Had a men's retreat (a church thing) this weekend at a camp in western Indiana.  There's a small river/big stream that runs through the property.  Rock cliffs about 20-40 feet on one side.  Just absolutely beautiful scenery!  I waded about 1/2 mile upstream and then 1/4 mile downstream.  The water was a little cold, but it wasn't bad after my feet went numb  ;D

I don't fish rivers much so I was just experimenting really.  I was throwing a watermelon seed 3-1/2 in zoom tube on a charlie brewer slider head into any pools with slow water.  I got a lot of hits and lost a few, but landed two smallies.  One was 16", which makes it my new PB smallmouth.  What a fight!  He pulled up and down stream for about a minute with a couple of nice aerobatic jumps before I could lip him.  

I didn't have a camera or even my cell phone since I was wading and didn't know how wet I would get so no pics.  Sorry 'bout that.  But I just had to tell the story.  

congrats on your PB!!!!! 8-)

Jason