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I've been trying to take my bass fishing up a notch this spring and some hard work has been paying off. As well as some help from another BFT'er pointing me in the right direction.I know I've just hit the tip the iceberg when it comes to Bass fishing. But now I'm addicted!!
After catching mostly 12"-14'' inchers over the last couple of weeks I finally landed a nice one..( well for me anyway)[cool]
It was 17 1/2"... I know that won't impress some people. But I was stoked!!
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Good job dude! Im in the same boat. The biggest bass I ever caught was just over 12".
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Thanks! I caught a Largemouth earlier this spring that was bigger..well..fatter that this SMB. But the Smallie fought noticeably harder.
Heres the Largemouth I caught in May.
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RE "It was 17 1/2"... I know that won't impress some people. But I was stoked!!"
Who cares what "some people" think? They probably don't get bigger ones anyway. Thats a nice smallie for around here. Good work.
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I'm impressed! I've caught a smallie that big before, but it's not like I could just go do it whenever. That's a heck of a nice fish!
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Nice, regardless of what others think its still a nice fish. now you just got to catch them on a fly [cool]
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Thanks guys...
Jordan..yes that area has been pretty kind to us lately. Thanks for the help brotha!!!
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No problem, I'm glad you got into some nice ones! I'm hoping it will still be good this weekend. I'm not sure how long the fish normally stay up on the beds. Anyone know?
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That is a beaut J congrats. Good things come to those that keep after it.
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I started fishing for them 25 yrs ago my biggest was allmost 6lb, but i dont care what anyone says thats a nice smallie, and yeah they do fight.good!
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Right on thanks! My next challenge will be to see if I can still find them when they move back to deeper water.
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Very solid fish for sure! Good work!
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Anyone who's familiar with Smallmouths would know that's a fish to be proud of - nice work man, especially for Deer Creek. I've yet to catch a quality SM, but even the small ones fight good - he put up much of a fight?
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Yeah it. Put up a decent fight. Made me realize I need a more stout rod. For several years all my money has been focused on fly gear. It really need to invest in a nice bait casting setup if I plan on doing more serious bass fishing.
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Nice bass 17 1/2 is a good bass..
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Those are some great looking fish. You've got me beat this year. I haven't been able to top 16" on largemouth, and probably only 14" on smallmouth this spring. And my personal best smallies have all topped out at 17.5" too. Good job, they're lots of fun. BTW, I just started using baitcasting gear a couple of weeks ago, and I think you're going to like it.
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