YES SIR SON

[Billy]

Gotta love ROLAND. I didn't realize he fly fished.
Billy

 

[Dr. Magill]

SON!!!!

 

[troutpocket]

IGOTONE IGOTONE IGOTONE IGOTONE

 

[singlehandjay]

Must be at a bill dance pond stocked with monsters and nary a soul around ever!

 

[troutpocket]

How long does it take to grow those FL bass he’s catching? The bigger ones would be what, probably 5+ years old in WA? They gotta grow fast down there, right?

 

[doublespey]

Pretty cool - ol' Roland looks like he's done that before!

 

[Josh]

Gotta love ROLAND. I didn't realize he fly fished.

I did not either. Pretty cool!

I'd fish with Roland.

 

[Wanative]

How long does it take to grow those FL bass he’s catching? The bigger ones would be what, probably 5+ years old in WA? They gotta grow fast down there, right?

Those 5 or 6 plus pound northern strain LM bass from Washington and other northern tier states can be from 6 years to 16 years.old.
Florida strain bass can grow to 10 lbs in 8 to 10 years and don't live as long as northern strain LM. Bass.

 

[troutpocket]

Those 5 or 6 plus pound northern strain LM bass from Washington and other northern tier states can be from 6 years to 16 years.old.
Florida strain bass can grow to 10 lbs in 8 to 10 years and don't live as lo g as northern strain LM. Bass.

That’s what I was thinking. So the 2-3 pounders Roland was roping in FL are maybe 1-2 years old? FL grows bass like the Basin grows trout!

 

[Wanative]

That’s what I was thinking. So the 2-3 pounders Roland was roping in FL are maybe 1-2 years old? FL grows bass like the Basin grows trout!

I would say a little older than that, probably 4 or 5 years old.
Here are some stats on bass growth

Age and growth of largemouth bass

How fast does a bass grow? That’s a question a number of readers asked after seeing the photo of inch-long young-of-the-year largemouths netted by state biologists from Alabama’s Lake Guntersville

www.sentinel-echo.com

 

[Billy]

In Eastern Washington I would guess a +5 pound LM to be approaching the 8-10 year mark.

 

[Billy]

Also my life goal is to be like Roland when I'm older except on Potholes.

 

[Shad]

FLY ROD FISHIN'. YESSIR!

Indeed, it looks like he's done it before. Everglades are on the list for the next trip to visit my sister's family in Tampa. Maybe a stop on the way to the Keys....

 

[DimeBrite]

I bet a fly fisherman could win a bass tournament under the right conditions.

 

[Josh]

Man, this makes me want to go bass fishin. Sigh. Just a few more months...

 

[Billy]

Man, this makes me want to go bass fishin. Sigh. Just a few more months...

Me too. I've watched it like 4 times

 

[Dr. Magill]

So Billy wants to be a bit like the Washington version of Roland Martin. That’s cool. I’m wondering who would be a good Washington version of Bill Dance??
How about Ira?

 

[Billy]

So Billy wants to be a bit like the Washington version of Roland Martin. That’s cool. I’m wondering who would be a good Washington version of Bill Dance??
How about Ira?

LOL no Ira would be more like Mike Iaconelli

 

[Smalma]

Ira and Laconelli could be brothers!

On the typical Washington lake, it takes about 5 years for the largemouth to reach 12 inches. On the best lakes it takes 8 to 10 years to reach 20 inches. On some lakes they never reach that size and in others the fish that large can be teenagers.

 

[Dr. Magill]

LOL no Ira would be more like Mike Iaconelli

Not skinny enough
Sorry Ira