President Franklin D. Smallmouth

[bassmaster3000]

I went to lake roosevelt last sunday and caught 8 smallmouth. My dad caught 5 so there was a total of 13. my best fish weighed in at 2 1/4 lbs. great fight!!! great fishing!!! caught them on real worms jigged on the bottom on a drop-off. It was awesome!

Tight lines!! ;D

[huskybass]

You need some higher choices. My boat record for 2 guys in a day is 162 in Maine in 2006. They averaged about 2 1/2 pounds each, with at least three dozen over 3 pounds and the largest went about 4 1/2. I believe this was the largest one that day.

[bassmaster3000]

Wow... 162... That must have been really fun!!! What lake or river were you at?   ;D > :( 8-) :-? : :-[ :-X :-/ :-* :'(

[roadwarrior]

We generally count either boat totals or over 5 lbs.

My best boat total was twenty-five smallmouth fishing three guys.

My best day personally was fifteen with seven over 5 lbs.

Both of these days were in January, 2005. We start smallmouth

fishing again this season as soon as we have enough current.

I hope this will be a better year than fall 2007 - winter 2008.

8-)

[Dan:]

Me and a buddy had 42 between the two of use while wading one time. Most were under 1lb but we had a few up to and a little over 2lbs.

[huskybass]

Here's a link to the actual report.

http://www.nybass.com/showthread.php?t=16115&highlight=maine

Sorry, I don't name individual bodies of water out of respect to other guys who already fish there. But many waters in northern new england are capable of producing huge numbers in the spring.

[bassmaster3000]

Ever since my first smallmouth, I have been increasing in size and in catches. They are my favorite to catch, not saying I don't like LM, but I think these are just funner.

Nice bass in those pics husky.

[TournyFish001]

I lost count on a day my fellow competitor said he caught over 100- I am sure I did too- it was in the middle of the summer a lot of the fish were dinks- I think a 2.25 was big fish in the tourny- the hawgs were down deep and very hard to locate let alone get bit- so I proceeded to power fish using the numbers game- got almost 9LBS in 5 fish but boy was it busy-

[wisturkeyhunter]

5 day trip to the boundary waters in Mn. I bet I averaged close to 100 a day. Most were dinks but some were very nice 6+ pounders. I know the best day I was close to 200 plus pike and eyes. Fishing from before it was light to after it was dark on awesome waters makes for a great time.

[bigbaitfisher]

I've had WEEK LONG periods on the susquehanna river averaging 100+ fish a day, with many being over 3 pounds.  Had one day with 75 fish between 3 of us and the smallest fish was 2.5 pounds, up to 5 pounds 2 ounces.

Biggest day, which included A LOT of dinks, was 142 smallies between 3 of us.  Have also had days on the river where over 200 smallies were caught between 6 youth anglers.  

[fishizzle]

55 by myself last spring all on a jerkbait in 4 hrs.  Most over 1.5 lbs including a few 3's

My tendons in my hand hurt for 2 months (literally)

I dream of another one

They aren't very often but when smallies are on...the only limitation is how much the angler can handle

[stepchild]

I had one of those days just a few weeks ago! It was rediculously warm out and I ended up landing about 50 in 2-3 hours. Most were 1 to 2 lbs, but I also got about 10 that were 3+ with one being 5 and change.

It didn't seem to matter what I threw out there, they hit it! Cranks, spinnerbaits, jerkbaits, poppers, grubs, drop-shot: it gets hard to figure out what actually works better when almost every cast gets you a fish....doesn't get better than that!  ;D

[Mrs. Matstone]

My annual guide trip on the Susquehanna. We boated 115 between 3 of us. Great day and alot of fun.  ;D

[thetr20one]

I chose 60-80 personally. My brother in law fishing with me matched that for a boat total problably 150+.

[Crestliner2008]

15 - 20 smallies on the Quabbin for each guy on my boat is an average trip during the summer peak. This includes 10 - 12 over 3#; 3 or 4 over 4#. And nothing under 2#. However, I've yet to see a smallie over 5 at the Q! (I know Husky Bass has!) I fish it 2 or 3 times a week and do very well each outing, but the 5+ still eludes me. Maybe this fall?

If you think I'm BS'ing, check my reports (with pictures) in www.maanglers.com.

[huskybass]

Crestliner,

I've only broken 5 pounds at the Q once, fortunately she was 6-4. I get many, many smallies there between 3 pounds and 4 1/2 pounds, but that is where they top out usually. There seems to be quite a few right at 3 pounds, a bunch just under 4 pounds, and another bunch just over 4 pounds. The better ones are usually in the 4 1/4 to 4 1/2 range. That said, we catch plenty of 1 and 2 pound smallmouth as well, with the average being about 2 pounds.

I really think early season and late season are the best times to get smallies of 4 1/2 pounds plus at the Q. By that I mean pre-spawn and October.  

[Crestliner2008]

Crestliner,

I've only broken 5 pounds at the Q once, fortunately she was 6-4. I get many, many smallies there between 3 pounds and 4 1/2 pounds, but that is where they top out usually. There seems to be quite a few right at 3 pounds, a bunch just under 4 pounds, and another bunch just over 4 pounds. The better ones are usually in the 4 1/4 to 4 1/2 range. That said, we catch plenty of 1 and 2 pound smallmouth as well, with the average being about 2 pounds.

I really think early season and late season are the best times to get smallies of 4 1/2 pounds plus at the Q. By that I mean pre-spawn and October.

I agree Mike. Not sure why this body of water doesn't produce more over 5? Plenty of forage, breaks and grass. Water quality is right up there too. It may just be too much competition amongst the bass themselves that limit the size, along with the relatively short growing season. It's still one of the best lakes in the Northeast - IMO.

[roadwarrior]

Smallmouth from northern waters take 10-14 years to reach 5 lbs,

but may live to be 19.

In Southern waters a smallmouth can reach 5 lbs in 4-5 years,

but rarely lives past 10.

Of special note, the World Record was 13 years old.

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/smallmouth_record.html

8-)

[Bassboss]

1 is the most, first, smallest.

[simplejoe]

I choose 20-30. My best 28 smb in two in a half hours they were mostly 1.5 to 2 lbs.  one was 2.5 lbs  and a couple were dinks.

I need to go fishing somewhere else you guys are pulling some good numbers here.  

[Flywatersmallie]

There are times on my local river (a couple weeks in june and a couple in august) when the caddis fly hatches are at their peak that you can literally catch one every cast, all day. I rarely fish longer than a few hours, any time. My personal best was 162 in 6 hours though, at least that I actually counted. Add a few sheepshead, a walleye and a few rock bass to the day as well. There is an older gentleman that fishes there as well, and he told me a few days ago that he broke 100 19 times this year. He keeps track of everything from water temp to bait used to time of day, right on down the line. Lots of these fish are of course dinks.

This river has huge numbers of fish, most are 12" or less though there are a few 5 and 6 lbers present.