Tied my PB smallmouth (agian)

[bluebasser86]

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.