Cali State Smallmouth Record is Shattered!

[Anonymous]

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


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[Basshunter046]

What a toad, I wish I was the catcher of that beauty. Congrats to him on a nice catch =d>

[bpm2000]

that lake puts out unbelievable smallmouth.

[tnj8222]

yeah that lakes sure does put out nice ones. there were a few that were just shy of the record.

[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.

[Mr. Magler]

That's it.........I'm going to Lake Pardee with a swimbait. :cyclops:

[Edgeran]

thats a hog...son! its a bass, its a bass, its a pig of a bass!

[jake campbell]

Holy crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nice smallie!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Silent Angler]

finally there is a picture of an ugly bronzeback! thanks for the sharing though!

[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