Super User A-Jay Posted November 6, 2014 Super User Posted November 6, 2014 Got out a few days ago for what will be the last trip of 2014, in fact it's snowing as I type this one up. The day started and ended pretty cold. The few times there was sun it was almost pleasant. Fished various blade baits all day and enjoyed some decent action as the bass (and small walleye) were still in a chewing mood. I caught the only lmb I've ever seen in this lake which is odd. Last smallie of the day was a real nice fish in every way. From the location, to the take, right through the fight and into the net, it will be nice to have that one to think about over the winter. A-Jay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGz9vXrru-U 10 Quote
mjseverson24 Posted November 6, 2014 Posted November 6, 2014 Nice fish, its fun to end the season on a bass like that it. Mitch Quote
Super User Catch and Grease Posted November 6, 2014 Super User Posted November 6, 2014 All great fish! Great way to end the season Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted November 6, 2014 Super User Posted November 6, 2014 Now that is the way to finish the season. Two really nice smallies. 1 Quote
Super User AK-Jax86 Posted November 6, 2014 Super User Posted November 6, 2014 Nice fish I can't wait to catch my first smallie when I visit my buddy up in MN Quote
Super User Senko lover Posted November 6, 2014 Super User Posted November 6, 2014 Great cap to a great season. Nice work. Quote
Super User 00 mod Posted November 6, 2014 Super User Posted November 6, 2014 Nice smallies to end the season! Jeff Quote
Super User fishinfiend Posted November 6, 2014 Super User Posted November 6, 2014 Very nice! What a beautiful place to fish. Quote
jbw252 Posted November 6, 2014 Posted November 6, 2014 Sweet way to close your season. Nice going. Quote
Super User F14A-B Posted November 6, 2014 Super User Posted November 6, 2014 Great fish AJ, what rig were you throwing with? Calcutta & lamiglas ? Cool vid! 1 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted November 6, 2014 Author Super User Posted November 6, 2014 Great fish AJ, what rig were you throwing with? Calcutta & lamiglas ? Cool vid! This is my first season fishing blade baits - at least seriously anyway. I had decent success with casting gear but much, much better success with spinning gear. Seems like the smallies like to follow / chase these baits a bit before they commit. So a longer cast has proven very beneficial here. A 7'4" stick, a reel loaded with 10-15 lb braid and a longer 10-12 lb mono leader works well for me. A-Jay 1 Quote
Super User slonezp Posted November 7, 2014 Super User Posted November 7, 2014 You threw back lunch Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted November 7, 2014 Author Super User Posted November 7, 2014 You threw back lunch Yea ~ I did. I tossed back a few that trip. I don't routinely bring the fish box with me - it's a space availability issue in the Old Town. And you can bet the days I don't have it, I should and the days I bring it - I end up not needing it. What really kills me is when the rainbows show up thick. Often they end up just flopping around on the deck - They are just that tasty . . . . A-Jay 2 Quote
Will Wetline Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 Thoughts of that trip will warm you throughout the winter. Enjoyed the video, A-Jay. 1 Quote
JDJ Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 Great post A-Jay ... thanks! But come on, your last time this season after catching those beauties??? No way -- grab the thermals and give us some more good viewing!!! 1 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted November 8, 2014 Author Super User Posted November 8, 2014 Great post A-Jay ... thanks! But come on, your last time this season after catching those beauties??? No way -- grab the thermals and give us some more good viewing!!! Thanks you very much for the vote of confidence but I'd encourage you to take a brief look at the 5 day forecast link below. Despite doing almost 30 years on the North Atlantic, fishing from the Old Town requires prudence. A-Jay http://www.weather.com/weather/5-day/49735 Quote
flipin4bass Posted November 9, 2014 Posted November 9, 2014 Nice video. When does it warm up enough to hit it again up there? Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted November 9, 2014 Author Super User Posted November 9, 2014 Nice video. When does it warm up enough to hit it again up there? It's not the air temps that drive the opportunity, it's ice out & the season opener. The opportunities to catch bass are there as soon as the ice melts. Some years the ice is out before the opener so that a no go. Other years the opener happens Before the ice is out - which is a real tease. On the average Ice is completely out on most lakes by the first or second week in April and the season opens the third Sat of that month. So it will be A while. A-Jay Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted November 9, 2014 Super User Posted November 9, 2014 It's not the air temps that drive the opportunity, it's ice out & the season opener. The opportunities to catch bass are there as soon as the ice melts. Some years the ice is out before the opener so that a no go. Other years the opener happens Before the ice is out - which is a real tease. On the average Ice is completely out on most lakes by the first or second week in April and the season opens the third Sat of that month. So it will be A while. A-Jay There is always Erie. 2 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted November 9, 2014 Author Super User Posted November 9, 2014 There is always Erie. Thanks and You've got that right ~ ! A-Jay Quote
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