Giant SMALLMOUTH Factory 

Yep. Thanks for noticing. Good nutrition, not bad luck! 🍌

I gotta find a way to go back!

I’ll add St. Lawrence to the list!

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

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! 😊😅

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.

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!

I was using the 1/8th oz ZWG hook

Thanks! It was a fun trip!

My Dad scolds me on the line biting thing too.

Thanks. It was memorable on so many different levels.

Thanks Jason!

Thank you George!

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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! :-)

It was perfect. No scars. Beautiful coloration. Healthy in every way.

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

Thanks Tyler!

Thanks. The next one is pretty epic too! 98 inches on an upper Mississippi tributary.

Thanks!