Whats the biggest smelt you have seen?

[TIGHTLINES420]

I was fishing of my patio today and we have been attaching a couple small chum buckets to the dock(huntington harbor) and saw a giant sand shark about 5', so we had our lines out and the buckets have been soakong for at least a week and we were dumping a good slick. Then BAMMM a huge hit and the rod starts screaming line out, another big spotty. (good 3lbr.) Then boom another big hit and its a 3'+ sand shark, then I get nailed again and its a huge harbor smelt, the biggest by far I have ever scene so I was wondering if any of you guys have seen these giant smelt before.

I will have pics up within 24hrs.

[victor101]

i was fishing at the santa monica pier about a year ago and this old guy fishing next to me was "teaching" me how to cut mackral for bait :roll: yeah well he puts a big *** chunk on a sabiki squid rig and drops his line. next thing i know hes on a big a#% bendo. this smelt was huge. i didnt know they get that big. id say about 20" or so.

[mg2969]

I was kayaking sunday (see huntington harbor 6-3-07 report). Those smeltzillas as another one put it were boiling all over the place. Big SOBs at least 9-12". I had a few that thought they were mullet , since i guess mullet are famous for jumping out of the water for no apparent reason.

[dirthead]

I've seen them 12" to 14" in the LBC
DIRTHEAD

[fishmounter]

Hey you can catch those big Jack Smelt on small Mepps spinners or small trout spoons. They can really fight on ultra-light tackle and 2-4 lb line! Chum them up with crackers and start casting.

[KaliDawgFan]

During the summer I've regularly caught smelt 14" long out of Alamitos Bay.

[PUDD MASTER BAITER]

SUNDAY AT 72ND,THIS GUY CAUGHT ONE AT LEAST 18INCHS.MAKES ME WONDER ,IF THEY CAN BE HAD WITH MY FLY ROD. DOES ANY ONE HAVE SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT TO THROW?? GOOD LUCK ,AND PEACE OUT MIKE THE PMB..

[spiceguy]

I catch 18"ers all the time here. They are great fighters, esp. on ultralihght gear as stated by others. Don't know about flies though..............

[TIGHTLINES420]

http://fishingnetwork.net/images/tmp2/img028.jpg


That knife is at least 18" inches and this is without the head!

[jplee3]

http://fishingnetwork.net/images/tmp2/img028.jpg


That knife is at least 18" inches and this is without the head!

Wow, that thing is a MONSTER! Did you eat it? Or use it as bait? Hehe...

[olfishergal]

I smelt one the other day, it was pretty bad.

[mg2969]

I knew those smeltzillas were jumping and I didn't want to overestimate there size, but I had no idea they were THAT big.

MG

[victor101]

I smelt one the other day, it was pretty bad.

"she who smelt it, dealt it" :mrgreen:

[DrGrnthmb]

This one went 20"...biggest one I've seen

http://fishingnetwork.net/images/tmp2/smelt.jpg

[flyngby]

Here's some 16"+ and the photo does not show the girth. Was at least 4" dorsal to belly. From last week in NPH

[flyngby]

Here's some 16"+ and the photo does not show the girth. Was at least 4" dorsal to belly. From last week in NPH

[olfishergal]

I smelt one the other day, it was pretty bad.

"she who smelt it, dealt it" :mrgreen:



prolly just downwind from ya'll...... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[TIGHTLINES420]

Right on, thats sweet. Great fight on ultra light line arent they. I caught mine by mistake but cut him up and got some sharks with the meat.

[ghetto dad]

only some will get this!!!

i think i win!!
http://fishingnetwork.net/images/tmp2/0131jimmy.jpg