A smallmouth? Really? That's awesome. Haven't seen one of those out of Nolin before. I know they are way up in the river, but I do not go too far past Wax. Especially after taking the skeg off my outboard Saturday.
You just let me know and I'll be more than happy to run you up above Wax as far as you'd like to go during winter pool. Well 15 -20 miles anyway. Don't have to worry about getting swamped up there.