Posted By: Gilbert M.
Ray Roberts Jr. record smallie - 11/23/20 01:53 PM
Midlothian HS fishing team angler catches 5.03 Smallmouth on Ray Roberts, new Jr. Lake record.
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Ray Roberts Jr. record smallie
Posted By: J-2
Re: Ray Roberts Jr. record smallie - 11/23/20 01:54 PM
Awesome... congrats young man.
Posted By: Ken A.
Re: Ray Roberts Jr. record smallie - 11/23/20 01:56 PM
Great fish! Congrats!!
Posted By: RedRanger
Re: Ray Roberts Jr. record smallie - 11/23/20 02:00 PM
Whom put them in there?
Posted By: i-Fish
Re: Ray Roberts Jr. record smallie - 11/23/20 02:06 PM
Daaaaang bruiser!
Posted By: avid_basser
Re: Ray Roberts Jr. record smallie - 11/23/20 02:14 PM
I bet that was a blast to catch! Congrats to that young angler.
Posted By: wh2004
Re: Ray Roberts Jr. record smallie - 11/23/20 02:21 PM
Nice
Posted By: Scoundrel
Re: Ray Roberts Jr. record smallie - 11/23/20 02:39 PM
that is a beautiful fish
Posted By: 206champion
Re: Ray Roberts Jr. record smallie - 11/23/20 02:56 PM
Wow that's a good one , they are a few in there but far in-between.
Posted By: Hair Jig
Re: Ray Roberts Jr. record smallie - 11/23/20 03:22 PM
Smallmouth over 5# are a treat when you are expecting a largemouth. Makes you think you have a 15+ on the string. 
Posted By: Dan90210 ☮
Re: Ray Roberts Jr. record smallie - 11/23/20 03:49 PM
Originally Posted by Hair Jig
Smallmouth over 5# are a treat when you are expecting a largemouth. Makes you think you have a 15+ on the string.
Thats the truth!
I caught a really good one on Texoma not long ago. I submitted it as the new CR record... TPWD is a bit backed up though, they said 6-9 months to review and confirm my submission lol
They are great fish! And props to the young man thats a fish of a lifetime as far as Texas smallies go! Awesome!
Posted By: Barrett
Re: Ray Roberts Jr. record smallie - 11/23/20 03:50 PM
Zero way to tell if its a smallie or a meanmouth without analyzing DNA. We have gone over this over and over and over. Either way great catch!
Posted By: Bandit 200 XP
Re: Ray Roberts Jr. record smallie - 11/23/20 03:52 PM
Nice Fish
Posted By: Cuervo Jones
Re: Ray Roberts Jr. record smallie - 11/23/20 04:01 PM
Cool. Nice brown fish.
Posted By: Bass Buster1
Re: Ray Roberts Jr. record smallie - 11/23/20 04:24 PM
Originally Posted by Barrett
Zero way to tell if its a smallie or a meanmouth without analyzing DNA. We have gone over this over and over and over. Either way great catch!
Yep! Good one!
Posted By: Frank the Tank
Re: Ray Roberts Jr. record smallie - 11/23/20 04:32 PM
Originally Posted by Ken A.
Great fish! Congrats!!
Posted By: Fish Killer
Re: Ray Roberts Jr. record smallie - 11/23/20 05:08 PM
Great fish
Posted By: Bass-N-Buck Master
Re: Ray Roberts Jr. record smallie - 11/23/20 07:42 PM
Very nice fish never caught one but maybe someday!
Congrats!
Congrats!
Posted By: Hair Jig
Re: Ray Roberts Jr. record smallie - 11/23/20 08:44 PM
Originally Posted by Barrett
Zero way to tell if its a smallie or a meanmouth without analyzing DNA. We have gone over this over and over and over......
Sadly, I came to the party late and didn't see any of those discussions.
Having moved from Tennessee only 2 years ago I have seen plenty of the mean mouth hybrids. One thing they "usually" had was the coloring of the smallmouth with the vertical bars, but also had a LATERAL LINE. Does that fish in the pic have a faint lateral line or is it a reflection?
Like everyone has said though ... nice fish either way.
Posted By: T Bird
Re: Ray Roberts Jr. record smallie - 11/23/20 08:46 PM
Great fish! 
Posted By: ReelSlow
Re: Ray Roberts Jr. record smallie - 11/23/20 10:38 PM
Durn nice catch
Posted By: Pkguy
Re: Ray Roberts Jr. record smallie - 11/23/20 11:53 PM
Great job Seth
Posted By: Dan21XRS
Re: Ray Roberts Jr. record smallie - 11/24/20 05:23 PM
I'll bet he thought he set the hook on a live wire... Dan
Posted By: Tx Tree Grower
Re: Ray Roberts Jr. record smallie - 11/24/20 07:03 PM
Originally Posted by Hair Jig
Originally Posted by Barrett
Zero way to tell if its a smallie or a meanmouth without analyzing DNA. We have gone over this over and over and over......
Sadly, I came to the party late and didn't see any of those discussions.
Having moved from Tennessee only 2 years ago I have seen plenty of the mean mouth hybrids. One thing they "usually" had was the coloring of the smallmouth with the vertical bars, but also had a LATERAL LINE. Does that fish in the pic have a faint lateral line or is it a reflection?
Like everyone has said though ... nice fish either way.
My question is who cares? Looks plenty smallmouth enough to qualify in my book. This is Texas. If it has a little brown tint we count it.
Nice smallmouth!!!
Posted By: Gilbert M.
Re: Ray Roberts Jr. record smallie - 11/25/20 03:53 AM
I believe either way it’s a record! It looked like a smallie to me...could be wrong.
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Posted By: banker-always fishing
Re: Ray Roberts Jr. record smallie - 11/25/20 04:42 AM
Nice fish and Congratulations! Good job. 
Posted By: Trickster
Re: Ray Roberts Jr. record smallie - 11/25/20 03:31 PM
Very nice.
Posted By: Trickster
Re: Ray Roberts Jr. record smallie - 11/27/20 12:09 AM
As big at the mouth is I do suspect that is a mixed breed fish. I would love to catch one that that. I may have to revisit RayBob.
Posted By: fishnfireman
Re: Ray Roberts Jr. record smallie - 11/27/20 12:27 AM
Originally Posted by Barrett
Zero way to tell if its a smallie or a meanmouth without analyzing DNA. We have gone over this over and over and over. Either way great catch!
Insert confused emoji here ?
Posted By: Vetbassman
Re: Ray Roberts Jr. record smallie - 11/27/20 01:49 AM
Very nice!
Posted By: Blair817
Re: Ray Roberts Jr. record smallie - 11/27/20 02:27 AM
Awesome fish, congrats
Posted By: Hair Jig
Re: Ray Roberts Jr. record smallie - 11/27/20 01:58 PM
Originally Posted by Tx Tree Grower
Originally Posted by Hair Jig
Originally Posted by Barrett
Zero way to tell if its a smallie or a meanmouth without analyzing DNA. We have gone over this over and over and over......
Sadly, I came to the party late and didn't see any of those discussions.
Having moved from Tennessee only 2 years ago I have seen plenty of the mean mouth hybrids. One thing they "usually" had was the coloring of the smallmouth with the vertical bars, but also had a LATERAL LINE. Does that fish in the pic have a faint lateral line or is it a reflection?
Like everyone has said though ... nice fish either way.
My question is who cares? Looks plenty smallmouth enough to qualify in my book. This is Texas. If it has a little brown tint we count it.
Nice smallmouth!!!
AGREED. After seeing the 2nd photo I have to say that if it isn't a smallmouth it sure is doing a great impersonation of one.