Slab smallmouth

  • SuperFluke
    Chippewa Falls, WI
    Posts: 73
    May 5, 2003 at 5:05 pm #1214028

    my dad came up from Iowa to fish the Wisconsin opener this weekend. He got his biggest smallmouth ever (by a good margin) he said this one was worth the trip up.

    SuperFluke
    Chippewa Falls, WI
    Posts: 73
    May 5, 2003 at 5:06 pm #265879

    here’s another shot of it

    SuperFluke
    Chippewa Falls, WI
    Posts: 73
    May 5, 2003 at 5:07 pm #265880

    here’s one of me

    mossboss
    La Crescent, MN
    Posts: 2792
    May 5, 2003 at 5:13 pm #265884

    Your dad’s is so darn fat it almost looks deformed. Did you get a scale on it?

    Very nice fish. Were you on a lake?

    haywood04
    Winona, Minnesota
    Posts: 1073
    May 5, 2003 at 5:27 pm #265886

    Now dat is a BIG fish!

    blue-fleck
    Dresbach, MN
    Posts: 7872
    May 5, 2003 at 5:32 pm #265889

    Details man….Details…There’s got to be a story behind those brutes. Not to mention some measurements and weights. Great looking fish even better pictures. Good Job!

    bass423
    Oregon, WI
    Posts: 152
    May 5, 2003 at 6:47 pm #265896

    Looks like a lake on the Chippewa River perhaps? Nice fish no matter where they were caught. Keep up the good work and posting photos for us to enjoy and slobber over!!

    rmartin
    United States
    Posts: 1434
    May 5, 2003 at 7:46 pm #265903

    Son!

    SuperFluke
    Chippewa Falls, WI
    Posts: 73
    May 5, 2003 at 10:32 pm #265917

    ok details –

    I had no scale in the boat so no official weights. Dad’s fish measured 20 3/4 and mine was 20 1/4, however due to the extreme girth of the fish measuring them on a flat surface was putting a noticable bend in them so they were probably more like 1/2″ longer than they measured. For what its worth my guesstimates on weight were 6 1/2 – 7 lbs for his fish and 5 1/2 for mine.

    Both fish were caught on suspending jerkbaits fished with 5-10 second pauses.

    I will refrain from naming the lake they were caught on. I know of a handful of lakes in northwest wisconsin that are capable of fish of this quality, and I hope to avoid concentrating too much pressure on any single lake (especially with spawning season coming up in the next 3-4 wks). If you are interested in fishing in the area, you can email or pm me and I will give info on some of the lakes.

    thanks to all for the compliments.

    greg
    Posts: 108
    May 5, 2003 at 11:17 pm #265919

    Wow, those are just huge, healthy-looking smallies! Great work on catching them and great work on taking the photos…they really are nice shots! Gotta love those WI northwoods…Leinenkugels, great lakes to fish…I like Holcombe myself!

    glenn-walker
    Shakopee, MN
    Posts: 858
    May 6, 2003 at 12:35 am #265929

    Those are some nice fish!!! Way to go.

    stillakid2
    Roberts, WI
    Posts: 4603
    May 8, 2003 at 3:05 am #266120

    YEAH BABY!!!! THAT’S WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT!!!!

    If you made it to where I think you made it, my dad had a great day down there too! His was 18 3/4″, his personal best! He usually doesn’t target bass cuz he’s a meat guy but he sure enjoyed putting that one in the boat!

    I didn’t make it there because my boat motor refused to cooperate. It’s not getting gas to the carb so I believe it’s got a stuck needle or something because all the plumbing works on it’s way there. Spray gas into the carb and it fires right up………for a bout 5 seconds. Anyway, that’s why I wasn’t there, if you were where I think you were.

    Thanks for sharing the details!

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