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Sunday, October 21, 2012

MEA Smallies



Takes a lickin and Keeps on tickin

Nice Colors

Every year, I head to the river over MEA.  The smallies cooperate most of the time, and sometimes you get a big one too.  The biggest I caught was 20", but literally every fish is exciting.  I caught a 28 " cat fish that had me thinking it was a Giant smallie.  It ripped out drag, up and down stream.  I know I caught a few over 19" too.  Occasionally, I will think I have a giant on, and it turns out to be an 18 1/2 that just happens to fight like a six pounder!  This time of year is great, and if you like catching smallies, the river is a nice place to get some 4 plus pounders, and their fight is unmatched!  I don't even take picture of most of the fish.  If it is over 19"  I try to take a picture, but sometimes I just want to get my line back in the water, because when they are biting they are ferocious!
Nice Belly

Big Cat 









2 comments:

  1. Great pics...I can't believe the gut on that one. It looks like it ate a pot roast!

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  2. Yes, it was a little piggy. I would have thought it would have been a bigger fish by the way it fought. I am sure it wasn't over 17 1/2". Now if I could just catch one that was over 20" with a gut like that. Biggest to date is still 21" for me.

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