We had bass that big in one of the ponds at the rock farm. They were smart sunuvaguns and well fed with the bugs and the minnows, wouldn't bite on anything on a hook.
these was cought on a purple artificial 6 inch worm Texas rigged.
Now these big girls are feeding in the shallow areas that is 10 feet away from deep water, back in my younger years I was ranked 27 in the state and won one tournament, placed 4th , 7th and three 9ths. This was back in the early 90es