Went out today after cleaning up the last of the leaves in the back forty.   With my bags packed for Mexico, I grabbed a few baits and a couple of rods and hit one of my favorite smallmouth factories.  Started out sunny and almost 50 degrees (A/T) but as the afternoon wore on, a bit of a breeze came up and a few clouds moved in.  It got a little cooler.  Water temps were right at 45 which is just about right for the fatties I was after.  A swim bait on a jig head worked up and down a few drop offs usually gets bit here.  

 

 Had exactly two hits; hooked, fought and landed them both.  I was very happy.  A couple of very respectable Bronzebacks and I do mean bronze. Almost twins, both were just short of 20 inches, healthy, fat and gave a great account of themselves.   Photo & Release; it was a good and most likely my last day of this season.  If it is, that's a very satisfying way to end it.

 

A-Jay

 

Nice work, good proportion too.

Beautiful smallies!

Jeff

Nice Bronze!!!...What can brown do for you!!!!

Very nice A-Jay. Better brown than green but I got some bad news for you. I heard their are some greenies in your immediate fututure south of the border. WTG bud.

Nice fish!

Some beautiful bookend brownies there!

NIce going A-Jay!

Thanks Guys ~

 

I have some video I'll post once it's loaded.

 

It's a little wacky but I'm going to put it up anyway.

 

 

A-Jay

I was excited on this trip as you'll see in these fairly "raw" videos.

 

A-Jay

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KgN097Wmmo

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y0Eh95JBY0

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYeLeTIhI8s

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A73ysDYBtc

Those are some beauties!

Stout!

Stout!

 

Good Word.

 

A-Jay

Very cool! 

Movie stars!!!!!

Movie stars!!!!!

 

LOL ~

 

More like Goof Ball.

 

A-Jay

Good fish A-Jay!

A-Jay, that is great, love the video! I think you are at the stage now where you should get your camera running and start filming these beauties being caught. It's time to make that transition, i know a lot here including me would enjoy watching them.

 

Shimmy

Fine way to finish your home season.

A-Jay, that is great, love the video! I think you are at the stage now where you should get your camera running and start filming these beauties being caught. It's time to make that transition, i know a lot here including me would enjoy watching them.

 

Shimmy

 

 

Thanks Shimmy -

 

It's coming - The Drift HD Ghost - perhaps a Black Friday Purchase.

 

Fishing from the Old Town presents some real "Production Challenges"

 

But we'll figure it out.

 

A-Jay

Nice catch, what model Old Town do you own? Thinking about purchasing one myself.

Nice catch, what model Old Town do you own? Thinking about purchasing one myself.

 

Old Town Predator Square Back Pictured here.

 

A-Jay

 

Nice fish brotha!

 

The tail on that first one looks like a boat paddle!

A-Jay, Those are some nice SOW's! 

 

I am starting to prefer Fall Smallmouth fishing over the Spring.  Less people and the fish are just as fat (if not fatter!)  Great catches!

 

Also, I loved the video.  Make sure you have that video camera packed for your trip.  I want to see some ten pounders on film.

nice smallies and video