Allright Fellow New Yorker's.......

[clayton86]

Haha well see tonight my "spot" is back to normal water flow a little stained but it's not the nesquick chocolate milk I was fishing in Monday.

[mod479]

All mine have came in a white booyah spinner with gold willow blades water temps were 41*

 

 

Nope.  Or a chatterbait.  A guy at the pond I was fishing was tossing both, and caught.  Water temps couldn't have been more than high 40s.

 

 

This is exaclty what I wanted to hear, thanks guys.   Will report back this weekend!

[mod479]

Well, I caught 2 smallies this afternoon, hooked and lost a 3rd before I paddled in to go to lunch. Water temps ~34 to 38 degrees. An old timer told me the ice has been out for about a week on this lake, and I came up here to do some trout fishing originally, but caught these guys instead.  Both fish in textbook locations, staged far off gravel shoals/humps in ~20 FOW. Knowing the lake helped today.

 

Both fish taken with a dropshot. ~6" of space between hook and weight. #4 spinshot, 3/16 oz tungsten DS weight.

 

First fish on a 5" Bento Minnow in dace. Just a little guy...but he thumped it...then proceeded to give up pretty quickly.

 

 

 

2nd on a 4" Robo Worm Scuplin in ayu. ~17" or so? No scale, and not really a contender anyhow, just thought I'd share.

 

[ww2farmer]

Good job. Nice smallies.

[will83]

Hopefully I have a fish to add to the list by Saturday!

Definitely have confidence with a ChatterBait in 40 degree temp, I only seem to catch them when I'm ripping it fast with a slight pause; works for ponds at least.

[ww2farmer]

Two 5lbers today to raise the bar, first was a 5-2, second was a 5-11. Both caught today, 4-28-13, on Silver Lake Times running out for april boys, and so far this is a two horse race. Clayton86 for SMB, and little old me for LMB.

[ww2farmer]

The 5-2 just...............because. LOL

[clayton86]

Good job! I'm probably done for a little bit I was chasing trout all weekend and going back to work full time I'm not gonna get out as much plus spring turkey

[J Francho]

Nice fishy!

[rmcguirk]

Nice fish.  Sad to say that mine doesn't fit into any category, but I'm sure I had the biggest "catch" yesterday.  Since I go around 210, I'm off the charts compared to all these "dinks" you guys are posting.  

 

 

 

Hooked myself pulling a decent LM bass off on Honeoye Lake in my kayak.  I pulled it into the yak with me and while I was reaching for the pliers, it thrashed and speared me. 

 

A couple of friendly guys in a boat near me tried to help me out with the pull the hook out trick.  That didn't work, and I ended up having to get it cut out.  The real problem was that I had to paddle back to the launch, load my gear into the car and the yak on top, and drive about 45 minutes to get to an urgent care place to get the job done -- there was nothing in the vicinity.  Surprisingly little pain, even when the two good samaritans were trying to jerk it out. 

[J Francho]

OUCH!!!

[ww2farmer]

Nice fish.  Sad to say that mine doesn't fit into any category, but I'm sure I had the biggest "catch" yesterday.  Since I go around 210, I'm off the charts compared to all these "dinks" you guys are posting.  

 

 

 

Hooked myself pulling a decent LM bass off on Honeoye Lake in my kayak.  I pulled it into the yak with me and while I was reaching for the pliers, it thrashed and speared me. 

 

A couple of friendly guys in a boat near me tried to help me out with the pull the hook out trick.  That didn't work, and I ended up having to get it cut out.  The real problem was that I had to paddle back to the launch, load my gear into the car and the yak on top, and drive about 45 minutes to get to an urgent care place to get the job done -- there was nothing in the vicinity.  Surprisingly little pain, even when the two good samaritans were trying to jerk it out. 

Yikes!!!! That sucks. If my recent history is any guide, I just had a trip ruined last week by a pike bite on my thumb that needed a trip to the ER for attention, then the next time out after that I spanked them. Your due.

[rmcguirk]

I just had a trip ruined last week by a pike bite on my thumb that needed a trip to the ER for attention, then the next time out after that I spanked them. Your due.

 

I certainly hope you're right!  I'm finally going to have my boat out this weekend and I'm looking forward to having a bit more room to work. 

