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mine is old too...Jaws

This has got to my fav so far Next to my Muddy Waters

While I have love for all species the small mouth bass holds a special place in my heart. They fight well above their weight class, attack lures with reckless abandon and many times when you catch one others will follow It’s also the species I most associate with fishing as a kid I remember fishing at the bridge in Rosedale on Balsam lake slinging top waters or Mepps Fury spinners as a kid My top 5 choices for shield lake smallies is up. The lures I would feel confident taking for bronze backs should I only be allowed 5 There are lots of other lures and techniques I like or want to try more of but these are my go tos https://www.northernjacks.com/post/top-5-lures-for-northern-ontario-smallmouth Cheers Andrew

Bet that would be killer for smallies tied on a 1/8th or 3/16th ball head jig? Nice work Brian!

I do love a Mepps Black Fury and when I used to fish a river a lot I also loved the wee crawfish. Packing one for my trout trip this summer as I have heard a few people talk about them for brook trout some good adds for sure Andrew

Are you saying the photo weighed 7.2lbs or the fish LOL?

My photo weighed 7.2 lbs

Wishing an old friend a very happy birthday Beans. Wishing you health and prosperity for 2022 and many more years to come.

So only 5 lures to take to a smallmouth lake you've never been on before 1. Bucktail jig 2. Ned rig/3-4" dark senko 3. 3" XRap 4. Any #4 Gold spinner 5. my new fav topwater Whopper Plopper (boy that's the worst lure name ever) runner up only if it's a deeper lake would be a slab jigging spoon

Interesting list, I'd use 1 out of the 5 baits you suggest, lol.

Just turn it on and go. Easy peasy. S.

Phew, so my 7.1 that I never caught still wins.

Thx. For me, with my big fat fingers, there is a real risk that I will make things worse rather than better. Maybe much worse if I lose a tiny screw, so I would settle for a bit less than optimum performance.

Sewing machine oil works wonders in the proper places.

KY gel? on a reel or er rod?