Not a bass, but one of his cousins with the same "I bet I can eat it" attitude.

4" Senko & a 4" fish

That's what I call a gutsy hookset...

Yeah, I felt bad about it, but in typical Rock Bass fashion, he swam away like nothing much happened when I released him.  I half expected to see a bass swim up and inhale him as he made his way back to the shoreline cover.

Fishing for catfish bait a couple days ago when I caught this prize winner! That's shorten 2" grub on a 1/80th ounce jighead for scale

I have to add mine to this thread. I caught this little guy on a Rapala DT4. The DT4 was 15-20x bigger than this bass. It was hooked through the lip (no clue how this happened) and was successfully release. By far the smallest fish I have ever caught. Enjoy!

I have to add mine to this thread. I caught this little guy on a Rapala DT4. The DT4 was 15-20x bigger than this bass. It was hooked through the lip (no clue how this happened) and was successfully release. By far the smallest fish I have ever caught. Enjoy!

 

Very Nice -

 

That one will be hard to beat

 

A-Jay

Wow, that's tiny look at that lateral line...

Great pics, cool thread...

 

Recent overexcited girl

 

 

my pbsb

Not my smallest, but smallest on film.

 

Come on, people.  Show some respect for the fish.  Hold them vertically or horizontally with both hands. 

Come on, people.  Show some respect for the fish.  Hold them vertically or horizontally with both hands. 

 

lol or put them in a little plastic bag with water like goldfish at the fair....

I actually have a lot of respect for little fish like this. Any bass that has the huevos to try to eat something his own size deserves our care. I want that fish breeding in the future.

I actually have a lot of respect for little fish like this. Any bass that has the huevos to try to eat something his own size deserves our care. I want that fish breeding in the future.

 

I agree with respecting all fish, no matter the size. 

I didn't even know he was on there.  I don't know what possessed him to even try for it...

 

First ever fish on the fly. It's a start, right?

 

On 9/22/2014 at 7:47 PM, A-Jay said:

Very Nice -

That one will be hard to beat

 

A-Jay

I think I tied that yesterday, also on a Rapala lure (X-Rap).  This guy was such a stud that he didn't bother nipping at the rear feathered hook, he went straight for the middle of the bait.  

"...Get in my belly..."  

 

On 9/14/2014 at 9:42 AM, Dwight Hottle said:

Mexican bass with an attitude.

 

 

 

On 9/16/2014 at 8:46 AM, 00 mod said:

Not my smallest, but smallest with a pic!

 

Jeff

 

I see what ya'll doing, trying to hide the fact that you caught a double digit Mexican slaunch of a largemouth on the next cast

Probably not my smallest, but this is the most recent one on film.  Caught on a 5 inch grub and 1/4 oz ball head jig.