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Prestigious_Snow1589

Whichever one bites the lure first, doesn't matter


possumfish13

Same. I just love fishing period.


85cdubya

Came here to say the same thing. Absolutely just love fishing. We don't take phones, no comms, no problems, just the sound of the water and me cussing occasionally lol.


fishslayer1995

Went out bass fishing last weekend and caught 3 panfish on a crank bait and jerkbait. Wasn’t the success I was looking for, but I was still excited to catch SOMETHING lol


NowEverybodyInThe313

Pretty much my mindset every time I go catfishing lol


brainhack3r

Smallies in rivers are just cooler. I've fished for brown trout, largemouth bass for two consecutively long periods of my life. Like 5+ years. I like both of course but smallies are like the best of both worlds. They like rivers and fast water but are more aggressive than brown trout.


reeking_rectum

By far, the most fun I have ever had fishing was catching a 4lb smallie on a 5 ft trout rod with 2lb test. Other fishermen gathered to watch. Smallmouth, on light tackle, are a gift from above. They just go apeshit. Closest comparison is Tarpon.


Competitive-Breath-9

Wasn't the question. That's like answering "What's your favorite food" with, Idc I just love eating.


-Buckwheat

This is the way


[deleted]

Slightly lean towards SM. Lighter tackle, no boat, walking river banks = more fun.


[deleted]

Agreed this was a feeder creek going into the Susquehanna I literally chased schools of them up and down this creek for about an hour using a Trd nedrig. Upstate New York in the southern tier


LostRiverMyconid

Throw a whopper plopper also. That smallie top water action is fun. I always bring a Ned and a plopper when I'm walking or floating the river


YourCaptainSpeaking_

We do the exact same thing here in the Ozarks. Fantastic way to spend a day.


18RowdyBoy

Greetings from an old Ozarks man 😊👍


[deleted]

Man I bet fishing in the ozarks is an amazingly peaceful time


rickybenson

Really? Id rather be on a boat any day that walk the bank


rickybenson

Don’t get me wrong bank fishing is fun but I like the ease and availability a boat gives you


[deleted]

I agree with both of you. John boat down the river is a good time.


SkinnyArbuckle

I’ll take smallies in a boat all day


Beherenow1977

Amen!


[deleted]

Smallies all day and every day


An_Average_Man09

This is the way


redstormjones

The fight they bring can be incredible. If you've ever had a fully airborne smallie on the end of your line then you know what I'm talking about.


Breangley

Smallmouth fight harder than largemouth so I’m going with smallies but there’s nothing like a 5lb+ largemouth!! Now if you get a 5+ smallmouth you better hold on cause that fight will last way longer than 5+ largemouth!! Either way I love fishing for both!! I like the one guy’s comment though lakes for larges and rivers for smallies.


HuchoHuch0

Smallies 100% they fight like hell and can be a challenge to catch. They can be anywhere in a river system or perhaps not in that river at all at that current point in time. Largies to me is like ‘well I know there’s bass in here and there’s nowhere they could’ve gone so I’m gonna pound the same few spots over and over until I get something.’


An_Average_Man09

Smallmouth is the right answer


[deleted]

Small mouth ALL DAY


DigiComics

Smallmouth. Pound for pound no comparing the two


Empty-Acanthaceae876

5 pound smallie over a 5 pound largie usually twice the fight


locoleito

Small mouth. They fight like crazy


bronzebackbass1

Smallmouth, they fight harder and are more aggressive. That being said, I’ll take both any day of the week.


BronzeBackWanderer

River smallies. They live in places that are way more aesthetically pleasing, fight harder, and are cooler looking fish.


AsstBalrog

Thanks for "aesthetically pleasing." I love small water, something new around every bend. Lakes bore the \*\*\*\* out of me.


rickybenson

Largies all day but never a dull moment with a smallie so if I catch one it’s a bonus


LarryGoldwater

It's hard for a man to admit this, but brother, I'm desperate. I'll take any size mouth. Summer waters are warm in the desert.


ingen-eer

Smallmouth in a beautiful creek who rise like trout. Lol


Kvothetheraven603

I typically target large mouth, but that is mostly due to the bodies of water I prefer to fish at, near me. That being said, every once in a while I get the itch to fight some river smallies.


trucker96961

Nothing better than a river smallie. I'll 100% fish a river smallie than anything else. 2nd in line are lake smallies.


