Bruce Kraemer lands pending state record Michigan smallmouth bass

Bruce Kraemer of Indian River, Michigan likes to fish the Indian River. It's just a few hundred feet from his house so it's convenient to fish his favorite shore fishing point. On September 11 Bruce was using his favorite rig he calls the tri-rig - a three way rig with a weight dropper. Bruce does this to keep the gobies from gobbling up his live nightcrawler he uses for bait.Bruce cast out his rig and lets it sit in the river hoping for some bass, walleye or the occasional nice perch. On this day he set the hook and felt like he had a snag. Bruce figured a goby had taken his nightcrawler under a big log in the river, and then it started moving! That's when Bruce knew he had a big fish!Read the entire story on Great Lakes Bass Fishing and Outdoors News.