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8 lb. Winter Smallmouth Bass

Thought I would share a photo of new personal best-this 8 lb 5 ounce (23.5 inches long and 18 inch girth) Columbia River smallie that I caught last weekend from the dark, 40 degree depths of the Columbia River. I caught this fish drop shotting a custom-poured worm on 6 lb. Toray fluoro, with a #4 Gamakatsu hook, 1/2 ounce QuickDrops weight, and the Dobyns 702 DX. To put it in perspective, I am a 5'10", 198 lb. man holding a fish that is approximately 1/3 my height. This fish was 1 inch longer, and 1 inch wider girth than the 7 lb. 15 oz summer fish in my other picture. The photos were taken by Jeremy Percifield (sorry if I mispelled) and Trevis George.

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Permalink Reply by D.J. LaRoche on March 11, 2010 at 6:08am

Holy Crap!!!!!! What a fish! Congratulations.

Permalink Reply by Jon Werner on March 11, 2010 at 6:09am

Wow! What a beast!

Permalink Reply by Chad Simon on March 11, 2010 at 6:29am

Way to go Mike!

Permalink Reply by Shawn O'Connell on March 11, 2010 at 6:41am

Congratulations Mike that is awesome!

Permalink Reply by NickBarrFishing.com on March 11, 2010 at 7:33am

THAT IS A PIG!!!!! At first the picture looks distorted, because the fish is sooo big, but man, that is a long, thick smallie. You might be able to enter that in a line class record or something for IGFA.

Permalink Reply by Bill Roberts Sr on March 11, 2010 at 7:45am

Mike, great fish! Bill

Permalink Reply by Ronald Hobbs, Jr. on March 11, 2010 at 7:56am

Dude that is an awesome fish! Are you going to get a replica made? If you are call me, Ryan Brown and I got are smallies done from the same guy and I would have to say Ryan's last fish was the best smallmouth I have ever seen anywhere.

Permalink Reply by Josh Potter on March 11, 2010 at 9:11am

Awesome fish Mike! That is a donkey.

Permalink Reply by David Ohl on March 11, 2010 at 9:25am

YOU DOG!!! I think you are mistaken though... I think the fish is 5'10" and 198lbs and you are 8.5lbs, 23.5" and 18" in girth!! All kidding aside Mike, NICE JOB!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Permalink Reply by P.J. Koshi on March 11, 2010 at 10:11am