We were unsure of what we’d experience on our Lake of the Woods smallmouth trip, but the quality of the fish exceeded any possible expectations. With a short growing season, we had no idea we’d run across so many 19- to 21-inch specimens, but on each of the last two days it took nearly a 20-inch minimum to crack our collective top five.
The Texas girl even managed to corral a random largemouth.
Soon we’ll publish more about the particular lures and strategies we used to catch the big brown fish, but in the meantime enjoy the video below:


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