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Wowser!! What a morning on the River. - SmartWeed - 06-04-2012 Everything aligned properly this morning on the Snake River. The day of the full moon; cloudy skies; low CFS and little wind to make drifting a pleasure; water a bit mirky - maybe 3' visibility; and no one else on the river. I launched at 6:30 and caught a few decent smallmouth near the ramp. I then ran upriver to a shallow flat and got out my fluke rod and never put it down. The flow slowly moved me downstream from one grassy flat to the next. There were fish everywhere on those flats. I could see wakes as bigger fish were feeding on bait. A cast to one of those bulges almost always brought a strike. At 9:00 I had boated 20 smallies. By 11:00 the counter showed 35. When I reached the ramp again it was 12 noon and I had bagged 41 smallmouth. Many were in the 11-14" age group, quite a few in the 15-17" range, and then there was this one... She was 21" long, jumped twice and fought a terrific battle. Note her beautiful spotted color pattern as well. It had been 2 years since I had last caught a 21" fish from the river. This one was much lighter than the last, because the 2010 fish was pre-spawn and full of eggs. I think she deserves another view: I also lost many fish, including two very heavy fish. It is very hard to hold a big, hard charging smallie from digging into the grass beds with medium weight tackle, and who wants to fish for them with heavy rods? Not me; I'd rather have them get off - after all, I'm going to put them back anyway. All fish were caught on nose hooked Zoom Super Flukes or my own poured plastic flukes, a customized GLoomis IMX 782, Daiwa TDZ casting reel, and 20 pound yellow braid with no leader. It was a morning I won't soon forget. [signature] Re: [SmartWeed] Wowser!! What a morning on the River. - ironrod - 06-04-2012 thanks for the report! I've got to get into the bass fishing I guess! [signature] Re: [SmartWeed] Wowser!! What a morning on the River. - ilovesmallies - 06-04-2012 very nice. wish it was deeper so i wasnt scared to take my bass boat there. [signature] Re: [ilovesmallies] Wowser!! What a morning on the River. - idahoron - 06-04-2012 Great fish! [fishon] Ron [signature] Re: [SmartWeed] Wowser!! What a morning on the River. - Bassnbob - 06-04-2012 What a day you had and that 21"er is beautiful. And now the weather is taking a dive on us again. [crazy] [signature] Re: [SmartWeed] Wowser!! What a morning on the River. - forgiven - 06-04-2012 Wow! What a great fish and a great day fishing! I just gotta get me a little jet boat for the river............... [signature] Re: [forgiven] Wowser!! What a morning on the River. - Duck-Slayer - 06-04-2012 sweet, I need too get out again, never caught one that big on the river, my biggest was that 19" I posted awhile back, sweet, we need too get together and hit the river, I got a few spots out by where I live.... PM me we should hook up, if you don't mind... Matt [signature] Re: [SmartWeed] Wowser!! What a morning on the River. - cpierce - 06-05-2012 Wowser is right!! [signature] Re: [SmartWeed] Wowser!! What a morning on the River. - SagebrushID - 06-05-2012 Outstanding! That smallie is awesome! [signature] Re: [SagebrushID] Wowser!! What a morning on the River. - hulapopper - 06-05-2012 awesome morning ! [signature] Re: [SmartWeed] Wowser!! What a morning on the River. - Nick1983 - 06-06-2012 I have a little bit of fish envy going on right now... haha! Great job! That's a beautiful fish! [signature] Re: [SmartWeed] Wowser!! What a morning on the River. - elkmagnet - 06-06-2012 That is a great fish if you are ever looking for company I would love to get out on the river with you. I'm free weekdays and live close. I would like to trade a day on my boat in my favorite spot? If not I understand no big deal. Congrats on that toad. [signature] Re: [elkmagnet] Wowser!! What a morning on the River. - Duck-Slayer - 06-06-2012 [quote elkmagnet]That is a great fish if you are ever looking for company I would love to get out on the river with you. I'm free weekdays and live close. I would like to trade a day on my boat in my favorite spot? If not I understand no big deal. Congrats on that toad.[/quote] elk, PM me, we should hook up, I will trade a day on my jet boat too get out on a bass boat, Matt [signature] Re: [Duck-Slayer] Wowser!! What a morning on the River. - elkmagnet - 06-06-2012 Ok Matt pm sent. Smartweed my offer still stands to you if you ever need company. [signature]