They are finally getting here-

[John R]

"only" 48 inches - 2 shy from an undisputed Trophy Bass (well, they're all trophies). Wanna know the killer part? These fish in late September, Oct, Nov are feeding and feeding and fattening up. They find that gravy train of big bait and chow and that 48 inch fish probably breaks 50 pounds (or certainly close to it) but then swims that fat off during its 500 mile journey south to the the Chesapeke. Fact is that 500 mile journey os probably over a thousand the way those fish move.

As for you friends 49#er - I'd have a hard time thinking that fish wasn't over 50 pounds for a good portion of its trip south.

Me - I'm stuck at 37 pounds (still) but its a beach fish so it counts for more, hehehehe