PB Larry & Smallie - Spruce Run

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Work has been crazy the past month or so and I have not had a chance to post anything but I thought catching my PB Largemouth back in early August and more recently landing my PB Smallmouth (two weeks ago) warranted a post. Both fish were caught at Spruce Run from the boat I bought back in June (my first).

I have been hitting SR pretty hard all season since I store my boat there and while that lake hasn't produced much in terms of quantity, I can't complain about the quality. The Largemouth was caught in about 15' of water on a wacky rigged senko. She taped out at 21" and I wish I had a scale because she was thick as well. I have caught one longer Largemouth (22.5") but this one was definitely heavier. Landing the fish solo at night was quite a challenge. The Smallmouth was caught at about the same depth on a 1/4 oz black/blue jig with a rage tail trailer.

Funny story about the smallmouth - I had actually cast the jig and let it sink to the bottom before putting the rod in a holder while I fetched a fresh beer. My buddy and I decided to relocate at that point and it wasn't until I started up the trolling motor and we were headed out that I realized I hadn't reeled in the jig. I figured it was snagged on something because I heard the drag peeling. I turned off the motor and grabbed the rod to reel in my lure so we could be on our way and that is when I saw the line still moving despite the boat being stopped. My buddy and I had been fishing for hours at that point with nothing to show so we both were extremely pumped when I reeled in and he netted the beauty pictured. She taped out at about 18".

Looking forward to seeing everyone at the hybrid M&G!