They are cool to look at. I catch a lot of small ones in the Eastern Sierras.AlgonquinFan wrote: ↑Tue Oct 05, 2021 4:45 pmOne of the brook trout I caught in the Gowganda area of Ontario, last week.
Enough with the tackle. LETS SEE SOME FISH!
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Absolutely a beautiful fish!!!!
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Nice job and great catch little lips is on my list of fish to catch.Schlag wrote: ↑Tue Oct 12, 2021 9:05 amJust got back from a river kayak fishing trip. Camped and fished with a great group of people. Sorry, no river pics, since it's not my home flow. Lots of good size smallmouth, but unfortunately I lost a couple monsters. The river levels were up, and we were flying down the river. You basically only got one shot at a good piece of cover. It just makes things even more challenging in a yak.
I hear they are fighters
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Thanks. You really need to plan a fishing vacation dedicated to smallmouth. Their fighting power is unbelievable, especially when they're in strong current.goldrod wrote: ↑Mon Oct 18, 2021 5:18 amNice job and great catch little lips is on my list of fish to catch.Schlag wrote: ↑Tue Oct 12, 2021 9:05 amJust got back from a river kayak fishing trip. Camped and fished with a great group of people. Sorry, no river pics, since it's not my home flow. Lots of good size smallmouth, but unfortunately I lost a couple monsters. The river levels were up, and we were flying down the river. You basically only got one shot at a good piece of cover. It just makes things even more challenging in a yak.
I hear they are fighters
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Nice smallies and beautiful trout
This guy was nice after a rough Sept
This guy was nice after a rough Sept
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My best from Lake Baccarac Mexico last week.
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how did you catch it? what depth? what technique?
(don't really care about the rod and reel, although many on here do ... but love to hear what you did to get that big girl enticed)
(don't really care about the rod and reel, although many on here do ... but love to hear what you did to get that big girl enticed)
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Just started using walking topwater lures and this is the first fish with that technique on the second cast ever.
The fish "hit" the lure, but did not hookup. I paused the retrieve, then twitched the lure twice and it was on!
Also just started using a spinnerbait a few weeks ago. First couple of casts, caught a 1-2 lb. "cookie cutter". Next cast a "professional overrun" . Spinnerbait was still in the water while I was clearing the backlash, then "boom!". My rod bent over and fortunately I was holding the rod securely while clearing the backlash. Ignored the backlash, set the hook and again it was on. Decent fish on a "deadstick" spinnerbait
The fish "hit" the lure, but did not hookup. I paused the retrieve, then twitched the lure twice and it was on!
Also just started using a spinnerbait a few weeks ago. First couple of casts, caught a 1-2 lb. "cookie cutter". Next cast a "professional overrun" . Spinnerbait was still in the water while I was clearing the backlash, then "boom!". My rod bent over and fortunately I was holding the rod securely while clearing the backlash. Ignored the backlash, set the hook and again it was on. Decent fish on a "deadstick" spinnerbait
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Welcome to the fun! ThoseDrPerf wrote: ↑Wed Nov 03, 2021 5:05 pmJust started using walking topwater lures and this is the first fish with that technique on the second cast ever.
The fish "hit" the lure, but did not hookup. I paused the retrieve, then twitched the lure twice and it was on!
Also just started using a spinnerbait a few weeks ago. First couple of casts, caught a 1-2 lb. "cookie cutter". Next cast a "professional overrun" . Spinnerbait was still in the water while I was clearing the backlash, then "boom!". My rod bent over and fortunately I was holding the rod securely while clearing the backlash. Ignored the backlash, set the hook and again it was on. Decent fish on a "deadstick" spinnerbait
are 2 of the baits I use most often. I have literally caught fish on a Spro Top Dawg every month except January, and spinnerbaits are consistent year round for me, including 2 of my biggest LMB, an 11-2 and a 13-2(my PB).
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Those are two nice fish! It's neat how you got the topwater fish to hit again with a pause/twitch/twitch.DrPerf wrote: ↑Wed Nov 03, 2021 5:05 pmJust started using walking topwater lures and this is the first fish with that technique on the second cast ever.
The fish "hit" the lure, but did not hookup. I paused the retrieve, then twitched the lure twice and it was on!
Also just started using a spinnerbait a few weeks ago. First couple of casts, caught a 1-2 lb. "cookie cutter". Next cast a "professional overrun" . Spinnerbait was still in the water while I was clearing the backlash, then "boom!". My rod bent over and fortunately I was holding the rod securely while clearing the backlash. Ignored the backlash, set the hook and again it was on. Decent fish on a "deadstick" spinnerbait
And having a spinnerbait fish eat it while you were picking out your reel had to be exciting!
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The yo-yo or lift and drop spinnerbait retrieve in the fall is often overlooked. The fish really start to prefer this as the water starts to get cold.DrPerf wrote: ↑Wed Nov 03, 2021 5:05 pmJust started using walking topwater lures and this is the first fish with that technique on the second cast ever.
The fish "hit" the lure, but did not hookup. I paused the retrieve, then twitched the lure twice and it was on!
Also just started using a spinnerbait a few weeks ago. First couple of casts, caught a 1-2 lb. "cookie cutter". Next cast a "professional overrun" . Spinnerbait was still in the water while I was clearing the backlash, then "boom!". My rod bent over and fortunately I was holding the rod securely while clearing the backlash. Ignored the backlash, set the hook and again it was on. Decent fish on a "deadstick" spinnerbait
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Steve I caught it on a red eye shad 3/4 oz lipless in metallic silver/blue back. I mostly use them to drop to the bottom & then slow retrieve keeping them deep. We were targeting 15-20 fow.SteveSchmelzle wrote: ↑Wed Nov 03, 2021 2:56 pmhow did you catch it? what depth? what technique?
(don't really care about the rod and reel, although many on here do ... but love to hear what you did to get that big girl enticed)