SMBs this October How? Where?

  • tim hurley
    Posts: 5831
    August 25, 2019 at 2:43 pm #1875541

    Never fished up there in the fall. What locations are good, tactics?
    Thanks

    mxskeeter
    SW Wisconsin
    Posts: 3810
    August 25, 2019 at 6:00 pm #1875568

    Tim I try to get to Green Bay when the water gets to 60 degrees or less. Rigging with 5 to 7 inch suckers or chubs. It can be fantastic!

    Pat McSharry
    Keymaster
    Saint Michael, MN
    Posts: 713
    August 26, 2019 at 8:41 am #1875633

    Most guys that time of year live bait rig sucker minnows. There is no doubt that it will probably work the very best for catching the most and biggest fish.

    If you’re wanting to catch them on artificial presentations, football jigs rigged with a craw or creature bait works pretty good. Drop shots with a senko or type of plastic worm / leech can be pretty deadly.

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    MN - 55082
    Posts: 1644
    August 26, 2019 at 8:58 am #1875641

    The St. Croix river has a fantastic SMB jigging rap bite in mid-late Oct.

    Francis K
    Champlin, MN
    Posts: 828
    August 26, 2019 at 9:16 am #1875644

    Find rock transition areas in 15-20 feet of water rigging suckers. Plastics like Moxies also work in these areas.

    A few from last October.

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    Bearcat89
    North branch, mn
    Posts: 20401
    August 26, 2019 at 12:08 pm #1875720

    I never rig live bait. They crush cranks and jigs and all sorts. Find rocks usually means find fish

    BoatsHateMe
    Between Pool 2 and Pool 4
    Posts: 782
    August 26, 2019 at 12:24 pm #1875729

    It’s been my experience this year that catching SMB on hot dogs would be easier than catching suckers at a bait shop.

    Hoyt4
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    August 26, 2019 at 1:28 pm #1875753

    Love the river in the fall. We do well using some smaller musky baits Mini Hearthrob or larger tube jigs have done great for us. Put a lot of fish in the boat. Found when they eat they liked them bigger September October time for us.

    Bearcat89
    North branch, mn
    Posts: 20401
    September 3, 2019 at 1:39 pm #1877067
    BoatsHateMe wrote:

    It’s been my experience this year that catching SMB on hot dogs would be easier than catching suckers at a bait shop.

    I just got back from mille lacs. Malmo had plenty of sucker minnows. Bought 2 dozen on saturday and 2 dozen sunday. No bad price either.

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    September 3, 2019 at 1:47 pm #1877070

    How was the fishing, Bearcat?

    mxskeeter
    SW Wisconsin
    Posts: 3810
    September 3, 2019 at 9:59 pm #1877139

    When in GB live bait will out fish any artificial 4 to 1 in the fall. Also average bigger fish.
    Have tried tubes, craws, senkos, swim baits, cranks, etc.
    At 45 to 55 degree water those fish want meat if possible.
    At least where I find them.

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