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20″ Smallmouth Beauty and plenty more Fat Girls! First Float of 2026

3 of us caught 69 fish, 60 being smallmouth on my Southwest Virginia river. I got my first 20" smallie of 2026 and several more from 16" to 19.5" range.

Posted by RiverMan2011

2 Comments

  1. PissFingerz42069 on

    Damn! Nice job out there. Can’t wait to get some river smallies here in MN

  2. RiverMan2011 on

    My gear:

    Bonafide RVR119 Kayak

    NRS Chinook PFD

    7′ Kistler Helium ML rod

    Kistler Chromium spinning reel w/ 20 lb J-braid and 8 lb floro leader

    Z-Man Hula Stick- canada craw color

    custom poured weedless EWG round head hook

    Here’s a video of the complete trip if you want to view it. [https://youtu.be/thWrNsVdyr4?si=8CB9M6IcjmV5IsWI](https://youtu.be/thWrNsVdyr4?si=8CB9M6IcjmV5IsWI)

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