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Re: where are they??
In my experience, which is not necessarily great (no 10 plus on my wall), I find that the big ones (7-8 lbs.) in small ponds will often haunt the same small area almost all year long. I know of a place where I can catch a very nice fish almost every trip by casting to an area the size of a kitchen table. The joker goes back every time she's released.
Keep searching, try different lures and retrieves, fish at night on a full moon, throw a frog, fish in the rain, just keep trying. If you hook a big one, try there again and again on different days.
I saw a guy hook a huge fish that everyone else threw to first. He stayed on that fish for near 20 minutes, trying every lure. It finally inhaled a crawbait. Nearly broke his rod in half, and finally the split rings gave out. He got the lure back with no hooks.
Don't know for sure, but I saw the fish with my two eyes from a VERY short distance, and saw the rod doubled back. I do not think it would be a stretch to say it was 15 lbs. That is simply huge for LM around here.
When searching for big bass, you have to accept that you will probably get skunked. But the payoff is great when you land a large fish.
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