I started keeping track of all 5lbers & 6lbers caught out of my boat for spring pre spawn which is April & May and a limited few fall days from Oct & Nov. There would a category for 7lbers but nobody wants to contribute to that statistic the last four years. Maybe I need to get LuckyCraftMan to fish out my boat instead of his. Anyhow here is the breakdown for 2010 through 2013. That's 145 smallies over 5lbs and 26 smallies over 6lbs for the last 4 years. That means on a four year average you need to catch 5.5 five pounders before you are going to get a six. I have no idea why 2012 was such a good year for five pounders caught. Average fishing days for each year probably totaled 45-50 days per year for pre spawn & a few fall days. All fish complied were caught on jerkbaits.
2010 Results
33 smallies over 5lbs
4 smallies over 6lbs
Biggest was 6-12
2011 Results
30 smallies over 5lbs
7 smallies over 6lbs
Biggest was 6-9
2012 Results
60 smallies over 5lbs
8 smallies over 6lbs
Biggest fish was 6-15
2013 Results
22 smallies over 5lbs
7 smallies over 6lbs
Biggest fish was 6-8
