I thought I would give it another go after the early afternoon rain shower before the river gets blowed out again. I started out throwing a redeyed shad which produced a dink on the second cast then I foul hooked a big carp then a big sucker then I sacrificed the redye to a snag. I fished for an hour and caught another dink then I tied on a 1.98 Walmart minnow lure and fished for another hour and was about to call it quits but that little voice in my head said a couple more cast and BOOM!!! this big gal crushed it. I wish I could say it was an epic battle but she hit almost at my feet so after one bull dog run I flipped her on the bank . I've caught 19's and one over 20 but none had the girth of this toad
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My PB Smallmouth
I thought I would give it another go after the early afternoon rain shower before the river gets blowed out again. I started out throwing a redeyed shad which produced a dink on the second cast then I foul hooked a big carp then a big sucker then I sacrificed the redye to a snag. I fished for an hour and caught another dink then I tied on a 1.98 Walmart minnow lure and fished for another hour and was about to call it quits but that little voice in my head said a couple more cast and BOOM!!! this big gal crushed it. I wish I could say it was an epic battle but she hit almost at my feet so after one bull dog run I flipped her on the bank . I've caught 19's and one over 20 but none had the girth of this toad
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That's a toad for sure. Way to go on the new pb. Like you I caught my pb on a 2 dollar lure also.
You know BR sometimes is disappointing posting a fish like that.....In person the rarity and size of such a large smallmouth is fully evident but on camera it doesn't always come thru. But from experience I can tell that fish is an apsolute donkey!
I know you've seen Ur share of big smallmouth so accomplishing a PB is no easy feat. Congrats man I know that felt good.
I know you've seen Ur share of big smallmouth so accomplishing a PB is no easy feat. Congrats man I know that felt good.
What a heffer! Man all these smallies I've been seein have been givin me the itch. I'll bet that was a fun battle
SON! You got toadzilla! Awesome start to 2017! Congratulations on your personal best! What a girth. Did you get a length? Keep up the good work! We've been hammering largemouth and are just starting to Target the smallies. I've always been a river man a heart. Nothing compares to smallmouth! Once again, congrats!
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