I caught this beautiful fall largemouth in 15 feet of water, using long casts beside a submerged concrete wall.  I would toss the bait about 40 yards, crank it slowly down to depth, and let it rap against the concrete.  She bit on the second cast, I believe, and she fought so hard, I thought that I had a big walleye or gar on the line.  When she came up, I saw that she had missed the bait with her mouth, and I had hooked her just outside the gills near the top of her head.  I gave her a lot of drag - at one point, actually disengaging the reel and letting her take a lot of line when she saw the boat.  Eventually, I tired her out, and lip-landed her safely.  When I got her on board, I realized how poorly hooked she really was...I measured and weighed her, and then released the bass safely and unharmed.

Stats

Length - 20", Weight - 4.3lbs, Water - Heavily Stained, Weather - Partly Cloudy, Time Of Day - Early Evening, Water Temp - 63 degrees F, Bait - Deep Diving Blue and Chartreuse Strike King Crankbait, Line  - 12lb Trilene XL, Rod - 6 1/2 foot med action Falcon Expert Graphite Rod, Reel - Shimano Calais 6:3:1 Ratio, Season - Early Fall (Early October), Water - Hoover Reservoir, Central OH