Staogtepi

Those are some nice ones, gotta get a scale on em! When i forget a tape I’ll use some fishing line or a stick and cut it so I can measure once i get home.

That’s a fatty! Nice work. Yea I think I got 3 fish over 4 and one over 5 this year. They’re not easy to find up here.

Nice fish! Up here those are hard to come by. Good work.

Nice work, that’s a hog smallie! I’m near lake Orion too. It’s tough finding big ones out here for sure.

Yea, the record smallie was broken just a couple years ago so the big boys gotta be out there somewhere. Good luck!

Great fish dude. Hope I find that 6 pounder eventually. Also, hope you have some luck and stick a pig this year too brotha. Have a good one!

I feel like it’s better for me when I stick to one or two lakes and get as much info as I can about them. I’ve had a lake kick my butt, then when I actually put some time on the water I’d be able to produce. All lakes fish differently in my experience so when I move to somewhere else most things from other spots don’t apply.

Awesome fish and story, super cool colors on that fish. Nice work brotha. Gotta listen to the guys that've been around to learn the old tricks. Grandpa knows best!

Man that’s a tank! Too bad you didn’t have a scale. But yea I agree, my fish will probably have a bigger belly sometime throughout the year. Ill have to find her again when she’s 6#. Congrats on that big one you got as well!

Those are both really nice fish, anything over 5# for a largemouth up here is pretty hard to come by as far as I’m concerned. 6# is my new largemouth goal as well. The fact that the smallie state record was broken just a few years ago gives me some hope that a monster largemouth could be lurking around somewhere too. Just gotta find her. Good luck brotha, hope you get a shot at a big one!

I really like my Vanford2500. Nice reel. Super light and smooth drag. If your willing to spend the money I’d recommend it.

Lol. It’s funny how the big ones bite the small lures some days. Good luck this year dude, I hope a big one comes your way!

Yea this snow is a bummer. Too bad your big smallie got off. Those moments of losing nice ones, or seeing big follows are what motivated me too grind for this fish. Good luck this year, hope you get the big one you’re lookin for!

Thanks brotha, I’m pretty stoked I finally got it. But mannn, those are some nice fish you got! It’ll be tough to beat those. Good luck, hope you catch a big one!

I set a goal of catching a 5 pound plus Michigan largemouth, and have finally reached it after 2 years. Last year I got a 4-2, and was super happy with that. But this past weekend I finally got my 5-8, 22 incher. What are your guys Michigan PBs? Also what kind of goals do you guys set for yourselves?