We were looking through old pics. This was from 2019. We were trout fishing, floating worms off the bottom. Something smacked and went nuts. Fought for a good while and when it came to the surface it looked weird, whitish. Here it was on its side. When landing, we noticed that this big ol bass had hooked itself on the gill plate.
Sent him on his way. A happy accident as Bob Ross would say!

Nice bass

Looks like a nice fish.

Catch and release confuses me.

Wasn’t in season at the time pal!

Maybe it identified as a trout?

Smash, you gotta extend your arms fully towards the camera for any fish pics! SHEESH Lady…

He was too heavy !

Nice bass! You got to get and get another one.

I hear this is a Sconie condition ,many of us suffer from it.

C&R is for those who cannot filet.
That's a nice one.

Season dates are weird for those over here.
River, stream, lake, pond, trophy, extended, blah.

you doing it just right, you've got nothing to overcompensate for, don't listen to them.

I miss big fishies.

Dang, ten more and we can have a trapperman calendar. Nice fish.

Also a nice fish

Never heard of a season on large mouth bass

Tatiana that’s a cute pic!!

Heard of fillet and release?

Even if it was in season, I would let it go. Not a good eating fish, IMO.
That one must have given you quite a tussle.

Look like a goodun . Years ago when I was much younger the ol timers here would call them Green Trout.