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Josh holding a big largemouth bass

Every one of these went back

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These are fish from guided days and my own lunch breaks around Greenville. Where I had a scale, the weight is in the caption. Each one went back after one quick photo. I do not name the water, and I crop the photos so nobody else can either. Plenty more popped off right at the bank. You win some, you lose some, but you keep fishing.

Jody holding an 11 pound largemouth bass — Jody's 11 lb largemouth

Taylor LeBlanc holding a heavy smallmouth bass among bare trees — Smallmouth, 10 March

Taylor LeBlanc waist deep in a foothill creek holding a smallmouth bass — Creek smallmouth, wet wading

Taylor LeBlanc holding a 9.12 pound largemouth bass on an overcast day — 9.12 lb largemouth

Josh holding a 10 pound largemouth bass — Josh's 10 lb largemouth, April 2026

Dom holding a largemouth bass among green leaves — Dom's bass, 18 May · largemouth

Taylor holding the 12 lb largemouth across the frame at a green pond, camo cap — Largemouth, 12.05 lb

Taylor LeBlanc holding a big spring largemouth bass beside clear green water — 10.35 lb largemouth

Taylor LeBlanc holding a thick largemouth bass at the edge of a lake — Largemouth, 22 April

Taylor LeBlanc kneeling on a bank with an 11 pound largemouth bass — 11 lb largemouth, March

Josh holding a big largemouth bass — 9.45 lb largemouth

Taylor LeBlanc kneeling in the grass with a big largemouth bass — Off the bank · largemouth

Taylor LeBlanc holding a largemouth bass of nearly 6 pounds on the bank of the Reedy River — Reedy River largemouth, nearly 6 lb

Taylor LeBlanc holding a largemouth bass and a fly rod on a winter day — On the fly rod · largemouth

Taylor LeBlanc holding a summer largemouth bass under thick green cover — Summer, off a bluegill bed · largemouth

A largemouth bass held in shallow clear water before release — Released · largemouth

Taylor LeBlanc holding a largemouth bass over a lake in May — May · largemouth

Taylor LeBlanc crouching with a largemouth bass on a winter bank — Winter · largemouth

Taylor LeBlanc holding a 7.09 pound smallmouth bass on a riverbank under bare trees — 7.09 lb smallmouth

Taylor LeBlanc holding a smallmouth bass on a rocky riverbank in winter — Winter smallmouth

Taylor LeBlanc holding a fall smallmouth bass among bare trees — Smallmouth, 20 November

Taylor LeBlanc holding a smallmouth bass beside a river on a gray winter day — Winter smallmouth

Taylor LeBlanc holding a smallmouth bass on a riverbank in the fall — Fall smallmouth

Taylor LeBlanc kneeling on a riverbank with a smallmouth bass under a blue winter sky — Winter smallmouth

Taylor LeBlanc in a creek holding a smallmouth bass — Creek smallmouth

A Bartram's bass with red fins held above a creek — Bartram's bass

A small Bartram's bass held over shallow creek water — Bartram's bass, the native creek bass

Taylor LeBlanc holding a bright orange carp beside a pond — Public park fantail carp

Taylor LeBlanc crouching with a common carp by a lake in summer — Common carp, sight fished

Taylor LeBlanc holding a spotted bass on a grey December day — Spotted bass, 12 December

A foothill creek pool on film, October — October, on film

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