Probably in the 8-9 pound range. I was a kid. Definitely a respectable bucketmouth, albeit not the biggest on the planet. Badan Lake, North Carolina. Somewhere, amongst the hundreds of boxes of my late father's stuff in the garage, are pictures of it and more fishing memories. If I ever find it, I will post it.
Would you lay down your life protecting a stranger? (I.e. running into a burning building to save a child or taking on a hijacker on a plane)