Giant SMALLMOUTH Factory
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- Since October 2015, my personal best smallmouth has been a 6 lb 10 oz Susquehanna River fish that ate a spinnerbait in a post tropical storm flood. The conditions on Dworshak Reservoir in Idaho were significantly different. This giant hit a very finessey offering, a @ZManFishingProducts 4 inch Scented Jerk Shad in Shiner color. I was glad to share the experience with my buddy @BrandonHua.Fishing
Awesome video Jeff - A place that most of us will not get to experience, thanks for taking us along!
I gotta find a way to go back!
Congratulations Jeff. That’s a dream fish there. I can’t imagine catching one that big!
Part of it is going to where they live. But that doesn’t make it an automatic. I did struggle to get quality bites here. It’s not an easy fishery to hit without prior experience. Joey Walton guides here. If you go, using him as a guide would be your best bet on catching a giant.
Congratulations! Jeff! You earned it! Great work!
Thanks!
Thank you George!
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Awesome fish! Jeff
Wow what a Gorgeous Smallie Bro....Congrats on the PB!!!!
Nice.
Thanks! It was a fun trip!
You know it’s a good fish when Jeff is omg’ing. Great to see yall get your pb’s. Pack up or catch 4 pounders….. tough choice 😂. Love that rod and reel set up. Safe travels Jeff. Looking forward to the next video.
Next one is a 98 inch five top fish day in Minnesota. Then we have some Michigan River Smallmouth content. Thanks for watching and always commenting John!
@@TheLittleStuff wouldn’t miss a video for anything. Always enjoy them and learn some great stuff too. Too bad we don’t have a boondox dealer close by for you to come for a visit. Hope to get to meet you someday soon
Congratulations Jeff. That's a beautiful, beautiful fish.
It was perfect. No scars. Beautiful coloration. Healthy in every way.
Congratulations, Jeff! That’s an incredible fish.
Thanks Jason!
Absolutely beautiful fish to match the wilderness around you. Solid catch Jeff!!
Thanks. It was memorable on so many different levels.
Been looking forward to this one! I cringed when I seen you bite the line with your teeth though! Having broke my tooth last summer doing that and spending thousands later! A PB and learning the live! HECK OF A DAY!
My Dad scolds me on the line biting thing too.
Nice fish Jeff!!!
Thanks Tyler!
A 7+ pound Smallmouth?! Thats insane, Jeff! But then again, if anyone can get on one like that, its you!! :-) I'll be happy if I get a couple of foot long, one or two pounders on the Susky tomorrow! :-) Gotta try some of the things I been learning from you!!
Hope the Susky was good to you Scott!
@@TheLittleStuff Well, only one 14 inch Smallie on a crank bait, BUT, I did get a 22 inch ,5+ pound Largemouth on a spinnerbait at remote lake in the Poconos, and plan to go back with some Chatterbaits & maybe a JackHammer like I watch you have used! I'm a rookie, but trying to put the learning into practice! Thanks for all your insights! :-)
Amazing fish!
Really enjoyed this one
Thanks. The next one is pretty epic too! 98 inches on an upper Mississippi tributary.
I keep hearing Idaho is beautiful, great fishing state. The St. Lawrence in NY is supposed to be incredible as well.
I’ll add St. Lawrence to the list!
Over 7#. Wow. I am still on the hunt for a 6# fish. As you know, Prettyboy and Liberty hold fish this size. Susky and Upper Potomac maybe???? Rap over 22 is impressive.
The Rappahannock actually produced a 22 and 22.5 for me.
Absolutely. Both of those reservoirs hold some high-quality smallmouth. I've personally caught a handful of 20"+ this year, including a 22, all from the bank. I know a lot of other guys are catching these older fish too, but just aren't into sharing info. What interest me though, is that I don't seem to catch many younger/smaller smallmouth. It's just my experience, so who knows, but I've always wondered what that could mean for the future population.
Live on the Rapp. A 20” on the R is more like 4.5# whereas these lake fish can be much heavier per inch. My heaviest is a 21.5” at just a tick over 7# out of Lake Michigan. Was puking alewives as it came in, with another giant scarfing up the body parts during the fight. They’re like cement blocks and look much different than a river fish. Congrats on the monster, Jeff! 😊😅
Love your content and congrats on pb!! Off topic question but if you had to choose between the sholie and the rvr for the susky which would it be? I plan on putting motor on which ever one i choose
It depends on how big a person you are. I fit better in the RVR.
5’9” and 180lbs I’m leaning more towards rvr but I knew you had used both and knew the river very well. Thx for input
sick!!
Congrats on the PB! That looked like a beautiful body of water.
I soon upgrading my trolling motor and electronics on the front of my jet boat. Here’s the million dollar question. If you has to choose between mega live or mega 360, which would you pick?
95% of my fishing is on north branch Susquehanna River.
Not sure yet. The 360 lets you know the whole structural layout in one glance. For someone who is a structure fishing angler, it’s incredibly useful. On Dworshak there was no structure, just depth and open water. Mega Live was huge there. Glad I have both!
Awesome fish Jeff. Just wondering what size and weight would you recommend on that zman hook?
I was using the 1/8th oz ZWG hook
Good gosh what a smallie
great
Thanks!