Would you rather.....

[mcjaredsandwich]

Shoot I'd rather catch a 60# black drum on my ugly stick with my reel turned upside down.

[redalertlures]

My heart says Bass-grew up fishn bass, but Trout are more fun.

I think it depends on the circle of friends you fish with as well.

Either way would be nice hold a WR. My personal best trout was 27" 7lb 30z caught on a soft plastic I poured and actually messed up the color on. lol

Best bass was 8lb 13oz caught on 4lb line and was definitely a fun fish to catch.

[longsidelandry]

Either, I'm sure they'd both taste great!

["W"]

BASS....Trout are easy to catch

[Armand16]

Originally Posted by "W"

BASS....Trout are easy to catch

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[mikedatiger]

Originally Posted by "W"

BASS....Trout are easy to catch

Gotta go with trout. While I agree that trout (numbers) are easy to catch I feel like Big Trout are harder to catch than Big Bass. No scientific evidence to back it up, but how many people do you know who have caught an 8+lb bass vs an 8+lb trout?

["W"]

Originally Posted by mikedatiger

Gotta go with trout. While I agree that trout (numbers) are easy to catch I feel like Big Trout are harder to catch than Big Bass. No scientific evidence to back it up, but how many people do you know who have caught an 8+lb bass vs an 8+lb trout?

I never caught an 8lb bass....... How many people do you see fishing the TROUT MASTERS????? Or is that BASS MASTERS....

[specktator]

Originally Posted by "W"

I never caught an 8lb bass....... How many people do you see fishing the TROUT MASTERS????? Or is that BASS MASTERS....

And how many times have u been bass fishing in the last 5 years? I'm guessing less than 10 compared to about 1,000 trout fishing

[cmdrost]

world record - Bass - better known worldwide

State record - Trout

Species: TROUT, SPECKLED (SPOTTED SEA TROUT)

Cynoscion nebulosus
Rank Weight Angler Where Caught Date Caught
1. 12.38 Leon Mattes Lake Hermatage April 1950
2. 11.99 Kenneth Kreeger Lake Pontchartain Janaury 1999
3. 11.24 Jason Troullier Rigolets (Lk. Borgne) September 1999
4. 11.16 Timothy Mahoney, II Calcasieu Lake May 2002
5. 10.81 Kevin Galley Calcasieu Lake May 1997

6. 10.75 Randolph D. Green Sandy Point August 1970

7. 10.70 Barry Terrell Calcasieu Lake May 2004
8. 10.63 John Kaparis May 1979
9. 10.50 Dudley Vandenborre, Jr. Lake Pontchartrain April 2002

9. 10.50 Ed Sexton Venice April 2000

[Big Kahunaz]

Originally Posted by "W"

I never caught an 8lb bass....... How many people do you see fishing the TROUT MASTERS????? Or is that BASS MASTERS....

where are you going with this? I've fished 10 x the amount on toledo and rayburn in my lifetime and my biggest fish is 5.9lbs...up to 5 years ago...started focusing on big trout and i've caught over 20 fish bigger than 5.9lbs with a couple touching and going over 8lbs. "To me" bass fishing is the harder of the 2! And if trout weren't part of the (literally) "weakfish" family....then i could guarantee you there would be no redfish cup...it'd be a speck cup!

["W"]

Originally Posted by Big Kahunaz

where are you going with this? I've fished 10 x the amount on toledo and rayburn in my lifetime and my biggest fish is 5.9lbs...up to 5 years ago...started focusing on big trout and i've caught over 20 fish bigger than 5.9lbs with a couple touching and going over 8lbs. "To me" bass fishing is the harder of the 2! And if trout weren't part of the (literally) "weakfish" family....then i could guarantee you there would be no redfish cup...it'd be a speck cup!

Im saying Bass fishing is way more of a challenge than trout fishing by far!!!....I grew up bass fishing...Bass fished my whole life from the marsh to big lakes.... Biggest Bass i ever landed was over 6lb in the pool back in 1995 or 96.....

I have a trout over 8 and numerous over 6 and 7lbs....Big trout are not hard to catch.... Big Bass are..

[Salty]

Originally Posted by mikedatiger

Gotta go with trout. While I agree that trout (numbers) are easy to catch I feel like Big Trout are harder to catch than Big Bass. No scientific evidence to back it up, but how many people do you know who have caught an 8+lb bass vs an 8+lb trout?

8 lb. bass are more common than 8 lb. trout simply because there are probably 10,000 x more people fishin' for 'em.

[whunter29]

Bass because they live in almost every state and the money for product endsorsements would be greater.

[Opinions_Vary]

What is considered a trophy Trout and Bass? Is it 8 or better is it 10 or better?

[YellowMouth7]

BASS hands down.....Bass is a bigger sport fish world wide and would generate soooooo much publicity and money with endorsements it would be Crazy.
Not to mention a harder fish to catch at that size.

TB

[Big Kahunaz]

Bass...more money at stake!

[Big Kahunaz]

10-4! I missed post #44! But i'd like for Chaz to chime in w/ some Texas stats on largest Trout!

[big trout advisory]

Trout!!! 11.26 will do.
P.S. You can catch bass in a pond.

[Hopedale Hustler]

Go fish grand isle or cocodrie or lafite or dularge or point aux chene and see how easy it is to catch big trout....it ain't places like big lake and lake p and Breton sound and even cypermort point produce bigger fish and people who get to fish them regularly are kinda lucky..now go fish lake cataouchie for a month straight and see how many 6 and 7 pound fish u pull out as shown on tv last weekend...

[meaux fishing]

Originally Posted by big trout advisory

Trout!!! 11.26 will do.
P.S. You can catch bass in a pond.

Originally Posted by Hopedale Hustler

Go fish grand isle or cocodrie or lafite or dularge or point aux chene and see how easy it is to catch big trout....it ain't places like big lake and lake p and Breton sound and even cypermort point produce bigger fish and people who get to fish them regularly are kinda lucky..now go fish lake cataouchie for a month straight and see how many 6 and 7 pound fish u pull out as shown on tv last weekend...

exactly...