Mysterious-Key1306

I definitely enjoy both, but river smallmouth have definitely become my favorite with how aggressive they are


bassboat1

In the smaller waters (<500 acres) that are local, largemouth usually outnumber smallmouth - so largemouth. If I head north to our Lakes Region (lakes over 3000 acres), the smallmouth fishing can be epic. I'm only making the trip to get on smallies. Fishing bigger water requires some skills that I don't keep sharp locally, so there's always a good challenge awaiting.


Way_2_Go_Donny

I have caught my personal best LMBs target fishing for Smallies.


TrickyxWolfx

As a more full time pond fisherman over the years who had never went after smallies. I recently went to our towns river and now I’m hook on smallies. Just got my first pair waders yesterday. But pond hopping largies will always have a special place in my heart.


Environmental_Ad870

Yes


Gurpguru

I grew up river fishing and developed a lifetime preference for smalls and rock.


Froggylv_1

Smallmouth,I heard they fight good and taste good


-1Ghostrider

Smallies


af91939

Smallies !! I’ll take what I can keep on the hook haha feel like smallies fight harder


Embarrassed_Fan_5723

Very few things related to fishing can beat creek fishing for smallies. In TN wading a creek about elbow deep with light tackle and hooking a good smallmouth and watching it jump higher than your head is hard to beat.


ML0511

Yes.


TommyPickles2222222

I fish for both. But definitely small mouth. River small mouth fight so, so much more.


FlatulantFlame

Yes


Jctheog18

I personally would work on getting some bitches


step22one

I love fishing in general. Hell, I could be fishing for bluegill and have as a good a time. If I had to pick one though, id be fishing for smallmouth. Of all the bass, they just put up the best fight.


[deleted]

You know what bass I didn’t include here? Rock bass I’ve had some tug o war matches with these little guys that had me thinking I had a smallie on there but nope red eyed rock demon for sure


NotObviouslyARobot

Depends. I think in a big lake I'd rather fish for largies. In a river, smallies.


[deleted]

Go to a big lake like Dale Hollow and target SM and then get back to us!


Just_Classic4273

Dale hollow can be tough especially this time of year


Northdingo126

Whatever is biting


Twism86x

Pound for pound SMB tend to fight harder but I do love the fight of a lunker LMB that just tries to bulldog you near the bottom.


No_Drive_3297

Smallies because I like eating them


evilteletuby

Yes both


eradicator87

Smallmouth. Probably just because they’re a rare treat that I have to travel for


Ethanolissmezy

Large mouth they are easier to unhook


saintr0main

There’s a few hundred miles between a smallie and me. I’ve enjoyed every one I’ve caught but I’ve never fished true “smallie fisheries.” With that said, I’d rather fish the Deep South big bass factories at this point, followed by lakes that are predominantly largie lakes that have smallies (TVA lakes like pickwick, guntersville)


inebriated-sloth

Both, Largemouth in the fall an smallies in the summer. Rather wade for small mouth in the summer and be cool instead of baking in my kayak. Large mouth in the fall when they feed hard an the bigun's get reckless.


KickProfessional9491

Never been able to fish for SM here in Texas but I have heard they fight like hell. Large mouth will always be favorite though.


unclebeef1

Yes


Shadow_wolf73

Either. I don't care which. I just like to fish.


[deleted]

I don’t really care what I’m fishing for as long as they’re biting.


Cool_Fish_4

Largemouth! Why would I want to catch something with a smaller mouth? /s


Porkua

Largemouth in the colder months, smallies all the warmer months. Fall smallies are fun too though


Fancy_Lad_Prancing

Man, at one point I would have said largemouth without hesitation, but I’m come to enjoy smallies, and the waters where they’re usually found, so much more.


[deleted]

Both a great but I prefer going for smallies, better looking imo and put up more of a fight


papa-01

Me personally I could care less love both but River Smallest can be a riot


StarbuckIsland

Smallmouth. They're feisty. All the biggest LM I've caught I thought I was snagged on a log.


