El Cheapo Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 Greetings from south central Pa! I've been dealing with some issues lately, and honestly needed something to get my mind off things. Why not go fishing? I got my license today for the first time in about 10 years and proceeded to my local creek. Started out using a #2 inline spinner and caught three little smallies. Then switched to a 2 1/2 inch Rapala floater/diver minnow and caught a 12" fallfish. Then I threw the minnow into a deeper run beside a big log and BAM! This was a nice fish! He was running up and down the creek stripping drag and jumping for a while before I got control of him with my 4 pound line. What fun! Turned out to be a 15 inch smallie of about 1 1/2 or 2 lbs. Fight was definitely better than that of a similar sized largemouth. What a beautiful little fish! I think I'm hooked! 4 Quote
Turkey sandwich Posted July 23, 2017 Posted July 23, 2017 Welcome! Smallmouth fishing is super addictive. Quote
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El Cheapo Posted July 23, 2017 Author Posted July 23, 2017 Thanks! I'm gonna try and get out tonight and do a little more wading around. Hopefully the storms we're expecting will move on through the area. I'm thinking I'll start out with one of my small spinnerbaits. I like crankbaits, but I release everything and the treble hooks can hard to remove. I've thought about pinching down the barbs a little, but don't know if the fish will throw the hooks too easy. Anybody give this a try? Quote
lonnie g Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 welcome! great story. I love creek fishing, you never know what you are going to hook. it's a blast!! Quote
Steveo-1969 Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 "My name is Steve-O and I'm addicted to river smallmouth fishing." Welcome to Bass Resource El Cheapo. The disease is real... Quote
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