ozark trout fisher Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 OTF's Totally Arbitrary and Meaningless Standards 16-18"= "Good one" 18-20"="Holy crap!" 20-22"= "Welp, that's probably the biggest one I'm catching this year" 22+" I, uh, I don't have experience in this area. Johnsfolly and Hog Wally 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Wally Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 There's just nothing like a 5 lb or bigger smallie on a ozark stream. For me it's comparable to a 150" buck or a triple bearded gobbler. And you actually get satisfaction from releasing it. I have lost 3 this year that haunt my thoughts and keeps me going back to try again. Quillback, Blazerman and MOsmallies 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snagged in outlet 3 Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 13 hours ago, Hog Wally said: I have lost 3 this year that haunt my thoughts and keeps me going back to try again. I lost one a couple months ago that I hooked after it followed an 18"er the boat. I dropped a fluke back to it and it smoked it. I lost it fumbling for the net. But compared to the 18 incher it was a slob. Hog Wally and MOsmallies 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozark trout fisher Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 7 hours ago, snagged in outlet 3 said: I lost one a couple months ago that I hooked after it followed an 18"er the boat. I dropped a fluke back to it and it smoked it. I lost it fumbling for the net. But compared to the 18 incher it was a slob. I lost a monster a couple years back in the Big Piney that haunts my dreams (like, I've literally dreamt about it.) Couldn't have been any less than 6 pounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Wally Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 46 minutes ago, ozark trout fisher said: I lost a monster a couple years back in the Big Piney that haunts my dreams (like, I've literally dreamt about it.) Couldn't have been any less than 6 pounds. Wow! Now that's what I'm talking about ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fshndoug Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 I caught a 6lb smallie on Pickwick years ago on a deerhair jig I tied 20 years ago on a November morning.It was a pig ,very fat. snagged in outlet 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozark trout fisher Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 16 hours ago, Hog Wally said: Wow! Now that's what I'm talking about ! It honestly didn't even look real. I've never seen a smallmouth anywhere near that big outside of a Bass Pro fishtank. Hog Wally 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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