Nice... yeah I have been gathering from people that fish for smallies that if you have some type of bright or neon yellow in the bait, that's what they go for.  That and dark colored hair jigs.   I really don't know much about them, not like I know about LM.  I have some lakes and river systems around me that hold them, I just don't get out and find them.  I think this next couple of months after the king of the ring tourney is done, I am going to try and figure out how to target the smallmouth much more than I do!

Can I get an autographed coloring book? Pretty cool Brian!! I got a few nephews that will love those!

What did you find that worked for you for lures?

Those are such a neat looking bass, the first time I had heard of those was from Blat fishing with Flint I believe in a video they put out I think last year. The footage really shows how neat the colors of that fish are. That's awesome you get to catch those!!

Sounds like ya got it all tip top ready to go, hope it treats you well!! Gots a good look to it!

I marked 88 today, id say the Bass are acting like Bass do! 88 or 65 just got to figure out how to present the bait to them and which ones to use and IT'S ON... most of the time, lol!

One for the memory bank, nice catch Brian! What a chunk that one is

you look like you won the lotto!! :)

Been waiting for one of the few northern folks in the group to put a smallie on the board! I figured you or Barde where going to make that happen!!  Nice fish man! 

My opinion, if the topic is punching through cover with a big worm or creature baits, I have found no better hook so far than those Spearpoint Fury Flip hooks.  That's all I have now for that technique for soft plastics.  It's a great hook!!  4/0 and 5/0 find some pads and lets go!!  I see some comments for the drop shot.  If I am trying to present the bait in the weedless form I will use the SS worm standard gauge from spearpoint or the other one I use a lot is a  ReBarb hook from roboworm.  Both are fantastic.  If I am nose hooking with a drop shot, I personally don't use the spearpoint finesse hooks. I don't find that the flat worm or whatever I am using sits on the hook right.  Actually due to that bend.  I am currently going to be trying out a new hook to me from 6th sense which is there drop shot hook for the nose hook stuff.