lakeman Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Just wondering, how many of my fishing friends here on site... have ever caught a 21 inch long, small mouth bass on an inland lake....how long do these fish get usually....thanks for your info.....I landed one on the week-end.!!.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmeh Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 That is a very decent sized bass for any inland body of water, lake or river. Most smallies will not get that big. If you're on Simcoe or Erie then you may find a few more that size. For me personally, mostly fishing the rivers and smaller lakes, I consider anything over 20" a real beauty, and anything over 17" is a nice smallie. And I'm talking about actual measured fish, not best guesses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashhopper Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Just wondering, how many of my fishing friends here on site... have ever caught a 21 inch long, small mouth bass on an inland lake....how long do these fish get usually....thanks for your info.....I landed one on the week-end.!!.. Congrats .. any pics of yours? Here are two of my biggest smallies to date 23" smallie on an inland lake 25" smallie on another inland lake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 sheesh, we have the same guides, and i never seen a smallie that big.back to the drawing board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeman Posted August 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 sorry...no pics as i was fishing alone, this time figured if i did catch anything, would be awfully hard to keep the fish still!! and take pic at same time..Bob Izumu never saw any action like a had with this baby...first my line got tangled around the drum meaning i couldnt reel in..!!...second i heard big splash as she tried to spit the hook she was behind me..and the motor..not an easy position to be in,when your in a scanoe.!!.......3rd as she wrapped her self round my anchor rope, i had to quickly put my rod under the anchor rope and hold tension on the line, with the other hand..!! To crown it off, i quickly pulled her up as i struggled to keep tension on manually grabbed her by the bottom lip and hauled her aboard..by this time my heart was racing!!...One fish never to be forgotten!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeman Posted August 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 sheesh, we have the same guides, and i never seen a smallie that big.back to the drawing board those are awsome fish must be from lake simcoe..or Nipissing...beauties.!!!!! nice pics too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashhopper Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 sorry...no pics as i was fishing alone, this time figured if i did catch anything, would be awfully hard to keep the fish still!! and take pic at same time..Bob Izumu never saw any action like a had with this baby...first my line got tangled around the drum meaning i couldnt reel in..!!...second i heard big splash as she tried to spit the hook she was behind me..and the motor..not an easy position to be in,when your in a scanoe.!!.......3rd as she wrapped her self round my anchor rope, i had to quickly put my rod under the anchor rope and hold tension on the line, with the other hand..!! To crown it off, i quickly pulled her up as i struggled to keep tension on manually grabbed her by the bottom lip and hauled her aboard..by this time my heart was racing!!...One fish never to be forgotten!! sounds like a blast and a well deserved landing ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashhopper Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 those are awsome fish must be from lake simcoe..or Nipissing...beauties.!!!!! nice pics too. nope ! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fang Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 21 is kind of a magic number for smallies. I've got a couple 23's from lakes and my pb of a 23.5 maitland river fish. Long and skinny but one of the most acrobatic fights of my fishing catches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnimon Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Just wondering, how many of my fishing friends here on site... have ever caught a 21 inch long, small mouth bass on an inland lake....how long do these fish get usually....thanks for your info.....I landed one on the week-end.!!.. Caught an 18 incher yesterday,sent him back to grow 3 more! Pics on its way in a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singingdog Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 I believe there are a fair # of 20"+ smallies in any decent smallie lake. Finding them and catching them is a whole other thing. I rejoice at anything over 20". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 21" smallies is a nice fish. They fight like no other. Largest I have caugt is right at 20" just under 5 pounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Just observations, I have see a number of 20+ smallies from inland lakes and the same with largemouth, Chautauqua Lake in New York is a smallie factory, it can produce them up to 6 or 7 pounds and has been doing that since I was a kid. It`s just one of those lakes with the right mix for them. Water quality, depth, food supply, spawning areas, mix in a closed spawning season? 30 years of fishing bass tournaments and seeing weigh ins, some lakes have a history of being able to produce big fish, 5+ pounds, on others you can almost bet a 3 1/2 pounder or so will be big bass. A lot of lakes will produce numbers, seen a lot of tournaments won on inland lakes with 12-14 pounds for 5 fish. For me it was always more fun to fish lakes that you knew 18-22 was a decent day. South of the border, smallies on inland lakes here aren`t all that rare, but big ones can be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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