That's a helluva day by anyone's standards. Plus Cali Bass can be hogs so you probably had some big ones in that group of 35.
Most of the large mouth bass in California lakes and reservoirs are Florida Largemouth since most of the the lakes and reservoirs over here are stocked. There are a few that have northern largemouth that are native to California but they don't get as big as the Florida largemouth nor in my opinion put up as good of a fight.
One thing I loved about Barrett is it made you feel like the best fisherman in the world because it was so easy to catch bass there, you could have stuck your hand in the water and pulled a dozen out. Hell, you could probably walk on the water because that lake was so full of them but I never recall hearing anyone catch anything larger than 12 pounds. I know the ones I would catch were probably on average around 3 to 4 pounds, if that. Barrett was all about quantity, not size. If you wanted big bass, Otay Lakes Reservoir, Lake Murray, Mirimar or Dixon were the best bets, people have pulled out 20 pounders in each of those lakes. One guy got the unofficial record at Dixon until it was discovered he didn't hook it, he snagged it near the dorsal fin which is why he never officially registered the catch.
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