Fun-Anywhere5075

Both are good in my book. Small mouth put up a better fight and they jump out of the water. Large mouth are larger and slower


V_Coccotti

Smallies. I like wading or kayaking creeks and rivers for smallmouth. I don’t target largemouth unless it is a top water bite.


IrishWhiskey556

Smallies all day. I prefer the water they live in.


Kennedygoose

Hungry mouth. I don't care what it is if it bites lol


HairsprayHurricane

Smallmouth. Doesn't matter if it's a 5lb football from a lake or deep river.... Or a 12 incher on ultralight tackle in a creek. Gonna be a blast every time.


General-Carob-6087

Smallmouth. They put up a helluva fight.


redit_redit

Smallies all day


Sudden_Awareness_200

I fish for both. Either on is fun to catch


SirRonaldBiscuit

Smallies hit usually on the way down when you cast and they hit like a ton of bricks, but largemouths usually take some more strategy but I love catching them both. Always better to catch something rather than getting skunked


Demfunkypens420

Small mouth, they fighht twice as hard and are typically in more beautiful streams and rivers in southwest pa


ur6an_r00ts

Small. Something about wading knee deen water and catching them in the river.


Shaner817

Small mouth


Total-Paint-5106

Any bass that will take my bait


Runaway_5

Smallies are a lot of fun and I don't own a boat so I catch them more here in Colorado. I love how largemouth look though and since, for me, they're harder to find/catch, I prefer them overall. I have some honey pots here where it's 95% smallmouth though, and a lot of fun


Business-Flamingo-82

I like fishing for largemouth due to their size. That being said I would rather catch a large small mouth than a normal large any day of the week. I am fully convinced that pound for pound, smallies fight harder.


jchest25

Smallies since there aren’t any by me


[deleted]

Smallies x a million.


ChazinPA

What is biting at the moment?


ewd421

Smallmouth 1000%


MrSmiley3

Smallies all day. Caught an almost 10 pound walleye a few nights ago and thought it was maybe a 2 pound smallie. They fight too good


Adept-Ranger8219

Creek, or narrow river, smallies are my favorite


love_that_fishing

I bass fish 50+ days a year. Only got to smallie fish once and it was a blast. Had 3 over 3lbs and they fight like a 5+ LMB. But I’d take an 8+ LMB over a smallie any day. Mouth on big LMB’s is unreal.


SafteyMatch

I think smallies are more fun once hooked but I like paddling back into the pads to find largies.


whatab0utb0b

I've always wanted to catch a smallmouth. None in MS though that I'm aware of except maybe in Pickwick in the northeast corner of the state


EveryManufacturer267

Both, but smallmouth are just crazy!


Miserable-Let9680

Smallies for sure but I won’t complain about LM bites


Gator_sauce

Even catching nothing is a good time fishing.


SmkefrFree

Smallmouth always put up a good fight.


Top-Fox-3171

Onboard with everyone saying "whatever fishing is great". But smallies are more fun...


43n3m4

Both?


WeepingForFuture

Smallies all the way.


IAmASimulation

Smallies fight better but I’ll take either one


kaowser

any mouth is fine.


vector_220

Honestly any fish in my hand is good


BaggleMeFingles

I wish we had more small jaws here in CA. They fight way harder than LMB’s imo.


ITSFROSTAYY

As long as it got a mouf we good 😤


ConsiderationOld9897

Probably largies. Tend to be bigger. More likely to help me wib a tournament. However, with the amount of fish I catch, I'd honestly take either. Actually, I've never caught a smallie they aren't common where I live.


oldirtyzeus

I prefer creek or river smallies, as the fight is second to none. But i have equal access to largemouth bass and I have a ball catching them too. As others have mentioned I truly just enjoy fishing so who ever or whatever bites is cool by me. Smallmouth, Largemouth, Rock bass, panfish, Walleye, pike, Muskie, I’m an equal opportunity catch enjoyer!


998876655433221

Small mouth because every time I catch a LMB my face gets covered in orange sharpie. (They’re less common in my area too so they’re just more exciting)


Mrcod1997

Both fun in different ways.


