Saw report of 10 lbs smallmouth out of lake erie
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hawgseeker
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Fish of a lifetime! Waiting to hear location and bait.
World Record Smallmouth Bass: Check Out These Huge Smallies
While many anglers are focusing on largemouth bass, others spend their time chasing monster smallmouth bass. The smallies are not as big as their largemouth relatives, but they can still give fishermen an exciting and
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I wonder if they were wrapped in perch fillets?
I’m reading it’s an Ontario record?World Record Smallmouth Bass: Check Out These Huge Smallies
While many anglers are focusing on largemouth bass, others spend their time chasing monster smallmouth bass. The smallies are not as big as their largemouth relatives, but they can still give fishermen an exciting and
I wonder if they were wrapped in perch fillets?
That fish is a true giant! The gill cover plate is so far below his fist. Congratulations to him!
The fact that you can't see the shoreline and that the sun is full in his face during this time of year really narrows down the potential locations as to where this photo was taken.
The fact that you can't see the shoreline and that the sun is full in his face during this time of year really narrows down the potential locations as to where this photo was taken.
I don’t know about that.. is this a morning or evening photo?
I was thinking fort Erie
In the morning.. but it could be an evening photo west of there
Either way it’s eastern basin for sure but that’s not exactly narrowed down
In Buffalo, the sun currently rises at 110° South-East and sets at 249° South-West and the shadows are pretty much directly behind the photo. If this is an Ontario fish, the photo will be taken facing ENE to WNW. Unless they were way out in the lake, most places you would see shoreline - other than Pelee island area or tip of long point area. More zoomed out pictures on Instagram show the shadows better.
Let's be honest if I handed out the waypoint to everyone what's the likely hood anyone else is catching a 10lb smallie. Most guys have put there boat away by now. It's more than likely the east end of Erie as historically that is the better fishery with 5's and 6's pretty common. The fish would have been weighed on an official scale so not sure if it was released.
The last two days I have fished Erie and it has been covered in fog, this photo could be anywhere but that quality and size of fish typically comes out of the eastern end.
Won’t be in American waters for an Ontario record
That's what I thought it would be. Eastern Basin on average does have bigger fish though
I was out there in the fog as well. Sometimes could hardly even see the end of my cast.
Had an owl flying around the boat but didn't dare land, however 2 small birds landed on our rods, graphs, and even on our person and hung around for 15 minutes. Poor things were dead tired from flying and not being able to find the shore.The second photo on Instagram shows it laying in a basket on the scales in what looks like a butcher shop, so I would say it was...not released.
