Tokyo Tony Posted May 25, 2010 Posted May 25, 2010 Hey guys, I haven't put up a report in a while, mostly because I haven't had much to report. I've had a few good chunky fish this year up to around 5 lbs, and I'll get around to posting the pics at some point. However, this thread is about this past weekend in New Hampshire. My girlfriend and I went up for a relaxing weekend of fishing and hiking, and of course we went to my favorite smallie pond - a small, rocky, crystal clear lake that's about a 1/2 mile hike up a mountain. We brought her canoe, and it was my job to push it up to the lake (see first pic). Overall, I estimate we caught between 150-200 fish, 90% smallies, over two days. Most were small, very small, but you just can't beat the action on this lake. We used 3" senkos t-rigged, jerkbaits, spinnerbaits, inline spinners, dropshot, topwater, and some others. In the 25+ times I've fished the lake, the biggest smallie I've gotten was about 2.5 pounds, biggest largemouth at 3.5. I go for the scenery and the numbers, and it's a great place to gain some confidence in unfamiliar baits. Well, this past Sunday, we were anchored on a rocky point getting smallies about every other cast, when she casts out her 3" senko into about two feet of water. Pretty soon after it hit the water, fish on. She's not able to really move the fish off the bank, so we knew it was a good one. I grabbed the net and instinctively started instructing her to keep the pressure on :-) To add to the drama, we had crushed our barbs down to make it easier to release all the little fish we were catching. This fish gets next to the canoe, and we see it's a freak of nature for this little 20-30 acre pond. I messed up the first attempt with the net, and the fish dove under the canoe pulling some more drag, but I was successful in my second attempt. I don't think I could have lived with myself if I had screwed that up. Anyway, this is Nicole's 4.1 lb smallmouth, her new PB (for both LMB & SMB). Her previous personal best was shy of 3 lbs. What a great way to finish an awesome weekend in the woods in NH. Enjoy! Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted May 25, 2010 Super User Posted May 25, 2010 That a beauty! Nice story & pics, too! 8-) Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted May 25, 2010 Super User Posted May 25, 2010 TT, Great pictures. I'm glad you got it in the net otherwise it wouldn't be pretty. :( Quote
Red Posted May 30, 2010 Posted May 30, 2010 WOW! You must have the same scale as me, cuz I would have guessed 6lbs easy! Nice fish either way, I sure do miss catching those smallies! Quote
Big-O Posted May 30, 2010 Posted May 30, 2010 Great fish and tell her Congratulations for us She might remind you about that fish often Tony Big O www.ragetail.com Quote
Tokyo Tony Posted June 1, 2010 Author Posted June 1, 2010 Thanks guys :-) One of the good things about her having caught it instead of me is that I don't feel bad bragging about it 8-) Quote
DRhodes Posted June 2, 2010 Posted June 2, 2010 Tony thats a beautiful fish. Tell your gf congrats from us at bass resource. Quote
wagn Posted June 2, 2010 Posted June 2, 2010 That's awesome. There are so many great small lakes up here in NH if you take the time to find them. I caught my PB Smallie in almost the same way- a tiny lake that I always went to for numbers and to relax and just happend to hook into a monster. Glad you had such a great time, and nice fish Quote
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