First Smallie!!!

onlymercury · Post by **onlymercury** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 9:53 am

New to fishing in Washington, and bass fishing. I caught my first smallie, a little 2 pounder yesterday at mercer island. I knew everyone said they were an intense fish to reel in, but the first hand experience was awesome.

Bisk1tSnGraV · Post by **Bisk1tSnGraV** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 9:56 am

Great job! Am hoping to get on my first smallie this weekend.

BassinBomber · Post by **BassinBomber** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 2:47 pm

Bisk1tSnGraV wrote:Great job! Am hoping to get on my first smallie this weekend.

Good luck BnG,..I'm sure you'll do well!

BB

Post by **Amx** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 2:50 pm

onlymercury congrats on your first Smallie. They are a fun fish to play.

Bisk1tSnGraV good luck on catching your first Smallie, they do hit hard and swim quick and fast, so be ready.

jens · Post by **jens** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 3:57 pm

onlymercury wrote:New to fishing in Washington, and bass fishing. I caught my first smallie, a little 2 pounder yesterday at mercer island. I knew everyone said they were an intense fish to reel in, but the first hand experience was awesome.

I fell in love with SMB 2 years ago. I just can't quit them.

onlymercury · Post by **onlymercury** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 6:11 pm

Thanks everyone!!! Hopefully this first one wasn't luck. I want to be able to get my hooks into one whenever I go out, though it may be wishful thinking considering the limited amount of experience I have.

Post by **Amx** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 6:25 pm

Just make notes of what you did, and where the fish was, and the day, time of day, weather, ect. Read it next time you go out, and save the info for next year also.

islandbass · Post by **islandbass** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 11:43 am

Definitely not luck. Congrats on your first one. I still remember catching my first one after hearing and the so called, "smallies fight better," lines. It was true and I was blown away. In addition, I was lucky to catch my first 3 back to back to back.

Good luck to your BnG. You'll be in for a treat.

onlymercury · Post by **onlymercury** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 5:48 pm

Well I'm taking notes and I caught another this morning. Thanks for all the support guys and gals!!!

Dustin07 · Post by **Dustin07** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 2:11 pm

dude this is my first year ever chasing bass, and most of what i have caught have been dinks. Even my biggest are only about 1.5-2lb fish, but they are a BLAST! and for so many different reasons.. yes they fight great, but the challenge of finding them, and getting them to strike.. the new lures to learn and collect, the new water I fish, the new ways that i fish water i've fished for years... fun fun fun.

Post by **Amx** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 2:38 pm

The smallies and largies I caught this morning didn't fight all that strongly. The water temp is too high, 82 degrees surface temp. When it gets back down into the mid 70s and lower, they'll be twice as strong

onlymercury · Post by **onlymercury** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 6:53 pm

Dustin07, I've only been catching dinks as well, but I can just imagine the thrill of getting a hog for the first time. If Amx is correct and they do fight harder when the water temp permits then the fishins gunna be good!!!

Post by **Amx** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 7:02 pm

Just wait until after it rains Wed. nite/Thursday/Fri. I'm gonna go again sometime between Wed. evening and Fri. morning. I hope it does rain quite a lot.

I'll tell you, I've NEVER felt the body of a bass that was so hot as I did today. Not even the bass I've caught in Potholes, Moses, Banks, or Roosevelt during the middle and late summer.

Post by **Amx** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 7:58 pm

http://www.vabass.com/Features/2002/November.htm

quote:

Largemouth bass will instinctively move to warmer water when the water temperature is below 76° F and to colder water when above 86° F. A largemouth bass can detect changes in water temperature less than one half of a degree using its lateral line. In spite of this, bass will not normally search for locations that offer optimum temperatures if all of their basic needs are being met. Even though they are most likely to move to feed or avoid life-threatening conditions, no single factor is dominant enough to force bass to move away from satisfactory conditions in an effort to achieve optimum conditions. end quote

The optimum heat range is what the bass are use to in the different areas of the country.

onlymercury · Post by **onlymercury** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:28 am

goes to show that you've got to think like the fish in order to catch em!! Thanks for the info

Post by **Amx** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:39 am

The biggest fish I caught yesterday was in the current of the inlet creek. 16 1/2" 2lb Largemouth that fought good and tried to get down into the submergent weeds. Had the water been even 5 degrees cooler he probably could have gotten down there and maybe gotten off, the chance we always take when the fish get into thick weeds. On a small crankbait on a cast that had to be 'on the spot'.

Teal101 · Post by **Teal101** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 7:47 am

Caught a 14-7/8" smallie off moses this weekend. Sucker fought real good! You could tell when a big smallie hit the lure versus one of the smaller ones. They SLAM it. Would get it near the boat and it would bolt straight down stripping line. Great stuff. The best one was a 14" that as soon as he hit he had me reeling like a madman. He shot straight up into the air! Can't wait to get back out!

Dustin07 · Post by **Dustin07** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:29 am

Teal101 wrote:Caught a 14-7/8" smallie off moses this weekend. Sucker fought real good! You could tell when a big smallie hit the lure versus one of the smaller ones. They SLAM it. Would get it near the boat and it would bolt straight down stripping line. Great stuff. The best one was a 14" that as soon as he hit he had me reeling like a madman. He shot straight up into the air! Can't wait to get back out!

the biggest difference I can see right is away is that the dinks still fight great, they run the line this way and that way, but when you get a big one on and the rod bends, you know you're in for some fun ;)

onlymercury · Post by **onlymercury** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 10:55 pm

Sounds like some fun fishin taking place with you guys. Cant wait to hook my first big one!!!

Teal101 · Post by **Teal101** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:31 am

Dustin07 wrote:
Teal101 wrote:Caught a 14-7/8" smallie off moses this weekend. Sucker fought real good! You could tell when a big smallie hit the lure versus one of the smaller ones. They SLAM it. Would get it near the boat and it would bolt straight down stripping line. Great stuff. The best one was a 14" that as soon as he hit he had me reeling like a madman. He shot straight up into the air! Can't wait to get back out!

the biggest difference I can see right is away is that the dinks still fight great, they run the line this way and that way, but when you get a big one on and the rod bends, you know you're in for some fun ]

Yep. Fishing curlew we caught LM every other cast but compared to the smallie dinks they just don't fight!

I also hooked into a LM bass on moses that was the same size as my dt-4, not kidding. Dno what he was thinking...

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