Smallmouth

  • steveo
    W Central Sconnie
    Posts: 4102
    May 28, 2007 at 3:53 pm #1228066

    was out for a few hours this morning and had 2- 18″ and a 17″ along with some smaller fish. I will post pics tomorrow. Chompers tube t-rigged on red gammy hook. 1/8 oz bullet weight 8 to 12 ft of water. great way to start opening weekend.

    coppertop
    Central MN
    Posts: 2853
    May 29, 2007 at 3:41 am #575636

    Steve O Chompers is a great plasic. I use them almost exclusively. Congrats on the smallies!

    steveo
    W Central Sconnie
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    May 29, 2007 at 2:47 pm #575717

    here they are

    steveo
    W Central Sconnie
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    May 29, 2007 at 2:53 pm #575721

    #2

    sandbar
    Woodbury, MN
    Posts: 1027
    May 29, 2007 at 5:35 pm #575812

    Nice fish Steve.

    steveo
    W Central Sconnie
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    May 29, 2007 at 6:24 pm #575828

    tasted good too!
    (you know I am kidding)

    ferny
    Stillwater, MN
    Posts: 622
    May 30, 2007 at 2:29 pm #576173

    Nice smallies, Can you please post a pic of your rig? I haven’t had much patience for tubes on jigs. All my bass buddies swear by tubes so I should learn!

    Last summer they were on fire using topwater baits like the Skitterpop. I caught my personal best to date 20.5″ on the Croix My son and daughter both picked up their best a 18″ and 16″ respectively. It was a good year!

    Thanks for any info,

    Ferny.

    steveo
    W Central Sconnie
    Posts: 4102
    May 30, 2007 at 4:33 pm #576240

    i’ll take a photo tonight and post. I’ve had good luck also on an “insider” tube jig with a red hook. Northland makes a good one. 1/8 oz. I was actually up in your neck of the woods Ferny.

    steveo
    W Central Sconnie
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    May 31, 2007 at 3:40 pm #576649

    here it is

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
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    May 31, 2007 at 6:45 pm #576732

    Oh that! I use those on largies.

    steveo
    W Central Sconnie
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    May 31, 2007 at 6:51 pm #576736

    multi-species rig. i’ve caught sand carp on them also.

    ferny
    Stillwater, MN
    Posts: 622
    June 1, 2007 at 12:03 pm #576916

    Thanks SteveO, I could have used that last night. I had my boy out and we got skunked! I just had two frisky smallies hit on top water and miss. Nothing casting cranks, spinnerbaits and Skitterpops! Man did I mark a ton of fish 10′-15′ deep! We trolled #7 ShadRaps to no avail. It was a awesome night to be out though.

    I had something poke it’s head up in front of us and it looked like an otter! I guess it could have been a beaver but this thing just poked it’s head up and it didn’t float like a beaver??? I never did see it again to positively identify it. I haven’t seen any otters for about 6-7 years near Clydes!

    Thanks,

    Ferny.

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18605
    June 1, 2007 at 2:19 pm #576980

    We had a fun night last night. 7 species. Found a crappie trolling bite that was great. Also got walleye, sauger, cat, pike (30 inch), smallie and sheep. 8 species if you count the 3 lamphreys on the northern. Mostly got crappies. Biggest was 12.5 Also lost “something big” after playing all the way to the boat. It was just out of site when it came unhooked. Finally a good night on the Croix. I needed that for incentive.

    steveo
    W Central Sconnie
    Posts: 4102
    June 1, 2007 at 5:00 pm #577065

    by all accounts the fish must have really been going good last night. wish I could have been out. hope the bite continues for a few more days.

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