That happened to me in Nebraska this year also. Only it was only a master angler bass. My 8 year old grandson caught a bigger largemouth than I had ever seen. I estimated it at 6 to 7 lbs. No scale or tape measure with us. Got to looking at the requirements for master angler later. We had already agreed to catch and release at the pond, but could have got him a certificate. A couple months later, he caught a very impressive northern pike. We did measure him at 9 lbs and 34 inches. 1 lb short of master angler. Kid doesn't even realize these were very nice fish.
