joeD Posted May 8, 2014 Posted May 8, 2014 Cnr and I took an afternoon day trip on the upper Meramec yesterday. The day started quite impressively with cnr catching two fish together (with a third underneath) on his topwater lure. I caught this 19 incher shortly after. A few more 14 and 15 inchers were caught before we even got the canoe wet. That big fish was the first smallie I caught this year, as this was my first trip. We were giddy as schoolgirls when we shoved off, expecting an epic trip, as chump fishermen are wont to do after a brief flurry of fish. Unfortunately, the fish catching went immediately south, including broken rod tip mishaps for the both of us. Still, we managed a few nice fish here and there, with quite a few blow ups to keep things interesting. The 18 incher I caught was muscled out of heavy cover toward the end of our float. All in all though, I (we) can't be unhappy fishing on a sunny Wednesday on a lovely stream, catching two beautiful smallies on the same day. Next up: knee surgery! Yay!
Mitch f Posted May 8, 2014 Posted May 8, 2014 Excellent!! Great fish! "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor
Blazerman Posted May 8, 2014 Posted May 8, 2014 If you are able to get out on a weekday and fish an Ozark stream you are blessed. Catching some is a bonus. Looks like you guys did great. Beautiful fish.
Greasy B Posted May 8, 2014 Posted May 8, 2014 Nice fish, His father touches the Claw in spite of Kevin's warnings and breaks two legs just as a thunderstorm tears the house apart. Kevin runs away with the Claw. He becomes captain of the Greasy Bastard, a small ship carrying rubber goods between England and Burma. Michael Palin, Terry Jones, 1974
Jerry Rapp Posted May 8, 2014 Posted May 8, 2014 I will buy your first drink tonight JoeD. Glad you had a good day.
Members jackdizo Posted February 12, 2015 Members Posted February 12, 2015 Just stumbled upon this thread, and I know its old but that is a great and beautiful smallmouth! Nice work! Been itching for some smallmouth action. Spring cannot come soon enough!
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