18 must-see lunkers

Check out the new crop of big bass from the September/October issue of Bassmaster Magazine.

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	<strong>Stephen Knott</strong></p>
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	13 pounds, 6 ounces</p>
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	Grasslands GCC</p>
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	1/2 oz. Zman ChatterBait (chartreuse)</p>
 

Stephen Knott

13 pounds, 6 ounces

Grasslands GCC

1/2 oz. Zman ChatterBait (chartreuse)

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	<strong>Haskell Higgins</strong></p>
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	10 pounds, 12 ounces</p>
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	Lake Fork, Texas</p>
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	Scroungerhead with Fluke</p>
 

Haskell Higgins

10 pounds, 12 ounces

Lake Fork, Texas

Scroungerhead with Fluke

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	<strong>Bryce Odom</strong></p>
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	10 pounds, 6 ounces</p>
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	Lake Okeechobee, Fla.</p>
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	Zoom Horny Toad (green pumpkin pearl)</p>
Bryce Odom

10 pounds, 6 ounces

Lake Okeechobee, Fla.

Zoom Horny Toad (green pumpkin pearl)

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	<strong>Justin Rempel</strong></p>
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	6 pounds</p>
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	Osoyoos Lake, British Columbia</p>
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	3 1/2 inch Predator Baits salty tube</p>
 

Justin Rempel

6 pounds

Osoyoos Lake, British Columbia

3 1/2 inch Predator Baits salty tube

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	<strong>Darin Tennyson</strong></p>
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	10 pounds, 5 ounces</p>
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	Private Lake, Fla.</p>
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	5 inch Yamamoto Senko (watermelon with copper, orange and red)</p>
 

Darin Tennyson

10 pounds, 5 ounces

Private Lake, Fla.

5 inch Yamamoto Senko (watermelon with copper, orange and red)

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	<strong>George McPhillips</strong></p>
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	7 pounds, 2 ounces</p>
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	Lake Michigan</p>
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	crankbait</p>
 

George McPhillips

7 pounds, 2 ounces

Lake Michigan

crankbait

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	<strong>Perry W. Meeks</strong></p>
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	13 pounds, 8 ounces</p>
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	Withlacoochee River, Fla.</p>
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	wild shiner</p>
 

Perry W. Meeks

13 pounds, 8 ounces

Withlacoochee River, Fla.

wild shiner

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	<strong>Jack Naylor</strong></p>
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	6 pounds, 1 ounce</p>
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	Mille Lacs Lake, Minnesota</p>
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	sucker minnow</p>
 

Jack Naylor

6 pounds, 1 ounce

Mille Lacs Lake, Minnesota

sucker minnow

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	<strong>Kevin Gruppen</strong></p>
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	7 pounds, 4 ounces</p>
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	Burt Lake, Mich.</p>
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	Snack Daddy Elite tube</p>
 

Kevin Gruppen

7 pounds, 4 ounces

Burt Lake, Mich.

Snack Daddy Elite tube

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	<strong>Cole Johnson</strong></p>
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	6 pounds, 2 ounces</p>
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	Dale Hollow, Tenn.</p>
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	minnow</p>
 

Cole Johnson

6 pounds, 2 ounces

Dale Hollow, Tenn.

minnow

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	<strong>Mike Speziale</strong></p>
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	7 pounds, 1 ounce</p>
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	Lake Ontario, N.Y.</p>
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	3/8 oz. Strike King Coffee Tube (green pumpkin)</p>
 

Mike Speziale

7 pounds, 1 ounce

Lake Ontario, N.Y.

3/8 oz. Strike King Coffee Tube (green pumpkin)

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	<strong>Dale Shinavar</strong></p>
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	10 pounds, 4 ounces</p>
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	Private Lake, Fla.</p>
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	Zoom worm (black/blue)</p>
 

Dale Shinavar

10 pounds, 4 ounces

Private Lake, Fla.

Zoom worm (black/blue)

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	<strong>Keith Poulin</strong></p>
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	6 pounds, 13 ounces</p>
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	Wassookeag Lake, Maine</p>
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	1/2 oz. blade bait (gold)</p>
 

Keith Poulin

6 pounds, 13 ounces

Wassookeag Lake, Maine

1/2 oz. blade bait (gold)

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	<strong>Dick DeWiggins</strong></p>
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	10 pounds, 14 ounces</p>
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	Lake Kerr, Fla.</p>
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	1/2 oz. Rattle Trap (Tennessee shad color)</p>
 

Dick DeWiggins

10 pounds, 14 ounces

Lake Kerr, Fla.

1/2 oz. Rattle Trap (Tennessee shad color)

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	<strong>Rob Kennedy</strong></p>
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	6 pounds, 4 ounces</p>
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	Nickajack, Tenn.</p>
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	1 oz. homemade spinnerbait</p>
 

Rob Kennedy

6 pounds, 4 ounces

Nickajack, Tenn.

1 oz. homemade spinnerbait

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	<strong>Larry Martin</strong></p>
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	11 pounds</p>
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	El Salto, Mexico</p>
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	BPS Excalibur X23 (color #02)</p>
 

Larry Martin

11 pounds

El Salto, Mexico

BPS Excalibur X23 (color #02)

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	<strong>Bee Patrick</strong></p>
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	6 pounds, 12 ounces</p>
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	Wilson Lake, Ala.</p>
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	1/2 oz. Strike King swimming jig (sexy shad)</p>
 

Bee Patrick

6 pounds, 12 ounces

Wilson Lake, Ala.

1/2 oz. Strike King swimming jig (sexy shad)

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	<strong>William Webb</strong></p>
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	10- pounds, 2 ounces</p>
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	Hobb’s Farm</p>
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	1/4 oz. Stanley jig (blue/black)</p>
 

William Webb

10- pounds, 2 ounces

Hobb’s Farm

1/4 oz. Stanley jig (blue/black)