dallas0996 Posted July 15, 2008 Posted July 15, 2008 Hi guys, I was out trying out a new reservoir near work and ended up getting to do a bit of sight fishing. Cast my line out about 30 feet with a weedless senko rigged and saw 2 cruisers come by the shore about 10 feet out. burned my line back in to cross their path and BAM! the one closest to the worm nailed it! I reeled him in and his buddy took off. Definitely fought like a what I expect a smallie to and I sent him back on his way. Tore my senko in half and instead of running back to the truck (I was pretty much on lunch break) I re-rigged half of the senko and sent it back out...wouldn't ya know? His buddy came back around and pummeled my little makeshift grub!! So 2 for the price of 1 inside of 10 minutes. these guys both ran around 15-16 inches maybe a bit bigger and I was convinced on the shoreline that they were smallies. But now looking at the pic, (albeit a lousy phonecam pic) I am questioning my ability to id smallies!! So 2 questions... 1. Is this a smallie? 2. what is the absolute 1 characteristic besides the eye/jaw lateral line that IDs a smallie from a LMB? I feel like an idiot, but I have just recently been introduced to SMB, having caught LMB and Spotted almost exclusively. Quote
basser89 Posted July 15, 2008 Posted July 15, 2008 Check this out: http://mdc.mo.gov/fish/sport/bass/bassid/ Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted July 15, 2008 Super User Posted July 15, 2008 aaaaaaa... Smallmouth aren't green, don't have a black stripe running horizontally along both sides of their bodies, have "smaller mouths" relative to their body and the tail is disproportionally bigger from top to bottom. 8-) Quote
dallas0996 Posted July 15, 2008 Author Posted July 15, 2008 Thanks guys...seems like I am questioning myself with no good reason...but I have always had trouble with the whole "color" thing... I feel dumb now.... Quote
Pitchinkid Posted July 15, 2008 Posted July 15, 2008 THATS A FUNNY LOOKING MOUTH ON THAT THING. LOL LOOKS LIKE A SMALLMOUTH HOOKED UP WITH A SNOOK ONE LIGHT NIGHT AND HAD SOME SMOOKIES. LOL SMOOKIES Quote
dallas0996 Posted July 15, 2008 Author Posted July 15, 2008 Kid...where in Wva you at? I still have quite a bit of kin out Wardensville way....Orndorffs been in Hardy county since back before we kicked out the British... Quote
bass slayer21 Posted July 16, 2008 Posted July 16, 2008 aaaaaaa... Smallmouth aren't green, don't have a black stripe running horizontally along both sides of their bodies, have "smaller mouths" relative to their body and the tail is disproportionally bigger from top to bottom. 8-) bingo Quote
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