Size Matters

[gmac209]

I have found it interesting this year at our cottage lake.

Maybe I just never noticed but it seem the smaller the bass (smallmouth) the more splashy the hit.

I have had smallmouth that probably are not much more than twice the size of my little STP frog hit it like they were 20 lb Musky .

Conversely the biggest bass I have caught this year sipped it off the surface like a shy trout taking spinners.

Maybe I just have mutant bass in the lake. Any body else notice this?

I couldn't get to my camera for a picture of my big bass this year but here are some of what I caught last year.

[jeffro]

Very nice and I bet you had big fun too.

[quivira kid]

I would have to come visit and fish the lake myself to form an educated opinion...

[Bluegill222]

It's not just bass, either. I've noticed the same phenomenon with almost every species I've fished for, including trout. I think it comes down to the fact that smaller predators have to be more competetive and aggressive in their feeding, whereas bigger fish know they are big fish and are more matter of fact in their feeding.

[Lotech]

They're all monsters in my book.

[8wt]

Have noticed with all species also. I think with bigger bass, they will just open their mouths and kinda create a mini vacumn that sucks the fly in.