Las Vegas...

I will be gone to Vegas from now until next Monday. Good fishing to all!!! To the left is a picture of one of many fish that Nick and my Dad caught today on Lake St. Clair. If I were you, I would get there as fast as you can. Reports of 80-100 fish are common and many fish over 5lbs. Remember, Please release them immedietley so we can do this for many years to come.

Bed Fishing

Now that we are in the heat of the spawn here in Mid-Michigan. What is your favorite bed fishing technique? I have tried some really off the wall stuff but my two favorite lures to use when the bass are on their beds are a poorboys craw on a small ballhead jig or a 4 inch senko on a weightless hook. I first throw the craw to see how aggresive the fish is. If it doesn't bite right away, I reel in and throw the senko. The senko really works well once the fish is aggrivated b/c it just kind of sits in that strike zone for an extended ammount of time. I don't throw the senko first b/c it is harder to make a precise cast with that then it is with the little craw. Once the fish realizes that there is something in it's territory then it is easier to pick off with the weightless senko.

I'ts also very important to try and cast from the side of the bed as opposed to directly in front of it. Fish with escape routes to deep water feel less pressured then those in which are trapped with nowhere to go.

My most off the wall presentation for bed fishing is a suspending jerkbait. It's a sure fire bait when bed fishing, especially if you put a split shot up about 3 inches off the line tie. I resembles a minnow trying to look for eggs. The downside of using this rig is that you can only really use it on beds in open water because of the two sets of trebles on the bait.

Posting Comments...

Guys and Gals, I opened up the comments for everyone to post not thinking that someone was going to be childish enough to post as someone else. From now on, all of the comments will be previewed by me before they are published. Mark, Sorry for the smar@$$ post by me in regards to the comment that I thought was yours.

What a day...

Nick and I started the morning at 2:45am Saturday and headed southeast to Sandusky Bay. We arrived at the launch ramp at 5:30 after making a few random stops. The weather was looking grim but Nick and I still held are hopes high that we were going to catch them as well as we did last Sunday. We launched and headed to our spot and for the first hour and a half we were wondering if we made the best decision to fish at all. It was raining off and on and the wind gusts were at my guess about 25mph out of the south west. Without a fish in the boat, Nick was still very optimistic but I was turning a little envious of the other people in the distance netting fish left and right. At about 9am we began to catch them on our pre tournament pattern of throwing lucky craft jerkbaits in and around 10ft of water. The bite wasn't nearly on as well as it was the previous weekend but never the less we were starting to tune in to exactly how they wanted it. At about 11:30 after Nick just landed a 10lb sheephead a huuuuge smallie hit my jerkbait about 3 feet from the boat. I yelled for Nick to get the net and he instantly netted the fish with his bait still in the net. It was very quick thinking on his part and looking back, it was the pinnacle of the tournament. The smallmouth weighed 6lbs even and eventually won us big bass.
Once the bite turned off a bit, we made a few moves and were able to cull up a bit. With about 1 1/2 hours to go, we decided to batton down the hatches and head in. I was starting to get worried about the weather but Nick on the other hand, kept singing the Edmund Fitzgerald song and laughing about the 5 footers that would soon soak us to the bone on the drive in.
At the weigh in, we were a little dissapointed to only take second place with 24.69 lbs but the gentleman that we lossed to is quite the fisherman on that side of lake Erie. Jared Rhode is his name and him and his Dad also run a full time charter service out of Port Clinton. You can locate their site at http://www.dickrhode.com/. From only meeting him yesterday, I can already tell that they run a top notch business and I plan on booking them soon for a walleye or perch outing.
All in all we had a great day and knowing that for the next few weeks I will be fishing locally, I'm kind of bummed that I will have to wait until next year to catch them toad ohio smallies again.

Fishing Reports 4/24/2008

The smallmouth bite is on fire right now on Lake Erie in Ohio. We have been catching them in various depths on various lures! LOL!! All you have to do is go out there and fish. The perch and walleye are on fire down there as well. We have been near south bass island but there are bass boats all over. Locally there have been quite a few bass beds seen but I wouldn't recommend fishing for them until this Saturday the 26th. I think that is when the catch and release season opens.

I hope everyone is catching them good right now! This weekend I will post the results from the tournament that Nick and I fish in Sandusky on Saturday. The weather is looking a little sketchy with that cold front coming in Friday night. Hopefully our fish are still where they were last weekend. Cross your fingers.

A Few Things....

Guys and Gals, I changed the blog site so everyone can comment. When commenting, please leave appropiate, pg comments! Thanks..

Also, after selling all but one of my rods, I received all of my new ones today. They are American Eagle rods based out of Oklahoma and they are AWESOME!!!

Now that fishing season has started, it is making it harder to blog as much as I would like. A few of my friends are going to start helping me with my mission to provide great information about new products, services, and fishing reports. Coming soon you will see a fishing report from Jerry Smith about his weekend, and a report from Nick and I after this weekends tournament on Erie.

Good Fishing!!

Swimbaits...

Guys and Gals, I have been doing a lot of research on the latest and greatest hype regarding bass fishing tackle. The plastic swimbait in the 3.5 to 6 inch version have been a mainstay lately on the pro tour and this year I am bound and determined to figure them out. The most important thing that I have learned about them is that you have to use a weighted hook when fishing them. The weight has to be on the belly of the hook or else your bait will roll and not swim straight. Unfortunately they are really hard to find!! If you are able to get your hands on a mustad power lock in the 2/0 size, you will have your best success when throwing the smaller 3.5 inch version. The larger sizes can be used with a 4/0 hook. The poorboy's silly rabbit comes with a few hooks and I have found them to be perfect for that size.

Just a little tid bit to help you before your next outing.

Stay tuned and I will be giving reports of my success while using them.