The following are a few tips I've learned over the years that can help anyone land more lunkers. Once bass reach about four pounds in weight, they begin taking on characteristics of adults. In most lakes, adults typically abandon shallow shorelines in favor of deeper, underwater, structures in more open parts of the lake where they dominate bars, reefs, and humps that offer the most ideal combinations of security and feeding opportunities. The fact that most of the bigger bass use only a few select structural areas and the fact that they spend most of the year in deep water are two of the most important reasons why trophy bass seldom get caught. Adult bass also have greater survival instincts that keep them from getting caught with the same frequency as smaller bass.
Big bass are also a different breed when it comes to fighting ability.
A 6 pound bass looks much bigger and bulkier than a 5 pound bass, and a 7 pounder is very different fish that a 6 pounder. Every pound a bass gains in weight adds strength, speed, and fighting skills which they use to break lines and throw hooks. Because trophy bass are harder to hook and harder to land, you have to develop an understanding about where to find them, how to catch them, and how to land them. Otherwise, you'll only experience chance encounters during the few occasions when bigger brutes mingle with smaller bass. I kept my head, did everything right, and landing the fish wasn't a problem.