Dwight Hottle

Good eye. The hair jigs I use are made by Jensen Jigs. He does tie some with rabbit fur.

Mike, You got love those PBs.

Roadwarrior, Thanks for the compliment. Breaking the the 7lb mark has been my goal for the last couple of years. Here is a second shot of the same fish. The biologists say the great lakes smallie population is sufering from the gobies interfering with successful spawning but the extra food source the gobies provide in the food chain makes the existing smallies even bigger & thicker per inch of length. We catch a very high ratio of six pounders to overall fish caught. I keep thinking that yesterdays 6 lber is tomorrows 7lber & todays 7lber is soon to become an 8lber.

I typically drift with the wind over structure dragging the jig tipped with golden shinners. Most of the time I work jerk baits. Here is a picture of my long time fishing buddy holding two smallies weighing 13 lbs caught last week.

Here is a new PB from last week. Weighed 7lb-6oz and measured 22" long by 17" girth. She is still swimming.

Roadwarrior, Here is a Lake Erie smallie from 4/30/08 caught on a hair jig. 22" long by 17" girth, weighed 6lb-14oz.