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Bass Method of Choice
Posted: Mon May 24, 2004 11:35 pm
by fish_man_dude
I cant wait until that last saturday of june when LM and SM are off the spawn and ready to be fought...
Just wondering whats everybodies method of choice...
State what lakes ur fishing(and structure)
Weather Condition and then the Method.
I fish mainly shield lakes and glacial lakes up north of haliburton and in the bancroft area. Elephant lake is one of them...along with Baptiste.
Overcast day I'll run spinnerbaits off of the weed bed edges or i'll jerk a minnowbait(suspending) near offshore humps for the suspended smallies.
On hot nights in the summer...when the water calms at around 5:30 too 8:30 ish is my fav. time to toss topwaters. Rebel Pop-R's, Hulla poppers, Zara Spooks, and anything else that makes alot of noise...
Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 1:21 am
by Manny
Gonna be the Milles-Iles river north of Laval. The amount of smallies and average size of smallies in this river is mind-boggling.
The lure of choice is the good ole spinnerbaits since the gf likes too see the strike. Back-ups will be skitter-pops and shallow-running fat-raps until I lose to pike the few I have left. If all fails, the (please don't all laugh) jig-spinner.
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Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 7:16 am
by BBRich
I fish mainly Long Point Bay, Lake Erie and Cameron Lake (Kawarthas), and I love flipping tubes & Pro Model Jigs into docks & matted weed cover up shallow during the day, and fishing the edges of heavy weeds in the afternoon with buzzbaits or Jitterbugs. For smallies you can't beat dragging a tube on any shoal or hump.
Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 7:32 am
by Scum Frog
I fish mainly lakes in the Ottawa Valley like the Mississippi, White Lake, Clayton, Pike, Silver and Sharbot.
I am mainly a crankbait and a tube man.
I usualy target Smallmouth rather than Largemouth for two reasons.
1) I love the way a smallie fights
2) If I do keep one I find they taste better.
But a lunker large mouth is always welcome!
Bassin Secrets
Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 2:14 pm
by Seaweed
Ottawa River
Try trolling over the knolls... drag a rattletrap and hang on tight.
Tubes....
Spinner Baits
Buzzbaits
Crankbaits
You name it you can catch bass on it in this great old river.
Posted: Thu May 27, 2004 1:08 am
by orrsey
I usually fish the back lakes in the kingston and Ottawa area, Loughborough, Sydenahm, gould, etc. I like flipping pro modelt jigs in thick weeds or overhanging trees. Also spinnerbaits on weed lines, but probably my favourite is taking a waitless slugo and walking it across the surface. This methos works great for me and is very versatile. You manyly hook it weedless so its good in the slop pads of let it sink slowly in open water.
Posted: Thu May 27, 2004 6:14 am
by MichaelVandenberg
When is is windy I like spinnerbaits and crankbaits in the deeper weeds (especially in the afternoon).
Calm days...well what else top water
Flipping slop and docks I do almost anytime.
Tubes in deeper water when fish are a little less active (mid day)
The main thing is to change up if you are not catching fish. There is no one method.
Cheers,
Mike
Posted: Thu May 27, 2004 6:58 am
by hawgwild
I fish mostly White lake and the rideau system from Manotick to Newboro.
Depending on the weather and the conditions on the water, I'll either fish a spinnerbait or crankbait for the active fish or I'll flip a lizard, tiki stick or pro model flipping jigs with a yum trailer.
Posted: Thu May 27, 2004 4:17 pm
by BASSSTALKER
Power bait and TOP WATER
Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 1:11 pm
by fishmaster
Tubes, tubes and tubes. If it's windy and dirty water, I use a tube. If it's dead calm and clear water I use a tube. If I'm fishing weeds or wood I fish a weedless tube. If I'm fishing anywhere there might be any type of fish I also fish a tube
. As you can probably tell I love fishing tubes, I will fish other baits but I always have a tube tied on in some form no matter what I'm fishhing.
