14" Smallmouth Bass (9-14-14)

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Comment by Adam Rink on September 16, 2014 at 8:10am

Thanks guys, he sure was fun.

Comment by Slip Sinker on September 16, 2014 at 5:06am

Looks like a nice healthy specimen.
One of my favorite sunfish.
Hard scrappers

Comment by dick tabbert on September 15, 2014 at 9:44pm

Truly nice smallie.

Comment by Leo Nguyen on September 15, 2014 at 7:54pm

Great smallie. Must have been epic to see the mid-air battle cry.

Comment by Adam Rink on September 15, 2014 at 5:33pm

Couldn't even dream of them getting that big, as long as they stay healthy, which they seem to be doing, the added variety and acrobatics of these fish serve their purpose just fine.

Comment by Jim Gronaw on September 15, 2014 at 5:02pm

I have actually seen smallmouths to 5 pounds in farm ponds, but those trophy fish were from ponds 5 acres or larger. Good luck with that!

Comment by Adam Rink on September 15, 2014 at 4:28pm

Thanks Jim. The early sunshine made its markings pop really nice. Usually the smallies from the pond are a pretty uniform brown. A few summers back we had a massive fish kill and had to restart the pond from scratch. Since there we hardly put in any adult largemouths we put a handful of smallies in just to see how they would do, and I think they've done alright considering the habitat. No reproduction noted, as expected, but they're growing fairly well; this is the biggest one so far from the pond.

Comment by Jim Gronaw on September 14, 2014 at 9:24pm

Pond smallie? That's another well-nourished fish! Great markings on this one Adam!