Went out with my good buddy Dwight Hottle for a week of BS, lies, ribbing, drinking and a little fishing to boot.  We fished 6.5 days on famous Erie, with nothing but jerkbaits, and focusing not on numbers but size.  My previous PB smallie was 4lb 12oz(twice) and I was determined to beat it........and I did.  Last day too.  Talk about putting in my work.  I caught 49 smallies, 1 stripe bass, 2 goggle eyes, 1 perch (3/4lb PB), and 1 walleye (5.5lb PB), and several dumb dumb heads all on jerkbaits. 

 

And what makes this even more awesome, 14 of my bass were over 4 lbs.  Good times, were had, and I look forward to my next trip up!

 

Now for the pics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

My New PB weighing 5lbs even on 2 scales.....

 

 

PB Walleye: (5.5 lbs)

 

 

And the biggest Dumb Dumb head: (14lbs)

 

 

 

Thanks to Dwight for putting me on these bass and look forward to fishing again buddy! 

 

Jeff

 

 

 

Awesome looking fish! Congrats on the PB's

Hey Jeff great times buddy. A-Jay and I just ate your PB walleye for dinner tonight.

Hey Jeff great times buddy. A-Jay and I just ate your PB walleye for dinner tonight.

 

 

Good deal.  Grilled or fried?  Now ya'll get out there and slay em! 

 

Jeff

Amazing fish man!!

Man I can't wait to do some smallie fishing when my buddy gets settled in his move to MN... Smallies and some pike

Awesome outing! Way to get them!

Great job, guys. I love how fat those things are. 

 

Fat bottom bass make the fishing world go round! 

Nice going guys.  I really like that last picture Jeff. 

What a fishery!

 

Congrats on your success.

WOO-HOO!

 

 

 

   

 

 

Small correction: Your previous PB was 5 & change unless "live bait" doesn't count.

Congrats!

Awesome gentlemen!!!....GREAT JOB!!!

Wow, 00 mod.... Man you're getting it done, this year! Supernice pics... How's the curado I holding up?.....those are such beautiful fish.. Hard jerk bait? As in say gold pointer? You guys gotta great guide there, he sure put you on them!

Man, great fish(es).  I'm totally jealous.

Wow, 00 mod.... Man you're getting it done, this year! Supernice pics... How's the curado I holding up?.....those are such beautiful fish.. Hard jerk bait? As in say gold pointer? You guys gotta great guide there, he sure put you on them!

Yes, all hard jerkbaits. And every fish on this trip was caught on the curado I's. Still liking them a lot!

Jeff

WOW those are some nice cannot wait to go and see those Great Lake Hogs, going there in September  

Wow, 00 mod.... Man you're getting it done, this year! Supernice pics... How's the curado I holding up?.....those are such beautiful fish.. Hard jerk bait? As in say gold pointer? You guys gotta great guide there, he sure put you on them!

 

 

Just re-read this and realized you thought we hired a guide. I flew up and fished with Dwight Hottle in his boat.  He is the "guide", but if you ever tell him I thought that highly of his fishing abilities, I would call you a liar!  :laugh5:

 

Jeff

I got cha! You fellers are friends! I got a good laugh outta that..... Still, what beautiful fish!

I still think it was a gold pointer! Lol!

We did use a lot of pointers in different colors and depths, but gold wasn't one of them.  

 

Jeff

Nice brownies! I'm heading out tomorrow to target different brownies in the salt - Cobia. If all goes according to plan, I'll be eating well tomorrow night!

Nice Bronzebacks!!!

Hey guys after fishing with Jeff on my home waters he really is a quick study. The man can work a jerkbait with the best of them. Now if only we could teach him how to bet. Jeff don't forget you still owe me $2 bucks.

That's awesome guys!  Nice feesh!

Hey guys after fishing with Jeff on my home waters he really is a quick study. The man can work a jerkbait with the best of them. Now if only we could teach him how to bet. Jeff don't forget you still owe me $2 bucks.

Yea yea yea....I hear ya.

Jeff

I really hope I can fish Erie sometime in my life! All you hear about it is good fishing...