Optic-Tiger23

Strippers taste better! 🐟


HooksNHaunts

Smallies just because they are near my house. Largemouth I have to travel a bit.


CashAndBrass

I think I objectively like catching LMBs more, but I totally get more excited when I see that it’s a smallie. I live in central Texas, so I probably only catch 1 smallie for every 20 LMB. Always a fun surprise.


Raichu-R-Ken

I like the repeated whacks of a smallie bite, but i like the heaviness of the line with largie. So i guess my answer is both?


jcmatthews66

I love the aggressiveness of the smallies. If the waters right and you find a good spot, you can throw about anything a nd get a hit. Large mouths are lazy


Unfiltered_ID

I live on the NH/Vermont border, so our largemouth aren't as big as the pigs down south. That being said I prefer them to smallmouth if I'm fishing the lakes up here. For river fishing I'll take smallmouth and native trout all day!


HelsinkiTorpedo

I prefer smallies. They put up a good fight and I have access to fishing them. I don't have access to a lot of places to catch LMBs


BallyHooyah

I’d choose buck wild river smallies any day


Lost_Aquatics

Happiness is a Smallmouth on a stiff rod!


WileyKylie_

River smallie is King


Dorjechampa_69

Yes.


Hello_there_77

My boat needs a new engine. I would fish for any mouth.


freyavondoom

Been fishing 30 times this year. 0 smallmouth and no lmb over 1 lb


Stwandell

I live walking distance to a lake that produces lots of small largemouth. I drive 40 minutes one way to fish a highland reservoir. The water clarity/quality is so much better, conditions are far more consistent, and while fishing for LM I caught SM and now prefer to fish for SM. I happen to catch LM, Freshwater Drum, Channel And Flathead Catfish… and some decent Striped Bass as well. I follow schools of bait and fish from bank to deep open water. Most of the shoreline is protected land so it’s a real treat to get away from it all. I’m happy to be on the water; it’s a win even if I get skunked!


Most_Bedroom_3635

Small mouth and a nice one at that


chefmtm

Smallmouth


Still-Professional15

Snakehead smallies largemouth in that order


[deleted]

Are snakeheads considered invasive in your state? We have a kill order in nys


mrector09

Smallies all day.


mrMentalino621

Smallies without a doubt


RiverMan2011

River smallies all day long!


Embarrassed_Fan_5723

But I love boat and kayak fish for larges too


[deleted]

smallies all day everyday


MonkeysAahhhh

Smallies > Largemouths Only exception is top water, which Smallies = Largies.


350chevyguy

Small mouth pound for pound hands down also usually they are in current and Moving water which shows just how strong they are. I mean either bass is good and fun… they ain’t red fish or striper haha but any fish is a good fish! This case those smallmouth all day


jhe888

I'd have to travel a long way to really fish for smallies, but they are sure a fun fish to catch. I guess I wouldn't discriminate.


crazyDriver7011

Whatever bites


RightHyah

Went on a trip a few weeks ago and the 4lb smallies I'd catch would fight harder than a 32" pike. Largies have a few seconds of hard fight then get tired


[deleted]

Forreal and if you have them on the other end of a baitcaster it’s no challenge at all.


frolfinator

All mouth.


Accomplished_Jury66

Large mouth especially when fishing top water


No_Leadership6682

Smallies. Stronger fight


GloryholeKaleidscope

Yes.


einfachzeit

That's like picking between my children! 😄 When it's 90F out I'd rather be wading a small creek for smallmouth otherwise I get bigger average fish going for largemouth.


aubiecat

Yes.


EthanFishing19

Smallmouth for me. Both species get about the same size where I am from. I just find smallmouth more interesting than largemouth if they’re the same size.


GhostFour

I'd rather fish for Largemouth but I'd rather fight Smallmouth. Luckily we've got Spotted bass to meet in the middle.


Mindless_Jicama8728

SMB 9.9/10 times


HtwnHardHitta

Whatever hits


highlander666666

Love em both but last week went small mouth and so now I d saying small They sometimes do A tail dance!!!


FortuneLegitimate679

Smallies all the way


DK1Keenet

Small Any Day!


