I've been trying to break the 6lber mark on a smallie since I started fishing Mille Lacs 7 years ago. So many close calls with 5-13, 5-14, and 5-15 fish but just could not break that 6lber mark. I was finally able to stick this bronze beauty. She went 6-1.

Awesome fish congrats.

Wow; congrats thanks for sharing.

What a beautiful fish. I bet that was a fight. Got any specifics of bait and depth? Were you just casting or did you pick her off the depth finder on a vertical presentation?
Thanks for sharing.
Donald

Man - must of felt like you hooked a Sherman tank. Nice work

very envious!

Nice Smallie, man! And good on you for keeping at it. Must feel great to catch a tank like that! I've never caught a smallie but it's on my list. Congrats on a great PB! What a beauty!

This. Very nice.

Woooooo pig.

Beautiful fish. Congtatulations on the PB.

nice congrats

I hope to go up the one day.

Nice catch. Love the small mouth fight.

What a beast of a smallmouth. Kind of an oxymoron, Giant-Small Mouth.

Awesome fish. Congrats

Thanks guys. I got her on a strike king football jig pb&j with paca chunk trailer. It was a tough day for numbers but also had two others that went 5-3 and another that went 4 even. Buddy I was with had a 3 and a 4-9. All the other fish were caught in 22ft of water on dropshot or football jig. Decided at the end of the day to go back and try my shallow fall area that ive done well in the past. We tried this area first thing in the morning without a bite. Went back there and within 10 minutes I got the 6-1 to bite and I knew the second I set the hook she was a biggun! Got her in about 7-8ft of water. So fun! Im hoping to get back up there at least one more time before it gets too cold. Water temps are already down in the low to mid 50s.

Fat football for sure! Awesome fish congrats!!

Here I was proud of myself for breaking the 4# mark when I lived in Kansas. That thing is a beast and for anyone who's never caught a smallie, pound for pound they fight twice as hard as a large mouth.