@zrg_fishing : “Smallmouth won’t bite in the dark”
Me: hold my beer
8:44PM - 6.23lbs on final day of Ontario bass pre-season
#stlawrenceriver #lakeontario #thousandislands #prespawn
… well, the sun has set on the smallmouth journey.
Spent nearly a year planning, saving, coordinating, and anticipating it. I was chasing something I desperately needed to refill my tank after a year of personal devastation. Instead, I leave feeling emptier than when I arrived.
It’s hard to explain how something you love can slowly turn into pressure, expectation, comparison, and disappointment.
Not sure what comes next… but it’s clear the fun disappeared a long time ago.
Maybe the fish were never really the thing I was chasing.
… The sunset is beautiful, isn't it?
… featured on Smallmouth Crush Live this week
Talked through how I approach fishing — tracking data, modeling trips, and chasing giants over numbers. At some point it stopped feeling like fishing… and started feeling more like hunting.
Appreciate you guys having me on 🤝
@smallmouthcrush@epicericsbasslab
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![… when the wind finally takes a day off #lakeontario #stlawrenceriver #greatlakes #smallmouth [6.42lbs]](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6727542943143016201625_0_5e4a8351f4e537a6f606f242c98f6380.jpg?o=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&h=2ef553d5403f3546dd1a44fb2186ec74)
![… “new PB… for now” -Capt. G #largemouth #floridabass #personalbest #lunker [9.21 lbs • 26”]](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6747697049553134651357_0_4aa549fd0dc4dce003ee8c3772958e4c.jpg?o=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&h=384c612b5e7f66a473aac1996feddd0d)
![… still waiting on a big one#largemouthbass #swampdonkey #bassaddiction [9.08 lbs]](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6747595667251667263616_0_9188e3bda604d696dd505663082b8880.jpg?o=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&h=c71e9441f740022cd67f295cf9c61eb0)
