A hot summer morning on Lake Istokpoga yielded this eleven pound Bass hunting for food along Pencil Reeds. -- Note: Compare this picture with the ones I took myself, this Bass looks much larger than the ones below.
A heavy 9 lb Bass caught on Lake Kissimmee on a winter afternoon.
The rist of two eight pounders caught along a Lily Pad field not far from Hydrilla. It's not unusual to catch to Bass over eight pounds in the same area -- see the other pic of this one's sister below.
Attempting to take a pic of a huge Bass frames the fish behind me which results in making the 12 plus pound Bass look smaller than it actually is. She actually measures 26 15/16 inches of length by 20 inches in girth.
Here is another attempt to frame a 10 pound Bass with me in the middle -- between the camera and the fish. From my elbow to knuckles measures 17 inches, which should give you some reference to go by.
Typical eight pound Lake Istokpoga Bass
Ready to spawn, eleven pounder. I don't make it a point to target spawning Bass, however I will set the hook on one if she invites me to. This girl was returned to her spawning area to finish the work she set out to accomplish.
A day when 4 and 5 lb'ers were just about jumping into the boat. We caught over a dozen this size in a two hour period. No Florida Largemouth Bass fights harder than 5-7 pounders. Once they get into the thick Hydrilla, the art of angling demands advanced knowledge and technics in order to not cause the hookset to rip free from the battling fish.
Another heavy eight pounder caught in the Lily Pads just as the sun came up. This pattern is not as successful if Hydrilla is nearby. However it's always a good idea to check to be sure. This is the second one found in this area on this typical Florida summer morning.
This Bass is my largest to date, weighing in at 13.14 lbs. Measuring out at 27 3/4 inches by 21.5 inches. She was the same girth at the gills as she was just past the dorsil fin. I figured she had been feeding for quite a while before she made the mistake and tried eating a 7' Yum Dinger.
I have to buy a tripod to mount a camera on my boat. This is becoming a real hassel to accurately show the real size by camera. She weighed in at 12.12 lbs. At 27' in length and thin in comparison to other fish her same length, she should have weighed in the 13 pound range.
Here it's clear that I am annoyed that I haven't bought that tripod yet, however I am happy, no matter how bad that pic looks, haha. She is another 10 lb Bass caught in Hydrilla on Lake Istokpoga.
An 11 lb'er measuring 26.5" and just under 20" girth. This day turned out to be the second best day of my career, boating this as the largest of five. The others weighted in at 9.4 lbs, 8.8 lbs, 7.2 lbs, 7 lbs. All during one hour, in the same area, in a Hydrilla patch 100 yds long. Dead sticking Yum Dingers for a minute at a time, and very slowly dragging through the thick weed. The trick was to dead-stick the worm in the weed -- they grabbed it as it was dragged out. I have used this technic before to no avail, this day it worked. It just goes to proving how different conditions and season require specific methods of achieving the right action to promote strikes. Most anglers I know are not patient enough to even try this particular method of action.
A hot summer morning on Lake Istokpoga yielded this eleven pound Bass hunting for food along Pencil Reeds. -- Note: Compare this picture with the ones I took myself, this Bass looks much larger than the ones below. 
A heavy 9 lb Bass caught on Lake Kissimmee on a winter afternoon.
The rist of two eight pounders caught along a Lily Pad field not far from Hydrilla. It's not unusual to catch to Bass over eight pounds in the same area -- see the other pic of this one's sister below.
Attempting to take a pic of a huge Bass frames the fish behind me which results in making the 12 plus pound Bass look smaller than it actually is. She actually measures 26 15/16 inches of length by 20 inches in girth. 
Here is another attempt to frame a 10 pound Bass with me in the middle -- between the camera and the fish. From my elbow to knuckles measures 17 inches, which should give you some reference to go by. 
Typical eight pound Lake Istokpoga Bass
Ready to spawn, eleven pounder. I don't make it a point to target spawning Bass, however I will set the hook on one if she invites me to. This girl was returned to her spawning area to finish the work she set out to accomplish.
A day when 4 and 5 lb'ers were just about jumping into the boat. We caught over a dozen this size in a two hour period. No Florida Largemouth Bass fights harder than 5-7 pounders. Once they get into the thick Hydrilla, the art of angling demands advanced knowledge and technics in order to not cause the hookset to rip free from the battling fish. 
Another heavy eight pounder caught in the Lily Pads just as the sun came up. This pattern is not as successful if Hydrilla is nearby. However it's always a good idea to check to be sure. This is the second one found in this area on this typical Florida summer morning.
This Bass is my largest to date, weighing in at 13.14 lbs. Measuring out at 27 3/4 inches by 21.5 inches. She was the same girth at the gills as she was just past the dorsil fin. I figured she had been feeding for quite a while before she made the mistake and tried eating a 7' Yum Dinger.
I have to buy a tripod to mount a camera on my boat. This is becoming a real hassel to accurately show the real size by camera. She weighed in at 12.12 lbs. At 27' in length and thin in comparison to other fish her same length, she should have weighed in the 13 pound range.
Here it's clear that I am annoyed that I haven't bought that tripod yet, however I am happy, no matter how bad that pic looks, haha. She is another 10 lb Bass caught in Hydrilla on Lake Istokpoga.
An 11 lb'er measuring 26.5" and just under 20" girth. This day turned out to be the second best day of my career, boating this as the largest of five. The others weighted in at 9.4 lbs, 8.8 lbs, 7.2 lbs, 7 lbs. All during one hour, in the same area, in a Hydrilla patch 100 yds long. Dead sticking Yum Dingers for a minute at a time, and very slowly dragging through the thick weed. The trick was to dead-stick the worm in the weed -- they grabbed it as it was dragged out. I have used this technic before to no avail, this day it worked. It just goes to proving how different conditions and season require specific methods of achieving the right action to promote strikes. Most anglers I know are not patient enough to even try this particular method of action.