Big Bass are Just Different

Catching trophy largemouth bass is largely attributable to being in the right place at the right time, and there are few people in recent history who’ve had better timing than Bassmaster Elite Series pro Keith Combs. Prior to his pro career, he ditched a solid job in central Texas and headed to the border lakes of Amistad and Falcon while they were peaking. Over several years of guiding, particularly at Falcon, he said that 35- to 40-pound five-bass limits were the norm, and he witnessed 70 fish over 10 pounds come over the side of his Ranger boat.

Two of them were 14-pounders that he caught.

So yes, Keith Combs knows about big fish and good timing.

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