California State SmallMouth Record

[skeeterzx200]

I just wanted to post this I crossed , great SM

Ione, CA, jULY 3, 2007: Harold Hardin, a Stockton fisherman who has been fishing Pardee Lake for the past 40 years did something that no other angler in the State of California has been able to do in 31 years: He caught a 9.83 lb. Smallmouth Bass that eclipsed the current state record by nearly ¾ of a pound. The old record of 9.1 was caught by Tom Brady in 1976 at Trinity Lake. Mr. Hardin was fishing just off of Leveque Point at the mouth of the Mokelumne River using charcoal colored swim bait. According to Mr. Hardin, shortly after landing the big fish, he hooked into another Smallmouth and just before he was about to land the 2nd fish, it made one last dash for freedom and snapped the line. “The one that I lost was definitely a larger fish than the one I landed” stated Mr. Hardin. Harold estimated that after seeing the 2nd fish up close to his boat that it was at least 11+ lbs. Mr. Hardin stated that there are Smallmouth Bass in Pardee Lake that are substantially larger than his record Bass.

 

[TennesseeTalker]

That's a huge fish!!!

TT

 

[Hogman067]

Wow I thought I had seen some big smallmouth before that is the biggest healthiest I have ever seen

 

[hl&s]

That's the biggest sm I've ever seen.

Anyone want to split expenses to Lake Pardee ?

Just j/kemoSmile

 

[Carl Guffey]

You don't have to go to Pardee, try south holston, five fish limit and if you don't have 30 lbs you don't get a check.
Another top lake is chilhowee on the little Tennesee, 2 years ago there were three 9 plus smallmoluth taken out of there.

 

[Flippen*1]

Pardee is deep and clear, I used to fish it once in a while when I lived out there. My best s.m. from there was 7-2, at the time the lake record was about 8. That is a big fish in the pic, but they will probably do a DNA test to make it official. The markings on it's side, or lack thereof, makes me think it might be a largemouth/smallmouth mix. I've seen em before. Hope it's not though.

 

[Roba22]

S. Holston is a good place to catch nice SMB but it's also a VERY hard lake to fish. Me and my Dad fished it for years and all we have to show is two 6+lbers that are on Dads wall (both caught within 10 minutes of each other)and allot of zero nights. Thats one huge bass. talk about a blast to land....

 

[Pastor Bill]

WOW! That is a mammoth brown bass. I just read however that the Alabama state record smallie is 10lb 8oz. Virginias is 8 lbs something. Any1 know the world record? Google time...
Bill
edit: Okay google turned up an 11 pound 15 ounce monster caught July 9, 1955, by D.L.Hayes near the Tennessee-Kentucky state line on Dale Hollow
Lake.

 

[fishinvol]

I just know that the world record is from Dale Hollow.

 

[Pastor Bill]

RE: World SmallMouth Record

See edited post above

 

[fishinvol]

RE: World SmallMouth Record

Yep, Dale Hollow is an unbeleivable smallie lake!! Easy drive too!

 

[Pastor Bill]

RE: World SmallMouth Record

fishinvol - 7/6/2007 2:10 PM

Yep, Dale Hollow is an unbeleivable smallie lake!! Easy drive too!

unless you have to drive from central Virginia

 

[fishinvol]

Good point!

 

[Bprice]

<font size="2">Beautiful massive smallie...</font></p>

<font size="2">That Alabama record came from about 25 miles down the road from us, in the tailwaters of Wheeler Dam.</font></p>

 

[Pastor Bill]

Bprice - 7/6/2007 2:27 PM



<font size="2">Beautiful massive smallie...</font></p>

<font size="2">That Alabama record came from about 25 miles down the road from us, in the tailwaters of Wheeler Dam.</font></p>

If I lived near there I'd beat that place to death looking for another giant sm.

 

[bassfisher17]

i would have loved to reel in that monster!emoEek