cland today.... Oh my garsh....big ole brownfish and idiots...

[MrSplitshot]

I'm with mhall on the keeper thing. I release all smallmouth and don't plan on changing that policy unless it's a new world record or something. I agree that the replica mounts are too expensive and the skin mounts look better, but I'm pretty dang fond of the nice 8x10 on the wall in my garage of a 22-3/4" brown fish from Dale. Good enough for me and my memories. I say turn'em back and let'em keep swimming...but as long as you're within the law, get-r-done as you see fit bro.

As for the waterhead in the rubber duckie, I have a feeling that presenting the distinct sounds of "CAST - POP - WHIZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ - SH**!" would have been in order. LMAO

Good day on Cumberland and nice fish...

[Chubminnow]

I'll tell you all what...this here thread has been a great thread in my opinion...we all have our opinions and some are different but no one here is arguing much, we just have our opinions and that's that...I think I'd like to have everyone on this thread get together for a beer or a glass of bourbon and a cigar and discuss this further, lol...or it could just be my end of year state of mind that I'm in right now.

Also, I'm seeing where a lot of guys would have kept that 6 lb'r that I released...I'm going again in March and possibly April so hopefully I'll hook into what I consider to be a trophy then...like you guys say, a trophy to one man is not a trophy to the other.