Caught my new PB Smallie a few weeks ago from my kayak. 22" 5.5lbs. Crushed my previous PB of 16". Yes I used a scale and didnt guess the weight and the fish was released to be caught again. I caught her on a white chatterbait with a small white swimbait trailer. I was sitting up shallow casting into a deep point and slow rolling the chatterbait up the point. I guesstimate she was sitting in 25 feet of water.

 

https://i.imgur.com/GkLrnPL.jpg

 

https://i.imgur.com/H2Tvmqj.jpg

 

She also bent the hell out of my hook.

 

https://i.imgur.com/TPeH7UU.jpg

Congratulations on your new personal best smallmouth bass.

Congrats! That’s a monster 

Congratulations!!!  Great Looking Fish!!  Is there a replica in your future?

Great Smallie ~

Congrats

A-Jay

Nice fish! I can't seem to break the four pound mark with smallmouth.

 

 

                          CONGRATULATIONS!

 

 

 

 

Great fish! Congrats on your new PB Smallie!!

Beautiful fish!! Nice yak as well.

Beautiful fish brother. Btw invest in some Jack Hammers, you’ll never have to worry about your hooks bending or components failing. 

Thanks guys. It was definitly a fish of a life time for Northeast Oklahoma.

Beauty,Congrats

Here's the release video of the beast.

 

22" 5.5lb Smallmouth release

Sweet. Congrats on the new PB.

Very nice and thanks for sharing!!

NICE!

Beautiful fish! Congrats!

Congrats, that's a hefty smallie!

Great catch and sportsmans release ! Now think for a moment what that fish will look like during the next spawn, all because she was handled with care and respect ! 

Nice man. My PB smallie was 22” and weight was 5 3/4lbs.

I’ve never seen one over 22”.

congratulations!

I love smallie fishing!  They're such beautiful fish and fun to fight!

Congrats on the new pb! Beautiful fish

Congrats man! Time for a replica mount and stick that chatterbait on the wall with her! 

Thanks guys. I'm still pumped about it and we believe there are bigger ones in this particular lake. I plan of fishing the hell out of it next year. 

Congrats man!

 

Glad you didn't try and claim "9lb 7oz".......