Super User RoLo Posted October 8, 2009 Super User Posted October 8, 2009 Roger, Thanks for the honorable mention. PA forbids any bass tournaments during the prespawn period April 18th thru June 12th on lake erie & inland waters. That's prime time for me. A 28-32 lbs bag of 5 fish would be very doable on the right day for a two man team during that period. Good point Dwight, I encountered that same impediment in Ohio, when I put my Silverline bassboat on the ferry to Put-In Bay, Bass Islands. Even so, I still think you've got a legitimate shot at a record bronzeback stringer, and nothing would please me more. Roger Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted October 8, 2009 Super User Posted October 8, 2009 In January, 2005 I caught fifteen smallmouth, eight over 5 lbs, the largest just over 7 lbs. The following Saturday, the two in my avatar were caught. Here are some pictures of those fish: http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/smallmouth_record.html ;D ;D ;D Quote
5ohhh Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 Don't know the name of the lake but it was the St. Lawrence between Montreal and Cornwall. Recent tourny. 5 SM 30.35. 5 SM at 27 lbs weren't in the money. Big fish SM 7.15. I was at this tournament ... the 30.35lbs is the new Canadian record for 5 fish. Charles Sim and Nigel Touhey scored it with a 7.15lb kicker. We weighed in 23.05lbs (my PB) and finished 7th. Rich Quote
Super User RoLo Posted October 9, 2009 Super User Posted October 9, 2009 In January, 2005 I caught fifteen smallmouth, eight over 5 lbs, the largest just over 7 lbs. The following Saturday, the two in my avatar were caught. Here are some pictures of those fish: http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/smallmouth_record.html ;D ;D ;D Holy Cow...what heartstopping back-to-back weekends! Whenever we're fortunate enough to experience one of those supernatural days, it leaves us with the feeling that it maybe it'll be like this from now on. But then, several years down the road we realize how infrequently we actually get to live out a dream. My boating a smallmouth stringer like that is still just a dream. Kent, I realize that you're aware of this, but as an FYI for the Pickwick road-trippers: The Alabama state-record smallmouth was taken from Wilson Lake (tailrace of Wheeler Dam). When I was a kid, that same 10½ lb smallmouth was also the World-Record! (then along came Dave). Today however, electroshocking by the state reveals that if the incumbent smallmouth state record is ever broken, it will happen downstream (west & north) of the Wilson Dam; in Lake Pickwick or its tailrace. Go For It! Roger Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted October 9, 2009 Super User Posted October 9, 2009 I know about the error in the article, but I cannot edit an article like we can do with a post. Roger is correct, the AL state record was caught below Wheeler, not Guntersville. -Kent :-[ Quote
Smallmouth Bass49 Posted October 10, 2009 Posted October 10, 2009 Best I have ever witnessed personally on Erie was 33 pounds 9 ounces. If I remember right his lunker was an even 7 lbs. Welcome to the sight!!! Some real big bass out of Erie huh? Still haven't fished it yet, might have to next spring. Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted January 25 Super User Posted January 25 Old thread alert ! Back in May 2018, I managed a 29-7 lb bag. It was a calm and quiet morning that began with a bang. My first brown bass of the day was a tank ! On the scale she was half a goby shy of 7 lbs. Just a gorgeous northern Michigan specimen. I was pumped. Only got 4 more fish on this trip, but they were all over 5 pounds. A jerkbait & a vibrating jig each accounted for a pair of fatties. With the wind coming on pretty good, I called it a day; but what a day. One I will definitely remember for a long time. My largest to date, still targeting the very elusive but most magic 30 lb bag. A-Jay 8 Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted January 25 Super User Posted January 25 I met Shane Hoelzle down at Lake Baccarac. At the time he was living in Washington State. He and his tournament partner Jestin Brown hold the Canadian record for a two day tournament at 64-06. That's 33-02 the first day & 31-04 the second. They had two over 8lbs & one over 7lbs. They were fishing in British Columbia waters. The lake is located in both Washington State & BC Canada. That's 10 smallmouth weighing 64lbs-6ounces. 4 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted January 25 Super User Posted January 25 I've caught several five-smallie bags over 20 pounds, but not by much. I remember one evening when my five best were, in inches, 19, 19.5, 19.75, 20.25, and 20.5, which is a mix of four and five-pounders. Not @A-Jay-sized, but not bad for northwestern Ontario from a canoe. The In-Fisherman length to weight chart says my bag above was 22.87 lbs. I remember another evening when I caught six thick smallies ranging from 19 inches to 21 inches, so that would be a similar bag. Nowhere near as big as the others in this thread, but pretty hefty for how far north I was, WAY north of Simcoe. FWIW, my all-time heaviest smallmouth was likely six pounds. I didn't weigh her, but she was extraordinary, built like a spawning lmb. It was nearly dark when I landed her and my brother, in another canoe, got one lousy photo of her. I'll see if I can find it. She had a sagging gut like you see on big lmbs. 2 Quote
Super User J Francho Posted January 25 Super User Posted January 25 The best I've done on the south shore of Lake Ontario is a hair over 21. I know one day on Eries we had to be over 25 with two fish over 6 and one close to it. That was a magical late November day, though my boater said it was slow fishing, lol. 2 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted January 27 Super User Posted January 27 That's insane, @pdxfisher, but if it weren't an FFS bag, I'd be even more impressed. Knowing exactly where to cast incurs a 15-pound deduction. Still, a 25-pound bag is more than I've ever managed. 3 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted January 27 Global Moderator Posted January 27 36 minutes ago, Swamp Girl said: That's insane, @pdxfisher, but if it weren't an FFS bag, I'd be even more impressed. Knowing exactly where to cast incurs a 15-pound deduction. Still, a 25-pound bag is more than I've ever managed. You should watch FFS in person some time , it’s way harder than just fishing. Looked like Chinese arithmetic to me, no way I could ever figure out where to cast give me a kayak and some nightcrawlers haha 2 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted January 27 Super User Posted January 27 13 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said: You should watch FFS in person some time , it’s way harder than just fishing. Oh, I'm just trash talking. I'm sure it's hard and I'd be happy to try it. I just wouldn't want to lock onto that screen. I like sight-seeing when I fish. There are so many wondrous things to see. However, I don't think we have FFS in Maine. We're the ends of the roads, you know. We have one freeway and it literally dead ends. Here's an Ontario Backcountry smallie, another wondrous thing to see! 3 Quote
softwateronly Posted February 1 Posted February 1 @pdxfisher that is the craziest fishing video I've ever seen, thank you! scott 1 1 Quote
pdxfisher Posted February 2 Posted February 2 4 hours ago, softwateronly said: @pdxfisher that is the craziest fishing video I've ever seen, thank you! scott Yes, that is just plain nuts. Culling once in a lifetime trophies! 2 Quote
softwateronly Posted February 2 Posted February 2 2 hours ago, pdxfisher said: Yes, that is just plain nuts. Culling once in a lifetime trophies! Right? Here's my bonus 7lber that don't make the cut!! and these little 5ers too... scott 1 Quote
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