Great Lakes Bass Fishing Forum

When the Walmart FLW Tour visited Alabama's Lewis Smith Lake in March 2013, Brent Ehrler dominated wire-to-wire by amassing a hefty 60 pound, 9 ounces over four days and besting runner-up Jacob Powroznik by more than 7 pounds.

Catching 60 pounds over four days is a pretty stout performance on most bodies of water, but the fact that Ehrler was targeting spotted bass more or less exclusively makes it truly special.

In general, spotted bass are a whole lot of fun to catch, but usually don't grow shoulders thick enough to produce tournament stringers that can rival their cousins, largemouth bass.