Great Smallmouth Day!

[LEECH21]

On Sunday morning my cousin and I went out on a local lake for a little smallmouth fishing. Little did we know that it was going to be the best smallie action we had ever had in our lives! My biggest smallie date is a 20.5 incher out of the same lake. My second biggest was 18.5.

Right away about 2 minutes into fishing I nailed a 19.75. About 4 minutes later a 19.25 incher hit. Closely followed by a 20 incher. Before long we also had a 18.5 and two 19's. Almost every fish we caught was over 18.5 inches. We started losing track of how many we actually had over 19 inches! It was incredible that we averaged about 4 pounds+ that day.

My biggest Sunday was the 20. I'm still searching for that elusive 21 incher that will make a perfect replica. All the fish were CPR'd. I'll try to post the pics soon.

[jerkin'm]

Sweet, Green RULES!!!!!!

[EBass]

I'm jealous

[LEECH21]

I went out again last night for an hour and a half before it got dark and nailed 2 19 inchers and an 18.5. We also caught a few that were a little less than that. I thought the bite would have slowed from the afternoon storms...I guess I was wrong!

[buzzin for bass]

Great fish, sounds like I'm gonna have to start driving more than the five or ten minutes to the south metro lakes. Don't get me wrong, we have great fish here, but I have yet to find any smallmouth around me.

[Ole the Guide]

Leech,

Were you using soft baits or jerkbaits or what??

Sounds like a great time! I've never targeted smallies but I'm headed up North this week and I'm going to give it a shot!

[EBass]

OK rub it in why don't cha.

[LEECH21]

I guess I'll rub it in a little more with pics,LOL Here's just a few that I picked up in the last week.

18 1/2"

20"

19"

19 3/4"

19 1/4"

18 1/2"

Most of the fish were picked up from jigging in 6-10 feet of water. The rest were taken on cranks. All fish were CPR'd

[musky hunter]

That's what I like about smallies! When you hit it, you hit it big. If you want the replica, go ahead and do it, don't wait for the lifetime trophy. A 20.5" bass looks great on the wall. Congrats again on a great day.

[LEECH21]

You're right a 20 1/2 would look real good. The thing is, I know there are many 21"+ smallies in this lake, because I've seen them. It's only a matter of time before I stick one!

[Deitz Dittrich]

Dang, nice fish.. them look like some FREAK NASTY WAVES you were fishing in!

[EBass]

You mean you didn't eat those suckers? Those are good with black bean sauce. Just Kidding!!! My dad would eat those, and that's no joke. He will never go there though. Nice fish Leech

[gspman]

Looks like you are in front of the Olde Mill Inn for one of those pics.

[LEECH21]

Green Lake has had a bass slot for quite a few years now. That's why the size and numbers are up. All bass between 14 and 21 inches must be released. You are allowed one bass over 21 inches.

[EBass]

Oh yeah that's right. I was just kidding anyways.