My biggest smallmouth so far this year is 14".  (Ok, stop laughing!  ha-ha)  I hate to say this, but you guys are making me feel better about the smallie I lost on Sunday afternoon.  Wading in a river, I threw a jig into a slack area and when I lifted up on the rod thought I was snagged on a rock.  Gave it a little tug to free it and it was a fish.  She raced at me and I tried to set the hook harder but then she jumped... and then jumped again... Holy crap, this fish is 3+ pounds which is big for me. I might get one shot a year at a smallie this big!  I finally caught up to her and she turned and... here came my jig.  I'm still a little nauseous over it.

I have only landed a 3 pounder this year so far that was the biggest the summer is when it really turns on for me though.

I have only landed a 3 pounder this year so far that was the biggest the summer is when it really turns on for me though.

Same here...The biggest ones I've cuaght so far this year was a 3.5lb smallie and a 3-4lb large mouth(didn't have a scale),I thought I would stick a pig during the spawn but I never got much time to fish and the conditions weren't rite but hopefully there will be bigger.

Wolfy, 

did you catch those in your area?  If so those have to be huge for there I would think.  Great job.

 

Thanks,

 

Yep, same area I always fish. They have made me fall in love with fishing the early season despite the tough conditions, right now I'm surrounded by dinks and buck bass and can't even break 2lb... lol. If I catch one now that weighs 1lb+ it's considered a "nice one".

 

WolfyBrandon

Best Largemouth  7 lbs 13 oz caught in Maine

 

 

Best Smallie is a tie at 4 lbs 1 oz. One from Maine and one from Vermont.

 

 

 

Hopefully will be able to upgrade by the end of the year.

Best Largemouth  7 lbs 13 oz caught in Maine

 

 

Best Smallie is a tie at 4 lbs 1 oz. One from Maine and one from Vermont.

 

 

 

Hopefully will be able to upgrade by the end of the year.

Awesome Largemouth ~

 

Always enjoy seeing the Maine green tanks you're able to hunt down.

 

Is that beast from this season ? Let me guess - Jig Fish ?

 

A-Jay

Awesome Largemouth ~

 

Always enjoy seeing the Maine green tanks you're able to hunt down.

 

Is that beast from this season ? Let me guess - Jig Fish ?

 

A-Jay

 

All three are this seasons best so far. Looking to upgrade on both species. There is a whole lot of fishing to be done.

Fantastic pic's, congrats.. I'm still stuck at 3lbs+ But the seasons early!!

7.91. Don't know about fish lost/missed but the season is young and I've landed 6 or 7 fish pretty good fish so far no DD's yet. I haven't seen one of those for about three years now.

My biggest smallmouth so far this year is 14".  (Ok, stop laughing!  ha-ha)  I hate to say this, but you guys are making me feel better about the smallie I lost on Sunday afternoon.  Wading in a river, I threw a jig into a slack area and when I lifted up on the rod thought I was snagged on a rock.  Gave it a little tug to free it and it was a fish.  She raced at me and I tried to set the hook harder but then she jumped... and then jumped again... Holy crap, this fish is 3+ pounds which is big for me. I might get one shot a year at a smallie this big!  I finally caught up to her and she turned and... here came my jig.  I'm still a little nauseous over it.

14 inches is probably under my average size for smallies. My biggest ever is 3 and 3/4 pounds.

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/157538-stupid-mistake/#entry1779749

So far I "LANDED" an 8#

For all you land fisherman like me- you don't need a bass boat with all the extaments to catch Big, Pig bass. 

 

"Just a Fishing Rod, a Scale, and a Backpack of Baits."

 

Ish

I have only fished about 12 hours total this year. My biggest bass so far was the first fish I caught, in the first 10 minutes of my first (very brief) outing this season, May 4th. A bit over 4lbs:

 

Haven't lost anything bigger. Yet.

 

...right now I'm surrounded by dinks and buck bass and can't even break 2lb... lol. If I catch one now that weighs 1lb+ it's considered a "nice one".

 

lol...I noticed your last couple posts on the other thread really put the "small" in "smallie".

Best landed was a little over 9lbs. I lost one yesterday that looked to be 10-12

I've caught quite a few of these little rascals this year (between 3 and 4 lbs) but nothing bigger. 

 

 

I had one on last weekend that warrants a "one that got away" story.  I cast a jig and craw to a lone stick-up by the dam at a new lake and felt the slightest of ticks.  After setting the hook, I thought I had a catfish as they sometimes like the JJs on my craws.  The fish just stayed deep and wouldn't come up, pulling my rod aggressively toward the water.  My heart kind of leaped in my throat when I got a look at her as she surfaced about 15 - 20 feet from the boat.  I immediately tried pulling to my left and down to keep her from leaping.  Unfortunately, I pulled the hook free from her mouth.  She might have been at least twice the weight of the one in the pic above, though I didn't have my remote digital weight estimator to fire at her and get a reading.  Sometimes the ones you lose can make you feel like an amateur. 

So far I "LANDED" an 8#

For all you land fisherman like me- you don't need a bass boat with all the extaments to catch Big, Pig bass. 

 

"Just a Fishing Rod, a Scale, and a Backpack of Baits."

 

Ish

Any pics?

3lb 14oz LM & 3lb 8oz SM

 

Not sure on weight, somewhere around 3-3.5 I'd guess.  I lost one about 15 minutes before I caught that one that was quite a bit bigger, I got a good look at it when it jumped and it looked to be closer to 5.  That one will probably be closer to 7 pounds by the time the season's over. 

not sure on weight but i guessed 7 maybe a lil more...hit a half ounce cordell in bleeding shad.