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some good catches there! Do you get to keep the smallies there? They are good eating around here, Large mouth are ok but not as good.

 

Thanks Wilcam47! It was a good year and looking forward to start up 2017. Probably up to about 15 years ago, i ate alot of bass and catfish in our waters. Almost everything over 12". But we suffered a decline, especially with the smallies, so most guys release everything. Now PA is one of the best smallmouth fisheries in the country. Its made a big difference, but if its a trout, it goes in the pan.

 

Smoked trout is good too! its got just enough fat to make it good!

 

I've got to start doing that with fish, because its pretty awesome to eat. Smoked fish dip is hard to keep around very long.

 

Speaking of big fish. This 29" largie was caught yesterday in florida by jean wilson. 15#. Got to love kayak fishing

 

So pumped. Installed new sonar from santa, anchor trolley, clean reels and loaded new line. Time to start fishing

 

My first Arizona fish!

 

Nice one! What did you catch it on?
Those are fun to catch and good eating! When I lived in TX I used to cut them into 1" chunks beer batter or cornmeal batter and deep fry to golden perfection!

 

Yessir, it was delicious. I cut it into nuggets and used some seasoned corn meal.

Caught it on an anchovy off the bottom. I wouldn't have guessed striper fishing was so much like catfishing!

 

In TX. I used 2 small 2" gizzard shad hooked through the eyes and bottom fished. I used pole holder and when we had a fish on it was game on!

 

We dont have Striped bass up here in Idaho but we have other bigger stuff like pike

 

Landed this monster yesterday.

 

What's the biggest you caught? A former record size one was caught just downriver from where I was. Looking forward to finding some big ones.

 

Minimum catch size was 18" in Tx. Mine were 18 to 19". If you can find gizzard shad or ghost minnows they love them. Get you a cast net for gizzard shad or seine net for ghost minnows, if legal in your state.

 

Guessing 38"-40"

 

On Canada trip a bunch of years ago now

 

Yup. Hair over 40. I caught one in Colorado that was a 48" on the dot. I got a video only. i couldn't handle pictures and a fish that big on a kayak.

 

What's the story with the micro fly rod? Never seen one of those