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Originally Posted by JohnNH
Are we talking Smallmouth here?
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Yes, in those days there were no largemouths in the lake.
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7.5 smallie and depending on the year was a state record.
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We did not worry about records in those days. Fishing was fun, and the fish were tasty. Want to buy this mount?
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I noticed you mentioned stringers used = those fish died didn't they.
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Yes, in those days they were so plentiful and easy to catch that it was common to keep and eat them. That is why I fished as a kid. With so little fishing pressure then, we could not have impacted the fishery if we tried. How times have changed.