that makes no sense, in Ga a 3 pounder is average, trust me there are some really big fish in that lake, if you are fishing from shore that is why you are only catching small guys most of the time
My personal best for an LMB 23", not sure on the weight prolly in the 10 pound range, caught it off a breeding nest at my private lake

, caught about 10 fish that size that day, my setups usually are daiwa samurai baitcast ( i have 6 of them) with different weights of line and braid etc
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