Tied my PB smallmouth (agian)

bluebasser86 · 09-20-11, 12:23 AM

I decided to fish one of my favorite smallmouth lakes Sunday afternoon and all day Monday. Second cast with a Sammy and got my first fish of the trip.

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I was hoping that meant I was going to tear them up but it wasn't happening. I caught a few more before I went to the dam and lost probably the biggest smallmouth I've ever hooked, it was 5 for sure which would tie my PB. Only put maybe 10 fish in the boat from 4pm-9pm Sunday night so it was pretty tough. Monday started slowly but picked up as the wind started to blow and it warmed up. The fish were eating a small tube but I picked up a little LC C.B.D.S zero crankbait and caught a nice 3 pound walleye pretty quickly.

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We went to try a spot my partner suggested off a flat point. He was fishing the tube and I was throwing the crankbait. I hooked what I thought was a limb or drum because it was just kind of dragging in and not really fighting. All the the sudden it stopped and jumped and I couldn't believe the size of the smallmouth that I had hooked and was really nervous about the small hooks and the fact that I only had one hook in the fish. After a long and tense fight, Dick finally managed to get the net under her. She was only 20 inches long but 5 pounds exactly with what I think was a big crappie tail sticking out of her throat.

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I caught another one that was probably 3 pounds later in the day on the same crankbait but didn't even bother taking a picture after catching a 5 pounder. This fish makes a 3 way tie with 2 other 5 pounders I've caught for my PB.

joedog · 09-20-11, 03:05 AM

Congrats! What a beautiful smallie.

keithdog · 09-20-11, 06:37 AM

Look at the gut on that smallie. What a pig! I'll take two. Congrats

CamG · 09-20-11, 07:08 AM

Very nice! Congrats!

WatterBoy · 09-20-11, 01:13 PM

WooHoo! That's an awesome Smallie -- congrats! I have a 4.2 and a couple of 4.0s this year, but still looking for that first 5.0 Smallie myself.

3dkicker · 09-20-11, 04:34 PM

That's a gut on that smallie. Nice!

Bassboss · 09-20-11, 07:10 PM

Wow! What a huge gut!

Very nice smallie, glad ya caught some

Dogmatic · 09-20-11, 09:00 PM

Nice fish! But pull that crappie out and it's not 5lbs anymore, that's like leaving lead in the fish...LOL, just kinding. Blows away my PB smallie, what a gut!

Tavery5 · 09-20-11, 10:20 PM

Nice fish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bubba_Bruiser · 09-21-11, 12:19 AM

That brownie is the John Goodman of the small jaw world. Awesome haul!

bamabassman · 09-21-11, 05:04 PM

blue.......man you are ROLLING!! nice bronzie once again man.

bluebasser86 · 09-22-11, 03:08 AM

Thanks for the kind words guys! I've been very lucky to catch 3 5 pound smallmouth in a state not known for it's smallmouth of any size. The state record is only 6.88 pounds. I'm hoping I'll find this fish again a couple years and make a run at that mark!

09-20-11, 12:23 AM	#1
bluebasser86 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Gardner, KS Posts: 605	Tied my PB smallmouth (agian) I decided to fish one of my favorite smallmouth lakes Sunday afternoon and all day Monday. Second cast with a Sammy and got my first fish of the trip. Resized to 49% (was 1024 x 768) - Click image to enlarge I was hoping that meant I was going to tear them up but it wasn't happening. I caught a few more before I went to the dam and lost probably the biggest smallmouth I've ever hooked, it was 5 for sure which would tie my PB. Only put maybe 10 fish in the boat from 4pm-9pm Sunday night so it was pretty tough. Monday started slowly but picked up as the wind started to blow and it warmed up. The fish were eating a small tube but I picked up a little LC C.B.D.S zero crankbait and caught a nice 3 pound walleye pretty quickly. Resized to 49% (was 1024 x 768) - Click image to enlarge We went to try a spot my partner suggested off a flat point. He was fishing the tube and I was throwing the crankbait. I hooked what I thought was a limb or drum because it was just kind of dragging in and not really fighting. All the the sudden it stopped and jumped and I couldn't believe the size of the smallmouth that I had hooked and was really nervous about the small hooks and the fact that I only had one hook in the fish. After a long and tense fight, Dick finally managed to get the net under her. She was only 20 inches long but 5 pounds exactly with what I think was a big crappie tail sticking out of her throat. Resized to 49% (was 1024 x 768) - Click image to enlarge I caught another one that was probably 3 pounds later in the day on the same crankbait but didn't even bother taking a picture after catching a 5 pounder. This fish makes a 3 way tie with 2 other 5 pounders I've caught for my PB.

09-20-11, 06:37 AM	#3
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Look at the gut on that smallie. What a pig! I'll take two. Congrats __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

09-20-11, 04:34 PM	#6
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	That's a gut on that smallie. Nice! __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

09-20-11, 07:10 PM	#7
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Wow! What a huge gut! Very nice smallie, glad ya caught some __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

09-20-11, 10:20 PM	#9
Tavery5 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 2,427	Nice fish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ They call me Ishmael

09-20-11, 03:05 AM	#2
joedog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: JANESVILLE,WI. 53545 Posts: 3,415	Congrats! What a beautiful smallie.

09-20-11, 07:08 AM	#4
CamG BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Superior, NE Posts: 974	Very nice! Congrats!

09-20-11, 01:13 PM	#5
WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	WooHoo! That's an awesome Smallie -- congrats! I have a 4.2 and a couple of 4.0s this year, but still looking for that first 5.0 Smallie myself.

09-20-11, 09:00 PM	#8
Dogmatic BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 714	Nice fish! But pull that crappie out and it's not 5lbs anymore, that's like leaving lead in the fish...LOL, just kinding. Blows away my PB smallie, what a gut!

09-21-11, 12:19 AM	#10
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	That brownie is the John Goodman of the small jaw world. Awesome haul! __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

09-21-11, 05:04 PM	#11
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	blue.......man you are ROLLING!! nice bronzie once again man. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

09-22-11, 03:08 AM	#12
bluebasser86 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Gardner, KS Posts: 605	Thanks for the kind words guys! I've been very lucky to catch 3 5 pound smallmouth in a state not known for it's smallmouth of any size. The state record is only 6.88 pounds. I'm hoping I'll find this fish again a couple years and make a run at that mark!

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