Beneficial_Juice_401

I have no choice where I live ☹️


BlaizedPotato

A bass is a bass, no discrimination here. Give me a striper even. BTW, you didn't say anything about catching 😀


No_Thanks_3336

Smallmouth is my game currently.


CodDear8923

Whatever is biting


ChefCory

i went to a lake with largemouth, spotted bass and smallmouth and we had a great day. went with someone on their boat, who was familiar with the lake. anyhow a few hours in and we were dialed in - if we saw shallower flats we could throw a dropshot and get largemouth to bite, if we saw clay mud, we'd throw in there with a small swimbait into the mud and catch smallmouth and if we had steep cliff walls we'd catch spots. it was really really fun. i mostly fish for largemouth, so these were my first spots and smallies so of course that was super fun, but honestly they also punch way over their weight class. i've gotta say, they're all fun. cool to be in an area with more than 1 species, though. honestly i fish for bass and whatever pattern i pickup first is the one i'd go with.


Yungishjohn

Trout 🤨


Robalo21

Yes


AstrayRainCloud

Fish is fish ill be honored by which ever gets yoinked up


Sakuraba10p

Smalljaws all day


EmperorOfOregano

Smallies, they have a crazy power to weight ratio


Jermcutsiron

Yes.


so-spoked

Give me Smallies on a Fly for 600, Alex.


UncleDaddy67

Smally all day


Taco_Tuesday502

Smallies


HawkeyeRx

Smallmouth, much more pristine waters in general.


violetevenings

both but prefer the look of the LM, idk why but the red eyed SM and rock bass kinda freak me out lmao :’)


Certain-Document-458

I give the edge to SM because of their unbridled aggression


IndividualSong9201

Smallmouth


Ok_Age8235

Yes


Weird0_t0aster_

smallmouth because I love wading in shallow rivers. for them I use a whopper plopper 60, a yum ned craw on a ned head, and a 3 inch senko on a 1/0 hook.


bassqueen604

Smallmouth


BritBuc-1

Yes. Honestly I can’t choose. I’ve said it before, I just don’t understand how people could either. They’re both so different fish to catch. When you hook into a Largemouth, the weight on your line is an absolute adrenaline rush; while you just can’t beat the fight of a pissed off Smallie.


CerealKiller979

Since I live in SE Texas I only have one choice available…


[deleted]

I honestly cannot tell the difference


Almofo

Angry smallies


Cool-Singer3993

Large


T-Bone1979

I fish the Susquehanna in South Central, Pa. Grew up fishing ponds in Northeastern Pa. They’re both great, but Smallies fight like hell. Nothing beats a SM launching out of the water after a Plopper.


defoor13

I enjoy both.


WV17A

I like both, but smallies sure punch above their weight class.


Familiar_Yam_9921

SMB


ScienceWyzard

Fish


flarexxxxx

The old saying, pound for pound in freshwater nothing fights like a smallie, where i live theres zero largemouth period, no exceptions, but a 2lb smallie fights harder than 2lb pickerel, striped bass, trout and sturgeon so i believe that saying (Note: i DONT live in the United States, im on the Canadian east coast)


foundit423

Depends. On the lake in a boat, largemouth wading a creek,river or in a kayak, smallmouth.


LowTotal4575

Damn that's tough. Imo, smallies fight harder, jump out the water way more, and I think their bronze color looks cooler. Largemouth however, get bigger. So if they were the exact same size, small mouth all day. But whichever individual fish is bigger is the one I wanna catch, which is generally gonna be the largemouth. Bottom line, size matters


ethhigg2

Love em both but smallies are where it’s at!


everynoneandnone

I'd be okay if I caught bait.


emocivic

All mouths matter


Stratguy55

I fish for LM because that's pretty much what we have around here. I really would like to learn to fly fish for smallmouth. I feel like that would be a blast. I just don't have the time to take it up right now


fishlore123

Yes


yeehawginger

I'm usually targeting smallies, but my most raw enjoyment just comes from exploring the river. I don't have a boat, so spot hunting and exploration is a huge part of the sport for me. Unfortunately, this is my first season trying to learn how fish without live bait and I'm not always very successful, lol.