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Cali State Smallmouth Record is Shattered!
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:17 am
by fishnislife
Hitting the scales at 9.83lbs. Howard Hardin's monster smallie breaks the California record. Caught at Pardee Lake in North-Central Cali. on July 3. And just guess what he was tossing to catch that beast. Yep, a swimbait! The only way for big bass.
Awesome catch!
Must be a good feeling. Now we wait for that LMB record to be shattered. In due time. I'm guessing next spring.
Full article link:
http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/fish ... id=2931118
fishnislife
RE:Cali State Smallmouth Record is Shattered!
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:39 am
by Basshunter046
What a toad, I wish I was the catcher of that beauty. Congrats to him on a nice catch =d>
RE:Cali State Smallmouth Record is Shattered!
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:46 am
by bpm2000
that lake puts out unbelievable smallmouth.
RE:Cali State Smallmouth Record is Shattered!
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 4:37 pm
by tnj8222
yeah that lakes sure does put out nice ones. there were a few that were just shy of the record.
RE:Cali State Smallmouth Record is Shattered!
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 7:29 pm
by fish4brains
WOW what a fish. My good buddy Tim Brady out of Weaverville CA had the record from Trinity Lake for a long time. I thought Trinity would put out the next record. I have snorkled Trinity and seen Smallies over the record. Good on him. That fish will land him some big money and a memory to last a lifetime.
RE:Cali State Smallmouth Record is Shattered!
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 9:39 pm
by Mr. Magler
That's it.........I'm going to Lake Pardee with a swimbait. :cyclops:
RE:Cali State Smallmouth Record is Shattered!
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 11:43 am
by Edgeran
thats a hog...son! its a bass, its a bass, its a pig of a bass!
RE:Cali State Smallmouth Record is Shattered!
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:59 pm
by jake campbell
RE:Cali State Smallmouth Record is Shattered!
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 1:09 am
by Silent Angler
finally there is a picture of an ugly bronzeback! thanks for the sharing though!
RE:Cali State Smallmouth Record is Shattered!
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:15 am
by Bigbass Dez
I sit here and think about the kind of fight that those smallys put up and i wonder how it felt to catch one this size .. IT had to feel like a 15 pounder !! great fish ...BBD