feeling fotunate about smallie fishery

I've been fishing smallies on the river for several years.  I don't have much experience fishing lakes for LM Bass mainly because there aren't a whole lot of Lakes nearby that have a decent LM population.  This year I've been traveling to a few area lakes to target LM.  It certainly is fun trying to figure these fish out and using different techniques etc.  One thing I noticed is a 13-15 inch largemouth doesn't have a whole lot of fight in them.  Seems like shortly after the hookset I've got them water skiing across the top of the lake.  ON the other hand, a 13-15 smallie will give you some good runs and maybe even some aerial acrobatics!  I never realized that the smallie was so much more of a fighting machine.  I really enjoy fishing for LM and the different techniques, but give me a 15 inch smallie over a 15 inch large mouth any day!  I understand many of you southerners don't have easy access to the smallie where I can travel 10 minutes to the river and have excellent fishing.  I won't take it for granted!