The legal length of a largemouth bass in eastern Ontario must be at least 12 inches in order to keep. proper liscenses must also be aqquired
The large mouth bass is legal to keep at 5 feet so good luck catching it you might need a shark fishing pole that cost $350 so i would stick to catching bluegill ladies and gentlemen. good day from...
Largemouth, 14 inches, smallmouth, 12 inches. But as they are top predators, they should all be released.
This will depend, at minimum, on what state you're in.
Under the right conditions a long, long, time. Consider the mummies of Egypt; 3000 years old or more and we still keep them on display.