Hit the upper James River this weekend and caught a few nice smallies. Got so dang excited about the biggest (my PB) that I didn't get a length. I don't know what I was thinking aside from also dealing with a kayak in pretty active current. Caught them on this older Bagley crank - anybody know what model it is?

 

 

 

 

37 minutes ago, wasabi_VA said:

Hit the upper James River this weekend and caught a few nice smallies. Got so dang excited about the biggest (my PB) that I didn't get a length. I don't know what I was thinking aside from also dealing with a kayak in pretty active current. Caught them on this older Bagley crank - anybody know what model it is?

 

 

 

 

 

Newer DB1 maybe. 

Excellent 

Nice ones 

Awesome job!

Congrats on the new PB.

Outstanding!

Whatever it is....I want it!

Going back Friday to see if any of their friends are getting hungry too

32 minutes ago, wasabi_VA said:

Going back Friday to see if any of their friends are getting hungry too

Good luck! Are you going with the same strategy or are you planning something different?

Nicely done! That's a great handful of brown ones.

20 minutes ago, MN_Bassin24 said:

Good luck! Are you going with the same strategy or are you planning something different?

 

Mostly the same, just gonna get on the river earlier and spend more time fishing! Also will have a grub on another rod and throw that in some of the deeper holes.

7 hours ago, wasabi_VA said:

just gonna get on the river earlier and spend more time fishing!

more time fishing=more river smallies=one heck of a day hopefully!

May I suggest you hold the fish more vertically so you don't stress the fish's jaw so much?  

Went back a week later and only caught a catfish

50 minutes ago, wasabi_VA said:

Went back a week later and only caught a catfish

Hahah. Such is life, you’ll get em again. Spring time is typically hard fishing for me too. My friend that normally can go to his favorite spot and catch big spring smallmouth, he went out Sunday and could only catch a catfish.