A Score to Settle

Blue Pickerel · **Posted:** Sun Jun 19, 2011 6:17 pm

Hey guys, can you help me out with a little score I have to settle with my son.

Today on the bay, I was reminded of the acrobatics of bass when I caught one mid-bay. Of course, he was promptly released one week prior to season-open and all BUT...

With bass season just a week away, we've been talking a lot about how we're gonna gear up to land ourselves a few next weekend. In our conversation, we're in a debate...

Which are more known for their aptitude to jump, once hooked? Smallies or big mouths?

Help us settle the score, the chore of cooking a shore lunch depends on your answers!

Thanks,

Blue Pickerel

fireball · **Posted:** Sun Jun 19, 2011 6:40 pm

my personal experience is the smaller fish actualy jump more, i hammered the 5 plus pounders, on saturday, fishing the nystate opener. one was a smallie rest largies.
the small tryed to run straight down, (fishing 15 fow). where the largies jumped and splashed around.. personaly, if you are going for a shore lunch, i would keep largies, smallies may still be sitting on beds... normaly you can tell by a beaten up tail, from fanning the beds. i put those ones back, even if i am fishing a tournament, but thats just me... i love to fish, but you got to remember we are doing this for the fish, if you dont look after them, they wont be there to catch another day...

cannitro482 · **Posted:** Sun Jun 19, 2011 6:42 pm

From my fishing experience I would have to say Smallies jump a whole lot more and much more acrobatic too

BigMac · **Joined:** Fri Nov 28, 2008 5:18 pm **Posts:** 1383

I agree, in my experience smallies jump more.

TheLandshark · **Posted:** Sun Jun 19, 2011 7:08 pm

steelhead without a doubt

Grizzly · **Posted:** Sun Jun 19, 2011 7:17 pm

Its nothing to have a smallmouth clear the water and multipul times at that a largmouth often flops around on the surface but when it comes to high flyin acrobatics a smallmouth has that prize hands down

Tylercurt · **Posted:** Sun Jun 19, 2011 7:25 pm

Smallies no question, and if he starts to argue, push im over the side....lol Dads Rule....
Tim

fireball · **Posted:** Sun Jun 19, 2011 7:25 pm

I think you comparing river smallies, to boq largies. river smallies are diffently world class, on the st.lawarance, i have had some jump pretty high. but i find when fishing the bay, your fishing deeper water. so they are pretty worn out or right besides the boat, were a largie could be a 50 -80 feet out, i have a long cast. generaly smallie fishing i am droping infront of the boat, using the flasher or fish finder to watch the my bait.

Thats a nice offer to take the guy and his son steel head fishing shark. that diffently a offer not to pass up..

dllm413 · **Posted:** Sun Jun 19, 2011 7:47 pm

smallies

fireball · **Posted:** Sun Jun 19, 2011 7:53 pm

looks like the guy that said largies, will be cooking lunch...
largies spawn earlyier then smallies, thats why i suggest keeping largies.

Longlegg · **Posted:** Mon Jun 20, 2011 7:00 am

I agree with what has been said. Smallies in shallow water almost always give immediate multiple jumps. Largemouths seem more hesitant and tend to wallow on the surface before they jump ( if they jump at all). If caught in water deeper than 20 feet smallies are less likely to rocket.

fireball · **Posted:** Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:27 am

would love to know who won.. i tryed to make a case for the largie guy, but as you quickly saw, smallies ruled....
i am largie guy, i would rather catch a 5 pound largie over a 6 pound smallie.. (did i really just say that) hmm...
but thats just me..

Roaster · **Posted:** Mon Jun 20, 2011 12:18 pm

Smallies without question.

uglystix · **Joined:** Fri Jan 21, 2011 7:11 pm **Posts:** 235

smallies for sure

steve-hamilton · **Joined:** Fri Apr 25, 2003 7:40 am **Posts:** 1776

fireball, our "bass team" treats a 6lbs smallie equal to a 5lbs largie.

our boats best is a 5lbs 14 ounce largie. (dad of course). I would trade a 7lbs great lakes smallie for that fish anyday!

of course, a "northern" smallie is a little nicer. similar to a northern walleye compared to a quinte walleye.

with lake ontario and erie caughing up such massive smallies, the lustre quickly fades....but largies....not so.

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