Super User J Francho Posted September 3, 2013 Super User Posted September 3, 2013 Still out there, searching the south shore area for smallies. Fished Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Saturday saw the most action, but had quality all three days. My big fish Saturday was 4-9, and Paul caught a 4-7 on sunday. he bites started out all on the deep side, 40-45 FOW. By Sunday, they were scattered. Bites as deep as 47 FOW, and as shallow as 15. All fish but one caught on a drop shot. The first fish on Saturday came on a gold shorty spoon, but after that I caught too many gobies, and switched. Weather got a little dicey at the end of the day. Despite the glass like seas, a storm kicked up from the north, bringing some funnel clouds, 40-50 mph winds, hail, and lightening. Another 15 minutes on the water, and a slower boat, and we'd have been in trouble. I'll try to get the video of the storm up soon. 1 Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted September 3, 2013 Super User Posted September 3, 2013 Paul has a very unusual finger hold there J. Nice work. 4 Quote
Hanover_Yakker Posted September 3, 2013 Posted September 3, 2013 Nice work you two - I need to find a way to get up there and experience some deep d/s work for smallies. Those are some excellent pre-football season footballs. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted September 3, 2013 Author Super User Posted September 3, 2013 Chuck, you'd probably have a MUCH better time up on Erie. I've taken the south shore of Ontario up as a personal challenge. Things took a turn for the worse, as far as quality and quantity - so much so, that hardly anyone fishes for smallmouth in the lake anymore. Even the live bait, "crab draggers" have given up. 20years ago, you could walk across the water, there were so many boats out there - everyone's rod was bent, too. Now, not so much. It's the opposite of Erie. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted September 3, 2013 Author Super User Posted September 3, 2013 Paul has a very unusual finger hold there J. Nice work. LOL, that's the Lake O. salute! 1 Quote
Hanover_Yakker Posted September 3, 2013 Posted September 3, 2013 I'm game! Maybe next year once the little one gets a little bigger. I could bring my son and let him experience what some big smallies feel like on the end of the line. He would flip! Closest thing to that fight is a slot redfish (that's 18-26" btw and they fight like crazy and pull hard). You'd love it, so bring your yak and come down sometime and we can chase the reds as well! Quote
Super User AK-Jax86 Posted September 4, 2013 Super User Posted September 4, 2013 Very nice pics Quote
Super User 00 mod Posted September 4, 2013 Super User Posted September 4, 2013 Hey J, those fat fish make you look like chicken legs! Nice catches! Jeff 1 Quote
MarksHooked Posted September 4, 2013 Posted September 4, 2013 Great Pics! I do a lot of shore Fishing near a boat launch in Hamilton Ontario, I can never find the SM tho, just gotta keep looking! Quote
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