[ww2farmer]

OK we have winners for the month of April. Clayton86 with a 4-12 in the SM category, and ww2farmer(aka me) with a 5-11 in the LMB category. Both fish........obviously............are also, so far, our leaders for the year in each. The monthly leader board is wiped clean for today. Good luck 

 

May Smallmouth:

 

#1 wnybassman 4lbs 10oz. 5-15-13

 

#2 wnybassman 4lbs 8oz. 5-10-13

 

#3 rmcguirk 4lbs 2oz. 5-5-13

 

#4 ww2farmer 4lbs 0 oz. 5-5-13

 

 

May Largemouth

 

#1 wnybassman 5lbs 13oz. 5-8-13

 

#2 ww2farmer 5lbs 0 oz. 5-5-13

 

#3 wnybassman 4lbs 10 oz. 5-5-13

[Marty]

Don't need to go into deep details, just in case you have a secret bait, or sweet spot you want to protect, but the name of the lake will be mandatory as well as a brief report on the days fishing.

 

 

I'm not asking people to tell their secret waters, even though the rules say "mandatory" so I'd suggest changing the rules or ending the contest or telling people if they they don't want to reveal the water, then don't post an entry.

[rmcguirk]

I understand that it will not count without an "official" weight, but I got my PB smallie at Conesus today.  I got it on the south end on an xrap in about 5 feet of water.  Here's the very anoying part.  I went to DSG this week to pick up a new scale.  It seemed to work at home.  Out on the water, however, nothing.  It wouldn't even turn on.  After pulling this pig in, I can't tell you how frustrating that was.  Anyway, my fish ruler still worked, and it went a lttle longer than 20".  I looked at several online length to weight calculations.  a 20" smallmouth is somewhere between 4-5 lbs.  As I said, easily my PB.  Though I fish a fair number of decent SMB waters, my prior PB probably ran a measly 1.5.  I just seem to have better luck with LMB.  Surface water temp. at the south end was just 50.  I caught another, almost as large on the north end and the surface water temp was 60.  I guess that south wind was really pushing the warm water. 

 

Anyway, here's the fish

 

[ww2farmer]

Nice smallie. Having had lots of Conesus smallmouth in my boat, and knowing how thick and filled out they are I would say that's a 4+ lber all day long, probably pushing 5.

[wnybassman]

I'll throw up the first largemouth for May.  It won't take much to beat it, but at least I can be in the lead for a brief moment.   lol    Silver Lake on a frog.

 

 

 

 

[Marty]

Congratulations McGuirk and WNY on great fish.

 

I just seem to have better luck with LMB.

 

 

You're hardly alone. SMB are not as widely distributed as LMB and not as available in the shallow, weedy waters that so many bass anglers like to prowl. I do think they might be a tad easier to catch if you locate them, as they seem very pugnacious. But I haven't caught a smallie in a while, being one of those shallow water prowlers.

[ww2farmer]

I don't mean to brag, I don't mean to boast...............but I like hot butter on my breakfast toast. I got one for each category. SMB 4-0 even, Silver Lake on a senko, LMB 5-0 even also Silver Lake on a frog.

[ww2farmer]

And the scale shots.............LMB

[ww2farmer]

http://s1057.photobucket.com/user/ww2farmer/media/IMG_20130505_120330.jpg.html and the SMB scale shot.............I am an idiot who don't knows how to resize to fit. I am also on the verge of dis-qualifying myself for horrendous picture taking. Let's hope some one knocks those gems out of the top spot.

[rmcguirk]

Well, I got you beat with a SM, if only by a little.  Picked this guy up on the south end of Conesus.  Pretty much in the exact same spot as yesterday.  I was smart enough to got to DSG last night and exchange the scales, so at least I have a weight tonight.  This guy measured a hair over 19 inches and the scale bounced around a bit, but when I took the picture it was on 4.14.  (Makes me think that the one that was slightly over 20 inches really may have been a 5 lber).  Again, on a jerk bait, in about 5 ft of water.  There were smallies cruising all over that flat.  I watched this one hit the bait.  There were two bass eyeballing the bait at the same time.  This one hit.  The other one was much bigger...

 

 

And the weight:

 

[ww2farmer]

Nice one!! You are now in the lead for SM.

[J Francho]

Nice work guys! I only managed to grenade my motor this weekend.