Caught my new PB Smallie a few weeks ago from my kayak. 22" 5.5lbs. Crushed my previous PB of 16". Yes I used a scale and didnt guess the weight and the fish was released to be caught again. I caught her on a white chatterbait with a small white swimbait trailer. I was sitting up shallow casting into a deep point and slow rolling the chatterbait up the point. I guesstimate she was sitting in 25 feet of water.
https://i.imgur.com/GkLrnPL.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/H2Tvmqj.jpg
She also bent the hell out of my hook.
https://i.imgur.com/TPeH7UU.jpg