I'll have some new toys for river smallmouth fishing soon. Chomping at the bit to enjoy these new gadgets. Alas! Patience.
I caught 20 smallies on 5/10 in 4 hours, mostly on Lucky Craft Sammy 100 near flats and tubes in the wood piles. My partner added another 10, only throwing tubes. Lost one really good fish at my feet in the 18-19"+ range. This doesn't happen to me much, I knew on this small stream the smallmouth like to hunker deep in the wood. I wouldn't get too many chances. The loss seemed like an epic fail, especially so lazily handled. The stream banks change a lot due to erosion, some of the holes simply disappear from year to year. I have a sense of urgency that every chance counts here because the bass can simply be under the logjams and inaccessible. You might only get 2-3 good chances! Largest went 17.25", 16", 3-15" after that.
Had a tick on me when I got home. Hadn't attached yet, thankfully. Ticks are about my least favorite thing in the world. Then another two on me in the car the next day. Think I tracked those ticks in when I pitched off the high bank into the wood from better line of sight. I offer up some advice in the form of this photo:
I caught 20 smallies on 5/10 in 4 hours, mostly on Lucky Craft Sammy 100 near flats and tubes in the wood piles. My partner added another 10, only throwing tubes. Lost one really good fish at my feet in the 18-19"+ range. This doesn't happen to me much, I knew on this small stream the smallmouth like to hunker deep in the wood. I wouldn't get too many chances. The loss seemed like an epic fail, especially so lazily handled. The stream banks change a lot due to erosion, some of the holes simply disappear from year to year. I have a sense of urgency that every chance counts here because the bass can simply be under the logjams and inaccessible. You might only get 2-3 good chances! Largest went 17.25", 16", 3-15" after that.
Had a tick on me when I got home. Hadn't attached yet, thankfully. Ticks are about my least favorite thing in the world. Then another two on me in the car the next day. Think I tracked those ticks in when I pitched off the high bank into the wood from better line of sight. I offer up some advice in the form of this photo:
Always check up under yunder......
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