Bass grow a lot slower in Nebraska than we do in the southern states. It has to do with the temperatures and growing seaon I believe but I am no expert from the state of the Nebraksa. I looked up the state record largemouth bass and it weighed 10 lbs and 11 oz. This fish was caught in 1965. The Kansas state record is 11.8 lbs and was caught in the southeast corner of the state. The Oklahoma State Record is 14 lbs 10 oz, I believe and was caught in the southeast part of the state. See the pattern? The farther south, the larger fish because of a prolonged growing season