Bream Master Posted October 18, 2007 Posted October 18, 2007 Smallfry, You're using an 8 wt. for smallmouth? Huh and WOW! Never heard of such a large rod and line for smallmouth. The ones you catch must be huge then. If you're fishing for smallies with an 8 wt. I want to be fishing your waters. ;D Cortland 555 sucks. Don't get it. The line retains a lot of residue from the water and feels more sticky than slick. Cheers. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted October 19, 2007 Super User Posted October 19, 2007 Hmm... I fish #4 & #6 Yo-Zuri Hybrid and Hybrid Ultra Soft. Quote
Super User flechero Posted October 19, 2007 Super User Posted October 19, 2007 Hmm... I fish #4 & #6 Yo-Zuri Hybrid and Hybrid Ultra Soft. Sorry, we went off on flyfishing. But Z-Y would make a good leader/tippet! Quote
Super User Alpster Posted October 19, 2007 Super User Posted October 19, 2007 Cortland 555 sucks. Don't get it. The line retains a lot of residue from the water and feels more sticky than slick. Cheers. If you have spool of 555 you don't want, just send it to me. I don't care what size. I love it! 8-) Ronnie Quote
GeneinTX Posted October 19, 2007 Posted October 19, 2007 FLECHERO, You hit it on the head! We ahve been nailing Smallies all week, out there. Quote
smallfry Posted October 19, 2007 Posted October 19, 2007 Smallfry, You're using an 8 wt. for smallmouth? Huh and WOW! Never heard of such a large rod and line for smallmouth. The ones you catch must be huge then. If you're fishing for smallies with an 8 wt. I want to be fishing your waters. ;D Cortland 555 sucks. Don't get it. The line retains a lot of residue from the water and feels more sticky than slick. Cheers. Average smallie for me is about 3 lbs., but 4's are possible on any given day and I get a few 5's every year (although no 5's on a fly rod....yet). The 8 wt. rod is more for the sinking line and bait than it is for the fish. My fly fishing is actually a lot like what the striper fishermen on the east coast do. Heavy sinking lines, clousers, epoxy flies, etc. I don't think I'd be able to throw a 200-250 grain line on a 6 wt. for distance and accuracy without having a very very sore shoulder at the end of the day. Quote
Del from philly Posted October 20, 2007 Author Posted October 20, 2007 Smallfry, You're using an 8 wt. for smallmouth? Huh and WOW! Never heard of such a large rod and line for smallmouth. The ones you catch must be huge then. If you're fishing for smallies with an 8 wt. I want to be fishing your waters. ;D Cortland 555 sucks. Don't get it. The line retains a lot of residue from the water and feels more sticky than slick. Cheers. Average smallie for me is about 3 lbs., but 4's are possible on any given day and I get a few 5's every year (although no 5's on a fly rod....yet). The 8 wt. rod is more for the sinking line and bait than it is for the fish. My fly fishing is actually a lot like what the striper fishermen on the east coast do. Heavy sinking lines, clousers, epoxy flies, etc. I don't think I'd be able to throw a 200-250 grain line on a 6 wt. for distance and accuracy without having a very very sore shoulder at the end of the day. your average smallie is 3lbs??? d**n man....your lucky aroudn here i get all excited when i get a 2 lber... :-[ Quote
Jake. Posted October 20, 2007 Posted October 20, 2007 I wish we had a smallmouth river around here. Sigh.... :'( Quote
zachvii Posted October 23, 2007 Posted October 23, 2007 I love the smallmouth fight over a largemouth anyday. Here in Idaho I catch a little of both randomly in the reservoirs and you can usually tell the difference right off the bat because the largemouth just dont have the same meaness of a smallmouth. I like that we have both species though because the odds of catching a 6lb smallmouth in Idaho are slim, but there are plenty of largemouth in that range to be had. Quote
AnthonyRSS Posted October 26, 2007 Posted October 26, 2007 A good friend of mine said he caught a 27" smallie at Tims Ford earlier this year. Said it was 3" past his Golden Rule but he didn't have a scale on him.... Anthony Quote
Cade Laufenberg Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 15 fish a day between 2 guys on live bait..even if they are all 7 lbs..i feel sorry for you guys.. sorry, i'll take my northern smallies any day...You can't beat enticing limits of 3-4 lbers and then helplessly playing them to the boat. lake smallies fight like river largemouth..river smallmouth... I always love this time of year..and also the early-mid spring..when almost all tournaments are won with smallmouth, and usually 5 fish limits of 17+ lbs. In a tournament that i fished in this spring, I witnessed a 24 lb 6 fish limit. It was mega. The thing is, they were throwing back dozens of the same exact size once the had their limit.... by the way...Lake Erie has plenty of 7+ lbers. a local hero of mine said he had a 35 5 lber day last november on a trip with some buddies, and the year before that one guy had an 8-14. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted October 31, 2007 Super User Posted October 31, 2007 Well, I would like to catch 4-5 lb smallmouth all day, too! As a "destination" I would definitely pick Lake Erie over the Tennessee River. The only thing that helps getting over the lack of numbers down here is knowing that there is a legitimate chance of catching the next World Record, or something close. 8-) Quote
