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Old 05-16-2014, 08:21 AM
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Default Tims Ford Mini Vacation
Went to Tims Ford Lake with some family and friends this past weekend and i must say it was a blast!!! We camped at Fairview/Devils Step campground and fished all around that area. Plenty of smallmouth action, crappie, and a few cats hitting a variety of crankbaits, soft plastics, jigs, spinnerbaits, and rooster tails. The smallmouths hit pretty much all day long when it was overcast and a mild drizzle of rain. I kept a few keepers but lost a bunch!!. They sure can put up a fight!!! The one I got however was the biggest smallmouth ive caught in a long time, measuring 22 1/2 in and weighing near 7 lbs.I will definetely keep coming back to camp here in the future!!!
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Old 05-16-2014, 09:05 AM
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sounds like a great trip! any pics of the big smallie?
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Old 05-16-2014, 09:50 AM
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Nice fish! I caught a 19 inch spot there a few years ago on a roostertail.
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Old 05-16-2014, 10:35 AM
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The pic of it on my 2 ft cutting board is the big keeper. I should have registered that one to get my T.A.R.P. for smallmouth...oh well...didnt think about it till after i had filleted it...lol
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Old 05-16-2014, 10:46 AM
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The pic of it on my 2 ft cutting board is the big keeper. I should have registered that one to get my T.A.R.P. for smallmouth...oh well...didnt think about it till after i had filleted it...lol
Are you saying that is a 7 lb fish on the cutting board?
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Old 05-16-2014, 10:58 AM
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The pic of it on my 2 ft cutting board is the big keeper. I should have registered that one to get my T.A.R.P. for smallmouth...oh well...didnt think about it till after i had filleted it...lol
Looks like a largemouth to me.
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Old 05-16-2014, 11:49 AM
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Looks like a largemouth to me.
Yea I don't see a single smallmouth in his pics.
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Old 05-16-2014, 12:13 PM
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Mouth didnt open past his eye so i assumed it was the smallmouth and not a largemouth. Maybe im wrong..still pretty new to bass fishing and fishing in general. Hell now im a little embarressed if it was a largemouth. Yes it was 6.6 on the scale. i wish i had gotten some better pics. Sorry Guys..!!
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Old 05-16-2014, 12:17 PM
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Old 05-16-2014, 12:26 PM
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Thnx blink..looks like i need to read up more to recognize wth im catching...lol
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Old 05-16-2014, 12:38 PM
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Thnx blink..looks like i need to read up more to recognize wth im catching...lol

All good man. Not trying to rain on your parade.
I am just really into species ID's and love to share info.
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Even if it was a largemouth it would have been a TARP. 22" is the length for a TARP largemouth bass.

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Nice fish! Study up on the markings too. A smallmouth bass has completely different markings than a largemouth. Catching new species and identifying them is one of the many fun things about fishing!


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Old 05-16-2014, 02:49 PM
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Alright i will...Thank you all!!!
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Old 05-16-2014, 03:49 PM
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Congrats on your catch.



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