New PB smallmouth

[catman529]

Walked down to a fishin hole in the Harpeth River better known for carp and catfish, but I first saw 3 decent largemouth on beds that wouldn't bite. I climbed up this tree onto a platform where there is a rope swing, and here came this bronze fish swimming right up the channel. I threw the lizard and the fish ate it. I pulled out my digital a scale only to discover the batteries had just died. So I measured it with my fishing rod - it went from the end of the butt to the K in Shakespeare. I got back to the truck and measured the rod at 19 inches. My previous best was 18.25 so it didn't beat by much, but it sure got the heart pumping.

 

[scn]

Pretty fish! Congratulations!

 

[paincave_2000]

 

[Mudbone]

That's a bigun!

 

[rsimms]

Beautiful fish... Congrats!

I wish we had video of you climbing out of the tree while fighting the fish. :grin:

 

[SilverFox]

Congrats

 

[ROUGH COUNTRY HUNTER]

Nice fish

 

[RUGER]

Very nice !

 

[TN Larry]

Nice smallie!

 

[WMAn]

Congrats.

 

[easy45]

Very nice

 

[catman529]

Beautiful fish... Congrats!

I wish we had video of you climbing out of the tree while fighting the fish. :grin:

it was a bit sketchy, going down a 45 degree sycamore tree with 2x4 wooden steps

 

[Dbllunger]

Great fish Catman. A true trophy smallie

 

[Boone 58]

Awesome!

 

[Arrowslanger]

Nothing like a river smallie. Can't beat it! Nice fish

 

[catman529]

Surprisingly this one didn't fight too hard. Ran me under a couple of sticks and just sat there which made me real nervous with worn out 6 lb test. But I guided him straight back out and lipped it. Got me just a bit shaken up.

 

[Bone Collector]

Congrats!

 

[Kimberman]

Beautiful smallie. My buddy's PB river smallie came out of the Harpeth.

 

[catman529]

Beautiful smallie. My buddy's PB river smallie came out of the Harpeth.

all of the harpeths are good smallmouth streams

 

[OldGoat68]

great fish, I've caught some nice ones from the Harpeth over the years.