Catching A New World Record Smallmouth

[Big bass hunter]

I've recently got into throwing bass lures to catch huge largemouth bass. My hometown lake dworshak reservoir in idaho has produced a nine pound 14 ounce small mouth and I witness multiple 6,7,pounders and a few 8 pounders come out of there do you think throwing the hudelson 6 inch Deluxe swimbait is too big for fish 7,8,9,10 + pounds. I seriously think there a record in there specially in the spawn. Like Ive seen one 8 pound in the middle of summer

[Big bass hunter]

I meant to say big bass lures for largemouth but I'm thinking about throwing the 6 inch huddleson for huge smallmouth do you think that's too big for 7+ pound smallmouth

[A-Jay]

Hello and Welcome to Bass Resource ~

 

Dworshak is reportedly full of Kokanee ~ if the Hudd matches what they're eating might be good.

 

I took a  6+ lb smallie on a Lucky Craft 128, which is a 5 inch deep bodied jerkbait.

 

So, there's that.

 

A-Jay​

[Big bass hunter]

Thank you its great being here yeah the hudelson do make that pattern in there swimbaits I was like 85% confident in a lure that big cuz it's alot of bait for a smallmouth cuz of its huge body. But then again if I was a six inch kokanee or trout swimming through a pack of 4 and 5 pounders it does seem a little suicidal thank you for your input I feel very confident in throwing a bait that big for that big of a fish now

[Bluebasser86]

I've caught lots of 1-2 pound smallmouth on a 7" glide bait. Main issue with a 6" Hudd will be them getting it in their mouths well enough to get a hook in them but the Cali guys catch monster spots on 8" Hudds so I say go for it. 

[everythingthatswims]

 

This smallie didn't weigh much but he was  23" and ate an S-Waver 168. Once in a lifetime fish and my buddy took an awful pic haha I'll never let him live it down

[*Hank]

It would deffenetly work.

[WIGuide]

People will occasionally catch them on musky baits up here, so there's no doubt a big girl would go for a big bass bait. 

[Hogsticker]

23inch S-Waver Smallie.jpg

This smallie didn't weigh much but he was 23" and ate an S-Waver 168. Once in a lifetime fish and my buddy took an awful pic haha I'll never let him live it down

At least you got a pic rather than just a story. That's one heck of a fish

[Mothercanucker]

it would give you a good chance at 7+pounders, yes.

[JeziHogg]

Food for thought, I always catch 5lb+ SMB on nothing bigger then a 4" soft plastic in a drop shot. As a matter of fact the 7lb 3oz beauty in my avatar was caught on a dreamshot in dirt color.

[Spankey]

I have that dream every other night. Out here in my corner of S.E. Penna. it's not gonna happen but I'll keep trying. My biggest smallies have come off a Guido Bug craw. I still have and use them but they are a bait of the past and impossible to get anymore.

[GoCougs14]

Hey I'm about 45 mins from Dworshak! I'm shorebound though, so it's way to big to try and fish it.

[steverowbotham]

We throw 6+ inch baits for smallies up here all the time.  2-3 pounders will eat them, so do the giants

[badzr2]

Fish with 6" swimbaits here in idaho for smallmouth all the time. 1-2 pounders nail them too