Here's my little secret... My first big LMB was also a 2lber... I had smallers ones on the shoreline less than a pound but those don't really count, but I caught my first big 2lber on boat.
"Felt like the fish was laughing at my face.... I hope you can feel my grief.."
When you caught your 2lb bass.... Did you lift it up high and laugh at its face????? :P