10 hours ago, PaulVE64 said:

 I've caught 400 - 500 smallies this year.

 

400-500 seems high, but most are under a pound. Maybe a dozen were over 3 lbs.

 

I hear it takes 5 years for a smallie to get 12" long in my waters.

On 10/4/2022 at 8:38 PM, redmeansdistortion said:

For what a 1,000 square foot shoebox runs you in Cali, you can get a 5,000 square foot mansion 

Yeah, and for half that you could get a bigger mansion in Iowa (or Djibouti)...

 

37 minutes ago, PaulVE64 said:

400-500 seems high, but most are under a pound. Maybe a dozen were over 3 lbs.

 

I hear it takes 5 years for a smallie to get 12" long in my waters.

Sometimes I feel like  it takes me 5 years to catch a 12” one 

Yesterday I caught 4, one at about 2#. Tomorrow I try a new for me river that is fly tackle only.