smallmouth

**YoungBuckTX** · 05-23-2015, 06:42 PM

First ever smallmouth. A nice SCDUCKer told me where to try for one, in SC. Out of courtesy I cleaned up the picture before posting. I really didn't know what to fish with, and started out with a few clousers on my fly rod. Gave up that after 3 hours. Put a small crank bait on my ultra light (5lb) and caught this guy on the second cast. He put on a show, maybe four jumps. After a few minutes he got hung up on the bottom in some trash. I reached down under the water searching, and finally was able to lip him. Caught a few more after that, but smaller. This fish are damn fun to catch

**jevans** · 05-23-2015, 08:09 PM

Nice job

**PharmHunter** · 05-23-2015, 08:30 PM

That's a beauty!

**mhogancu** · 05-23-2015, 08:46 PM

I know that spot. Caught 9 smallies today

Rubberhead* · 05-23-2015, 09:04 PM

Way to do it right. I'm jealous.

**DUCK BUSTER 68** · 05-23-2015, 09:18 PM

I lost a goodun at the boat this morning on the ===river

**jwilliams** · 05-23-2015, 09:36 PM

I caught 87 smallies today

**jwilliams** · 05-23-2015, 09:36 PM

Nice catch!

**dhall1693** · 05-23-2015, 10:02 PM

Right on

**LMR** · 05-24-2015, 12:45 AM

There's Plenty like that on the broad.

**Five Oh** · 05-24-2015, 05:24 AM

Always gotta be one...

**TheSkipper** · 05-24-2015, 05:53 AM

No smallmouth in sc. Especially not on the broad. You guys bump your heads

**b35w** · 05-24-2015, 06:11 AM

Nice fish. I went yesterday as well and to be completely honest I was pretty disappointed. I use to go and hardly see anyone out there. Now there are people everywhere not to mention guys keeping 4 plus pound fish. Saw a couple of jetboats as well. Yesterday may have been just a slow day but I don't know.

**jwilliams** · 05-24-2015, 06:50 AM

Got into some good ones on Murray yesterday. They were stacked up like stripers

**TheSkipper** · 05-24-2015, 06:52 AM

What do yall think about the size limit on smallies. I personally like it the way it was. I always kept a few small ones to eat and threw back the 2 plus pounders. Now it seems they are encouraging people to keep the larger breeding stock. I do agree with the 5 per person limit though.

**Catdaddy** · 05-24-2015, 06:53 AM

Originally Posted by jwilliams

Got into some good ones on Murray yesterday. They were stacked up like stripers

Heard ya'll caught way over 60..............and clean that boat up.

Originally Posted by TheSkipper

What do yall think about the size limit on smallies. I personally like it the way it was. I always kept a few small ones to eat and threw back the 2 plus pounders. Now it seems they are encouraging people to keep the larger breeding stock. I do agree with the 5 per person limit though.

If that Horry county crowd ever finds their location, they will be extinct. They throw nothing back.

**jwilliams** · 05-24-2015, 07:04 AM

Lynches river too

**mhogancu** · 05-24-2015, 07:52 AM

Originally Posted by b35w

Nice fish. I went yesterday as well and to be completely honest I was pretty disappointed. I use to go and hardly see anyone out there. Now there are people everywhere not to mention guys keeping 4 plus pound fish. Saw a couple of jetboats as well. Yesterday may have been just a slow day but I don't know.

I did see 8-10 people in a 2 mile stretch by my place. Normally it's completly vacant. They were killing top water yesterday.