Those would be large mouths Cakey.
How big were they?
If there is an adequate food source, large mouth bass can reach over 10 lbs in weight, especially those of what are termed the "Florida Strain". However in most waters a 3 pounder is a good one and a 5 pounder is a "lunker".
Both LM and SM bass will eat anything that moves. Big LMs will eat frogs, toads and snakes. I've seen LMs take fully grown boomslangs 2 feet long. On one water I fished there was a large partially sunken willow tree that was full of finches nests in the spring. The LM bass under this tree used to eat fledgling birds that dropped from these nests.
These fish do not have teeth like pike, trout or zander. They have a sandpaper like grippers in their jaws with a few rudimentary throat teeth.
On many occasions, bass do not grab or bite at their prey, they "inhale" it by flaring their gills, which causes an inrush of water into their throats.
The take of a LM and even a SM can be a very delicate affair. Often you feel only a couple of delicate taps on your line, then you must nail the fish by setting the hook as hard as you can.
They are species which can keep an angler enthralled for the rest of his life.