Fish Chris Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 I haven't exactly been hammering them yet, but I've managed to scrape out 3 to 6 good fish per trip. Mostly Smallies, 3 to 5 lbs, but a couple of 6 lb Northern Largemouths on the Hud. Anyway, this was a nice healthy 5.4 lb'er from yesterday. I took a vertical shot which I like a lot better, but somehow it came out OOF :-/ Oh, one fun thing yesterday; So, I come up to one of my spots, and their is a pontoon boat beached about 100 feet down, which had transported a whole 20 man fire crew. So they are just covering the shoreline, right in front of my spot, gathering brush and making bonfires. Felt kind of weird to get so close to them working, but I figured, their job was on land, and mine was on water So, I go on and whip out a long cast with the Hud and start a slow retrieve................. Whack ! I get hit, set the hook, fish on ! So, I hear one of the guys say, "Look, he's got one". I glance back over my shoulder, and the whole fire crew has stopped working, to watch me fight this fish Right then, it does a jump, and all twenty guys are like "Whoa......" It had that pro-sporting event audience sound to it ;D So anyway, I land the fish, and it's not a bad one.... about 6 lbs... but not really a big one for a swimbait fish, either. Certainly not a photo fish. Pretty cool to have had such a large, and attentive audience though :-) I need to go stick a big one today though ;-) Peace, Fish Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted March 25, 2009 Super User Posted March 25, 2009 Quit complanining, you'll get no sympathy from about 99.9999% of this crowd! BTW, Nice fish. Please keep the reports coming, we all want to be Fish Chris when we grow up! 8-) Quote
Tokyo Tony Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 Beautiful smallmouth, Fish. I'm still waiting for your DD smallie Quote
Fish Chris Posted March 25, 2009 Author Posted March 25, 2009 Hey RW, I'm definately not complaining I'm just saying that so far, with the catches I've been making, the trips themselves {or should I say, just being out on a beautiful lake, surrounded by nature} has been the "best part"....... Now, let me start sticking some 7+ lb Smallies, and 9+ lb (10 ? :) Northern strainers, and then it might shift to where "the catching" is the best part Seriously though, and I'm sure I mentioned this last year.... But the older I get, the more "just being out there" matters.... and the less "whether or not I'm catching anything". The kids here probably think I'm crazy, but I bet a few of you older guys can relate.... Peace, Fish Quote
I Love BassResource Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 We have to drive to TN or Erie for smallmouth like that. Beautiful fish!! Quote
Pitchinkid Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 We have to drive to TN or Erie for smallmouth like that. Beautiful fish!! Hello Mcfly! We have smallmouth like that. THE NEW RIVER Even the ELK and the GREENBRIER has fish of this size, maybe not the numbers of the New or Erie but they can be found Quote
I Love BassResource Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 We have to drive to TN or Erie for smallmouth like that. Beautiful fish!! Hello Mcfly! We have smallmouth like that. THE NEW RIVER Even the ELK and the GREENBRIER has fish of this size, maybe not the numbers of the New or Erie but they can be found Yeah i'm aware they exist, but lets see some pics of people actually holding them. I can drive to where smfisher lives(new river) and nail 1- 3lb fish for days. The 5lb+ are far and few between unless you head to one TN or Erie. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted March 25, 2009 Super User Posted March 25, 2009 That's a cool story, and a beautiful fish. You have some beautiful scenery around that lake shore as well. About the closest I have is a similar situation, fishing a causeway from one of the local bays off Lake Ontario. There were the usual assortment of locals fishing the shoreline for panfish. I ran into a great school of smallies turned on to the TW bite, and put on quite a show for about an hour. Men were crying, women fainted, children's' minds were forever corrupted. OK, it wasn't that big a deal, but pretty cool. Nice job out there,and keep the reports and pics coming, even if they are "dink" 5 pounders, LOL. Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted March 25, 2009 Super User Posted March 25, 2009 Keep up the stories & the pics. I love the color & markings on your california fish. The size isn't bad either. Quote
SMfisher Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 what a nice smallie Fish Cris your the man! Quote
Pitchinkid Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 We have to drive to TN or Erie for smallmouth like that. Beautiful fish!! Hello Mcfly! We have smallmouth like that. THE NEW RIVER Even the ELK and the GREENBRIER has fish of this size, maybe not the numbers of the New or Erie but they can be found Yeah i'm aware they exist, but lets see some pics of people actually holding them. I can drive to where smfisher lives(new river) and nail 1- 3lb fish for days. The 5lb+ are far and few between unless you head to one TN or Erie. Get your camera and lets go. Quote
Super User SPEEDBEAD. Posted March 26, 2009 Super User Posted March 26, 2009 ' We have to drive to TN or Erie for smallmouth like that. Beautiful fish!! Hello Mcfly! We have smallmouth like that. THE NEW RIVER Even the ELK and the GREENBRIER has fish of this size, maybe not the numbers of the New or Erie but they can be found Yeah i'm aware they exist, but lets see some pics of people actually holding them. I can drive to where smfisher lives(new river) and nail 1- 3lb fish for days. The 5lb+ are far and few between unless you head to one TN or Erie. Get your camera and lets go. Make sure you pick me up on the way to Erie. Fish, that is an awesome pic man. Keep em coming. Quote
I Love BassResource Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 ' We have to drive to TN or Erie for smallmouth like that. Beautiful fish!! Hello Mcfly! We have smallmouth like that. THE NEW RIVER Even the ELK and the GREENBRIER has fish of this size, maybe not the numbers of the New or Erie but they can be found Yeah i'm aware they exist, but lets see some pics of people actually holding them. I can drive to where smfisher lives(new river) and nail 1- 3lb fish for days. The 5lb+ are far and few between unless you head to one TN or Erie. Get your camera and lets go. Make sure you pick me up on the way to Erie. Fish, that is an awesome pic man. Keep em coming. Your welcome to go, I'm cooking a trip up to Buffalo in a month or so. We went last year and had stuck 5lb fish by lunch. Was a blast. Quote
bass wrangler569 Posted May 18, 2009 Posted May 18, 2009 I feel your pain, I hate it when all those pesky 5-6lb largemouth are bothering my lure... ;D I tell you what man, I don't care where you live, california, mexico, anywhere, if you can say "6lber" and "not photo worthy" in the same sentence, you are a d@mn good fishermen! Quote
Uncle Leo Posted May 19, 2009 Posted May 19, 2009 Hey RW, I'm definately not complaining I'm just saying that so far, with the catches I've been making, the trips themselves {or should I say, just being out on a beautiful lake, surrounded by nature} has been the "best part"....... Now, let me start sticking some 7+ lb Smallies, and 9+ lb (10 ? :) Northern strainers, and then it might shift to where "the catching" is the best part Seriously though, and I'm sure I mentioned this last year.... But the older I get, the more "just being out there" matters.... and the less "whether or not I'm catching anything". The kids here probably think I'm crazy, but I bet a few of you older guys can relate.... Peace, Fish Well said Fish, I agree just being out on the water provides peace. Quote
Super User retiredbosn Posted May 20, 2009 Super User Posted May 20, 2009 I'm so jealous, I need to move to CA for the smallies. Congrats Fish Chris Quote
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