Smallmouth Teaser.

[jdmidwest]

20" 4 lbs on the scale.  Tennessee is the location.

I lost a bigger one on Sat Night at the lake, hit the jig and started fighting like a big ole heavy drum.  Like a D/A, I just started horsing it in to get it off the hook and back to fishing.  I brought it to the top and we both realized at the same time it was a 5 to 6 pound smallmouth.  It realized it still had the advantage, dove under the boat in a flash, and was gone.  Rod hit boat with a loud thwak and I was lifted off my seat.  I thought it shredded my rod at first, but just broke the line.  It was a pig, my largest smallie ever, really would have like to have scaled it and got a pic.

[Mitch f]

Very nice JD!

[MOPanfisher]

Nice one!  Wish you had the big one to take a pic with.

[Seth]

Great fish and I know the feeling of losing a big one all too well after this past weekend. I managed to lose one of the biggest river largemouth I've hooked by letting it get caught up in the trolling motor shaft. I'm not sure I have ever lost a fish like that. That one hurt.

[jdmidwest]

Going into this weekend, with all of the rain and storms, I thought it was going to be a washout.  But it turned out pretty good.  Fall in TN is so much better.