Started Wednesday at Lake Shawnee in Topeka in search of the newly stocked trout and maybe some smallmouth. Ended up being a smallmouth trip and maybe some trout. I caught about every fish in the lake (largemouth, smallmouth, crappie, walleye, white bass, drum), but the 4th or 5th smallmouth of the day made the whole trip worthwhile in the first hour. 

 

Thursday I was at Shawnee County State Lake, just north of Topeka, this time in search of the alleged big largemouth. I'd only fished the lake once before and the results were less than spectacular. This time, I extracted some revenge on the lake. I missed getting 2 of my big fish on film (both 4lb 10oz), but I did manage to get a 4lb 12oz fish, and a 5lb fish on camera. One of the 4lb 10oz fish was on a homemade 5/8oz sapphire blue jig, the rest of the big ones were on my bladed jigs in black and blue with a sapphire blue pit boss for a trailer. 

For those that don't want to watch the videos.

Great couple trips! Congrats!

Jeff

Nice going, dog looks happy too!

well done, sir

Nice fish Clayton!

Those are some solid fish! WTG...