Now believe me, had not caught the 8.5 the week before, I'd be flat flipping out over here ! But caught in this order, this one doesn't seem like quite as big a deal. Oh well. This is still the second biggest Smallmouth of my life. She had a really large frame.... probably as big as the 8.5, she just didn;t have that totally bloated belly (still not exactly skinny, either). Anyway, she ended up going 7.3 lbs :-)

Can't wait to go back ! :-)

Peace,

Fish

Oh BTW, I sight fished her on the Huddlebug, in mudbug color.

what a tiny fish!

just kidding.  that thing is a moose!!!  i understand what your saying about the edge of excitement not being there.

That is awsome, nice hawg.  Your on a roll.  Keep the pics coming.

i c a WR coming soon

well done man!!!

Great fish and great pictures! I get a big kick out of your posts. I hope your good fortune continues.

I am liking the thought of California more and more with each one of your posts... LOL

You are killin me here FishLCris. Only a 7-3? Is that even a keeper in that lake?,lol. Great stuff man. Its just unbelievable. Now when I get those five fours, five twelves, etc, etc, I will be embarrassed,lol. Good job.

Great looking fish congrats.

Good job man.  It seems all you catch are giant fish!!  She's a pretty one too!

I catch little ones too :-) But more often than I catch little ones, I just don't catch any at all ! Just to remind you guys; The 2 bass trips I made, before these last 3 awesome trips, I got the BIG skunk ! But it didn't even start to bother me. Heck, I even posted about it :-)

Every angler gets skunked from time to time. Successful trophy hunters get skunked even more ! It's all about how one handles it. I just consider it "paying the dues" :-) ....and either way, it beats the heck out of work ;-)

Peace,

Fish

BTW, I'll be there again in about 12 hours :-) Yea' buddies :-)

Very nice.  Let's hope your streak continues.

Did I just see RW driving west? ;D

GREAT CATCH

Another AWESOME fish, man your sure on a roll!!!!!!

All I have to say is AWESOME, AWESOME!!!!!

Nice pics.

Chris, you are a continued inspiration! Keep after 'em! (but you don't need me to tell you that)  

I just love your pics man! You should post them on "Tournaments and Outings" because alot guys that fish for green bass dont look at this section. Like that everybody can admire those beatiful fish your catching! You are one lucky guy!

That's a beauty!

You're driving me CrAzY...

Beautiful fish!!!  ;D Wish I could afford to move to California!

Welcome aboard electikal!

Right there in your neck of the woods lives the next World Record. Nice fish you're holding.

BTW, What did the fat girl weigh?

Thank you electrikal. Welcome to the forum. Lots of positive minded anglers here, with tons of great info.

BTW, those are some darn nice Smallies you have in your avatar there !

Peace,

Fish Chris

CHRIS......CAN YA STOP...ATLEAST UNTILL I CAN WET MY LINE HERE...LMAO.  

AWESOME FISH YA GOT THERE CHRIS....LOVE THE PICS...HATE THAT I MOVED BACK TO MICHIGAN NOW...LOL.

IS THAT LAKE IN SOUTHERN CALI?

NICE FISH TO ELECTRIKAL HIMSELF.....LOOKS LIKE MY STRINGER....JUST BEFORE I WAKE UP TO GO TO WORK......LOL

Thank you squid :-) Nope. These are Nor Cal fish. So Cal has the bigger Largemouths (a couple lbs at the top end) but we definately have the bigger Smallies :-)

Peace,

Fish

Fantastic smallies!  Woo Hoo!  Am I ever envious!