08-14-2008, 10:36 PM
I definitely agree with what you've written, that's why the comparison I originally made was based on the fight you get from a trout of similar size. About the only fish I've caught that put up a comparable fight to Smallies are Steelhead on light tackle, but even that's not really a fair comparison because the Steelhead are 1.5 to 2x their size. When I go out I mainly target trout, and it's interesting how the degree of the fight in the fish will vary greatly depending on the location whereas with Smallies, it doesn't really seem to matter at all where you're catching them, pound for pound they'll out fight any other fish in the water.
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