Guest btlva Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 YBM, those are some nice smallmouth! I love the contrasting colors on those two fish. Makes for an awesome picture. Quote
Cade Laufenberg Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 yeah it sure is a nice picture. By the way, that is Jim Johnson in the picture...He is from my hometown and placed 9th in the '06 bassmaster classic after qualifying for the classic.. Quote
electrikal Posted November 1, 2007 Posted November 1, 2007 Man, oh man, I gotta get to Lake Erie someday!! :'( Catching 5lbers all day sounds almost like heaven. Now if Lake Erie was south of the Mason/Dixon line and had the potential for a 10+lber . My best "five" were actually three weighing 14.12. Quote
farmpond1 Posted November 9, 2007 Posted November 9, 2007 Even a small smallmouth can easily make up for it's diminutive size with it's sheer fighting ability. Most of my smallies are fairly small so their first run doesn't usually have a lot of "torque" but they always fight hard all the way up to to my waders. I've never met a smallmouth I didn't like. Quote
Cade Laufenberg Posted November 12, 2007 Posted November 12, 2007 you know what...forget what I said earlier...forget erie...go to the Mississippi River!! ;D I caught 9 keepers today and my friend caught 8 keepers. My best 5 were 19-1/4 lbs..My best 3 were 14-1/4 :o Quote
S I G M A Posted November 12, 2007 Posted November 12, 2007 whoa... what part of the mississippi are you fishing?? Quote
Cade Laufenberg Posted November 12, 2007 Posted November 12, 2007 Pool 8, near La Crosse, Wisconsin (southwest Wisconsin) Quote
agrregmies Posted November 17, 2007 Posted November 17, 2007 Hi guys just joined the site and enjoyed the reading on this topic, you all keep mentioning erie, yep its easy to get 20lb plus limits and they are super hard fighters with nothing short of spectaculer jumps and averaging about 3 1/2 lbs plus but I havent seen mention of lk st clair? on an average day I exceed 18lbs with my best 5 and I get bummed if I dont catch at least 10 2lb plus smallies. If youve never fished st clair your missing out! by the way hardley anyone fishes largies here so 50 + fish days are common in the back canals. Quote
S I G M A Posted November 19, 2007 Posted November 19, 2007 Pool 8, near La Crosse, Wisconsin (southwest Wisconsin) hmm... i'm down at pool 11 and the largest smallmouth i've ever seen get pulled out of these waters looks like one of those... Quote
Cade Laufenberg Posted November 20, 2007 Posted November 20, 2007 pools 7, 8, 9, and 5a could all be considered trophy smallie fisheries, especially 5a. That second picture I have to admit makes the fish look bigger than she really was, however it was still 5 to 5-1/4 lbs easy. Another big thing is the time of year..You just don't catch a 20 lb sack of smallies in the summer ;D I've never fished pool 11, or 10 really either for that matter, But I'll bet if you get out on the wingdams down there, you'll find the same results. Make sure you locate the wingdams with deep holes on them, you'll probably find a few wintering smallmouth nearby! Check out this article that I wrote for a complete run down of what I'm doing... http://www.futurebass.com/articles/artmisssmalie.htm Quote
mibronzeback Posted November 23, 2007 Posted November 23, 2007 New to the forum and enjoy the site. I used to live north of La Crosse and fished Stoddard with excellent results for big smallies. Have had similar luck in Canada and used to do well near Traverse City, MI. One of my WI buddies fished near Ashland in the bay (dont recall name) with great luck on big smallies. They are tremendous fighters anywhere you get them! Quote
Cade Laufenberg Posted November 23, 2007 Posted November 23, 2007 Stoddard Smallies..now those are a treat. when they're in there, its a hoot. I usually travel down to Stoddard in late June through July when the largemouth are going nuts. I caught so many 3-4 lbers out of the slop down there this year, as well as won some cash in tournaments using that area. It's an awesome area, why'd ya move?!?! ;D Quote
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