Spent a few hours on the pond last Saturday before a tournament in the area on Sunday. It was a blast! We didn’t catch a ton but the size was absolute quality and I got my buddy on his PB. I think Mille Lacs might be my favorite lake on the planet! Tubes worked fairly fast on the tops of rocky points and reefs were the winning ticket that day.
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>eelpoutguy wrote:</div>
Oh, I thought this was a Walleye thread. My bad
Walleye – What’s a Walleye? Oh ya. its one of those bottom feeders that swim around with other bottom feeders like carp and catfish 
Mahto has an elite level mastery of bass fishing…..
Wouldn’t go that far…..If that was true I’d be coming home with a lot more winnings in my tournaments than I have been…… 
Mahto has an elite level mastery of <strong class=”ido-tag-strong”>bass fishing…..
Not a grand master???
I was referencing the troutdaddy post….guess my joke missed the mark.
I thought it was hilarious. Troutdaddy provided a lot of entertainment today.
I was referencing the troutdaddy post….guess my joke missed the mark.
Yeah definitely missed that one…..:???:
I was referencing the troutdaddy post….guess my joke missed the mark.
HOLY SMOKES! Just spent the last ten minutes catching up. That is one impressive post….. 
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Matt Moen wrote:</div>
I was referencing the troutdaddy post….guess my joke missed the mark.HOLY SMOKES! Just spent the last ten minutes catching up. That is one impressive post…..
See, us walleye guys have all the fun mahto!
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>mahtofire14 wrote:</div>
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Matt Moen wrote:</div>
I was referencing the troutdaddy post….guess my joke missed the mark.HOLY SMOKES! Just spent the last ten minutes catching up. That is one impressive post…..
See, us <strong class=”ido-tag-strong”>walleye guys have all the fun mahto!
You know I can’t believe that….. 
It used to be fairly easy to catch those toads out on Mille Lacs until B.A.S.S. kept nationally ranking it so high. You could catch them on power tactics. I could catch a dozen of them in a couple hours just slicing a jerk bait or crank bait past a reef. Since that #1 ranking and those AOY tournaments that brought in those daily 25 pound bags, the secret is out big time. Now it seems like you really have to use a finesse tactic to catch them and the landings are full of bass boats every weekend. I see its still ranked in the top 10 for Central Region this year too. Ya its good that we have national prestige on these smallmouth but it has also ramped up the pressure on these fish ten fold.
It used to be fairly easy to catch those toads out on Mille Lacs until B.A.S.S. kept nationally ranking it so high. You could catch them on power tactics. I could catch a dozen of them in a couple hours just slicing a jerk bait or crank bait past a reef. Since that #1 ranking and those AOY tournaments that brought in those daily 25 pound bags, the secret is out big time. Now it seems like you really have to use a finesse tactic to catch them and the landings are full of <em class=”ido-tag-em”>bass boats every weekend. I see its still ranked in the top 10 for Central Region this year too. Ya its good that we have national prestige on these smallmouth but it has also ramped up the pressure on these fish ten fold.
You nailed it. I don’t think it’s a bad thing though. It’ll wear off in a few years again and they’ll start to get going again. Also, you can still power fish them and catch tons, just not in the middle of Summer.
Nice video Mahto, thanks for sharing! But I could only imagine how many great walleye and musky you drove over looking for those bronze carp 
Nice video Mahto, thanks for sharing! But I could only imagine how many great <em class=”ido-tag-em”>walleye and musky you drove over looking for those bronze carp
HA. I have to admit, my smallmouth history on Mille Lacs isn’t great and I usually end up trolling for walleye but this trip and the previous were good to me. And I’d rather catch a smallmouth than a walleye any day of the week. 
HA. I have to admit, my smallmouth history on Mille Lacs isn’t great and I usually end up trolling for walleye but this trip and the previous were good to me. And I’d rather catch a smallmouth than a walleye any day of the week. 
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That’s just silly talk right there. 
BASS masterly for sure… 
Guess I’m crazy…… 
Guess I’m crazy……
Your not solo on that. It’s nice to catch a fish that actually fights and isnt just dead weight
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>mahtofire14 wrote:</div>
Guess I’m crazy……Your not solo on that. It’s nice to catch a fish that actually fights and isnt just dead weight
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