Fishing Partner Friday!

[Duck-Slayer]

Well went fishing with my best bud Neil on May 2 - Friday... i.e. the title, took him too the best smallmouth spot I could get too with the low water in the snake, was trying too get him his personal best, but for some reason they were biting light on his little jig..... I was using a rip n rap a small spinner bait and a large spinner bait and even caught a couple on Neil's sinking rapala..... had a great time with a good friend,
Matt

start out with a small one 17 1/2"


I believe this was the big one at 18 1/2"


Followed by 2 18"er's




Than I got a cool sequence with Neil catching a nice one than a pic of it jumping and the hook pulling, you can see the fish in the air and his jig half way between the fish and his pole.....



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[lowe-185]

times like these I miss having my Jet.
Nice pics.
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[AverysAdventure]

Way to go guys. Gotta love them Snake River smallies. I managed to sneak down to the Snake last Tuesday for a few minutes. Mainly just out to let the dogs run but after a bit I had to cast a few. All I had to fish with was my 5' Ugly Stik rigged with a black and yellow Panther Martin. Landed 7 SM in 12 casts all between 2 and 4 lbs. Keep a couple and we had a great meal of fish tacos that night. Wife is coming home tomorrow so I'm hoping I can start fishing again.
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[Bassnbob]

Those are some really nice smallies. Way to go!!!
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[Duck-Slayer]

The river is fishing good but is lowest I've seen in the 14 years I've lived here,
Matt
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[hooknhunter]

As always, it was great fishing with you. Can't wait to get out there again. I definitely had my personal best hooked a few times, but they just didn't want to stay hooked up. I think the problem is my rod is too limber to get a good solid hook set. Can you email me the full size pictures, please?

[elkmagnet]

Nice fish! Looks like I missed out.
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[BBART]

[quote hooknhunter] I think the problem is my rod is too limber to get a good solid hook set. Can you email me the full size pictures, please?[/quote]

Yep, gotta have a stiff rod to be successful! ;-)
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[Squarehog]

Nice Fish/pics! Smallies are pound for pound kings.
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