Southern lakes share long growing seasons, heavy forage, and decades of Florida-bass stocking, but they still fish very differently. In some, the biggest bass sit in shallow grass and cypress roots, while in others they hold along flooded timber or deep river ledges. Pickwick makes the list for its strong smallmouth, Lake Lanier for its oversized Alabama bass. This ranking covers lakes where anglers catch exceptional fish year after year, not lakes famous for a single historic catch.
