bigdawg74 Posted August 2, 2012 Posted August 2, 2012 this is a fish my wife got a about a month ago. she put a small piece of leftover bloated worm in the water when my son said he was done for the day and it took the bait about 5 seconds later. i got a nice walley on a pond magic spinner just before and have been try`n to get a smallmouth every day for weeks now and just cant get one, tried spinners , topwaters, thin fins, grubs, and tons of worms that just get stolen as soon as i put thenm in the water and today tubes. starting to think that was the only fish in that lake that was not a sunfish pearch or rockbass. Quote
IMPACT01 Posted August 2, 2012 Posted August 2, 2012 Where in the country are you fishing! How deep is the lake... Quote
bigdawg74 Posted August 2, 2012 Author Posted August 2, 2012 i am fishing in a small lake in cowansville quebec,canada . not realy sure of the depth, i know it is pretty deep in spots and it droppes of fast is allot of places, there is a large part of the lake that is real shallow as well. it is low right now and has small islans starting to apear in places. it has also been a really warm and dry summer so far Quote
mod479 Posted August 2, 2012 Posted August 2, 2012 i am fishing in a small lake in cowansville quebec,canada . not realy sure of the depth, i know it is pretty deep in spots and it droppes of fast is allot of places, there is a large part of the lake that is real shallow as well. it is low right now and has small islans starting to apear in places. it has also been a really warm and dry summer so far Drop offs + emerging rock piles. Focus your efforts at these locations, and fish off of the main lake points. Like you said, its summer, and its been a hot one...so the right depth is key to your success. Use your tube jigs, let them get to the bottom and slowly drag them back to you. If that doesnt work, snap them off the bottom from time to time. Try your topwaters early in the morning near those emerging rock piles. Quote
Mad Fisherman Posted August 2, 2012 Posted August 2, 2012 Drop offs + emerging rock piles. Focus your efforts at these locations, and fish off of the main lake points. Like you said, its summer, and its been a hot one...so the right depth is key to your success. Use your tube jigs, let them get to the bottom and slowly drag them back to you. If that doesnt work, snap them off the bottom from time to time. Try your topwaters early in the morning near those emerging rock piles. X2 Quote
bigdawg74 Posted August 2, 2012 Author Posted August 2, 2012 just went to the store and all they had was 2 packs of pre riged tubes. so i got them all, white with sparkles, dark brown with sparkles and brown with a florecent greenish frills. all made by matzuo, i also picked up some bass atractent from berkley, what is best for hot sunny days. Quote
mod479 Posted August 2, 2012 Posted August 2, 2012 Whats best? Who knows, the fishes preference change change daily, even hourly. I always tell people to experiment, sometime the odd colors will get bit. I'd start with one of brown ones myself, but in the course of the day try to throw all the colors you have. From your picture, I can see the bottom...it looks like a sandy brown/tan color. A good starting point is to try to match your tube as closely to the color of the bottom as possible. Drip the scent stuff you have on the tube jighead before you insert it into the body of the tube, itll smell a bit longer, and make the jighead slide in easier too. Quote
flyeaglesfly5186 Posted August 3, 2012 Posted August 3, 2012 Tubes, stay natural colored. This means dark brown, watermelon, blues, dark greys. Sometimes I'll take a hit at night on white. very rarely... Not sure why it's numbering my post... Quote
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