My Last Smallmouth

[yaknar]

I got out on the river last week. I think I'm turning into a pumpkinseed - google eye fisherman, with a few smallmouth thrown in. I don't know if its the time of year, lure or water level but I'm having a hard time finding any smallmouth.  I can tell you what the pumpkinseed are hitting though. I had a nice float, a lot of low water, but I did find one hole that did have a nice smallmouth in it. I made a long cast down the river with a crankbait. Sometimes I catch my biggest fish on these long cast. I felt something hit it, I thought, and when I set the hook a branch with leaves on it came to the surface. So I just started reeling in when I saw my line going to the center of the river. She must have been hiding under it. I think everyone needs to experience catching a large smallmouth and feeling the power of the fish, while setting about 4 inches above the river in a kayak and a fish turn your kayak around and the pull it down the river. She was released back to the river with a big tail splash. I got to my take out point and pulled my kayak up on the ramp. As I started to walk up the ramp I heard a loud pop....And that was the end to my fishing this year. Long story short I broke my foot, we're talking screws and 8 weeks off from work. But thanks to that one fish I ended my season on a high note.

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[tjm]

Don't sound like fun at all, that foot. Very nice fish though.

[Terrierman]

Get well soon.

 

[fishinwrench]

Holy crap, just merrily idling up a ramp and that sucker threw a rod?   That totally blows!  

Pretty Smallie though.  

[Osage]

That is  a beautiful fish and sorry about your misfortune.   

[vonreed]

Wow, that's bizarre.  To just break your foot while walking?  Sorry to hear.

[fishinwrench]

31 minutes ago, vonreed said:

Wow, that's bizarre.  To just break your foot while walking?  Sorry to hear.

He's too embarrassed to tell us that he tripped over his own feet.  Or he stopped to pee, dropped his pecker and broke his foot trying not to step on it.  😂

[Gavin]

Sorry about the foot! What did you break? Broke my 4th & 5th metatarsals once. Only down for 2 days, but in a boot for 4 weeks. Big toe is the worst other than ankle.

[Bass Yakker]

Awesome fish!  Sorry about the foot.  That's a bummer.

[Dougie]

Sorry about the season ending injury but you finished it in style Nice small jaw. Keep us updated on your healing