my second bass ever....

is this even a smallmouth?"

Actually it looks like a largemouth, pic is a little dark though.

Hey, its a caught fish no matter what the size they are fun.

i thought that was an LMB, but was fishing a spot that someone told me about that carried smallies.. i caught another on of similar size and coloration. pic was taken from my phone...

That's a largemouth for sure. :)

Didja eat it?

i did not eat it. i had a potato chip in my bag that would have filled me up more than that guy.

i told you that you would get a good laugh from it.

thanks again for the line! i'm gonna try it out asap. as a birds nest turn my 30 yards of line into about 7.

It's on it's way!

Haha, those are funny.

[my second bass ever....

is this even a smallmouth?"

It's probably extra hard on a small fish but you'll know when you've caught your first smallie by the vertical bars and less prominent lateral line. Also check the mouth when closed extends beyond the eye on a large mouth. You'll also think you've hooked a bigger fish when you feel the smallie fight! Keep at it you'll smallies when you find'em.