The Final Push ~

[wisconsin heat]

On my last trip I ended up pulling one in! Wasn't a monster of any sorts but was great nonetheless! 

[slonezp]

On ‎11‎/‎12‎/‎2016 at 10:24 AM, A-Jay said:

Just dropped the Pro V Bass off for winterization AND the Humminbird 360 Imaging Installation ~

First one is a bit of a bummer however that second one there . . .  is NOT !

A-Jay

360??? Nice!!!

Due to some brisk winds and my son bailing on me this weekend I spent yesterday morning getting the forms and paperwork figured out to transfer title and registration on the new boat. Spent this morning digging up the garden. Looks like we could have soft water thru Christmas. I just bought the wifey some Carhartt bibs. We shall see how that pans out

[A-Jay]

1 hour ago, slonezp said:

360??? Nice!!!

Due to some brisk winds and my son bailing on me this weekend I spent yesterday morning getting the forms and paperwork figured out to transfer title and registration on the new boat. Spent this morning digging up the garden. Looks like we could have soft water thru Christmas. I just bought the wifey some Carhartt bibs. We shall see how that pans out

Cool ~

 Forecast looks Old Town-able tomorrow.  Still deciding if I should go or not.

Guess I'll see how the weather actually shakes out.

A-Jay

[Goose52]

13 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

Cool ~

 Forecast looks Old Town-able tomorrow.  Still deciding if I should go or not.

Guess I'll see how the weather actually shakes out.

A-Jay

"Old Town-able"....funny that almost everyone that reads this will know what it means...

[Mainebass1984]

2 hours ago, A-Jay said:

Cool ~

 Forecast looks Old Town-able tomorrow.  Still deciding if I should go or not.

Guess I'll see how the weather actually shakes out.

A-Jay

Get out there AJ ! The lakes aren't frozen yet and the fishing has been good.

I went to day to a smallie lake I had never been too. Bluebird skies, 10-15 mph, 45 degree water temperature seemed less then ideal. I fished 10-230. I spent a lot of time searching. Once I found one spot with what I was looking for the fishing was good. I landed 7 bass, 3-9,3-6,3-2,3-2,3-0, 2-10, and a dink 1 lber. All on a silver buddy in 15-25 ft near an offshore rockpile.

Going after lunker largemouth tomorrow. Time for a jig.

I'm going to keep on fishing until all the lakes are frozen solid.

[A-Jay]

2 minutes ago, Mainebass1984 said:

Get out there AJ ! The lakes aren't frozen yet and the fishing has been good.

I went to day to a smallie lake I had never been too. Bluebird skies, 10-15 mph, 45 degree water temperature seemed less then ideal. I fished 10-230. I spent a lot of time searching. Once I found one spot with what I was looking for the fishing was good. I landed 7 bass, 3-9,3-6,3-2,3-2,3-0, 2-10, and a dink 1 lber. All on a silver buddy in 15-25 ft near an offshore rockpile.

Going after lunker largemouth tomorrow. Time for a jig.

I'm going to keep on fishing until all the lakes are frozen solid.

I hear ya ~  and OK, you've convinced me.  But we both know it doesn't take much . . .

It'll also be a SMB focused outing.  Blade baits or bust.

I'll let you know how it goes.

Congrats on a solid Smallie trip & Good Luck to you tomorrow.

A-Jay

[Further North]

On 11/12/2016 at 10:24 AM, A-Jay said:

Just dropped the Pro V Bass off for winterization AND the Humminbird 360 Imaging Installation ~

First one is a bit of a bummer however that second one there . . .  is NOT !

A-Jay

You'll like the 360°

...but I predict you won't use it as much as you think...

 

I love mine...and when you need it, there's nothing better...but I've found that I don't need it as much as I thought I would.  Great for new water.  Kind of a PITA to deploy and manage for water I already know.  It would be better if I had bow mount...but that doesn't work with a Terrova/Ulterra.

[Further North]

It was 61° here at 4:30 PM when I pulled the boat off the lake.

Water temps were 49° - 52°.  That ain't right...but I'll live with it.

The extended warm water is keeping the big toothy girls hungry and active...I can live with that too.

Caught another musky, not huge, but big enough.

[A-Jay]

2 hours ago, Further North said:

You'll like the 360°

...but I predict you won't use it as much as you think...

 

I love mine...and when you need it, there's nothing better...but I've found that I don't need it as much as I thought I would.  Great for new water.  Kind of a PITA to deploy and manage for water I already know.  It would be better if I had bow mount...but that doesn't work with a Terrova/Ulterra.

Thanks for the input. 

I'm going bow mount on the 112 Fortrex

A-Jay

[Columbia Craw]

The last hurrah ???  My wife said I only smile when I hold a fish.  I haven't smiled much this year. 

The last hurrah ???  My wife said I only smile when I hold a fish.  I haven't smiled much this year. 

[A-Jay]

26 minutes ago, Columbia Craw said:

The last hurrah ???  My wife said I only smile when I hold a fish.  I haven't smiled much this year. 

The last hurrah ???  My wife said I only smile when I hold a fish.  I haven't smiled much this year. 

Nice Bass and that looks like a good smile to me.

Congrats

A-Jay

[Further North]

10 hours ago, A-Jay said:

Thanks for the input. 

I'm going bow mount on the 112 Fortrex

A-Jay

That'll be great - it'll be right at your feet and it'll deploy every time you put the TM in the water.

What I worry about with the 360° on the back of the boat is smacking it on the bottom - it has to be below the hull to work well.

...also, I have to sort of offset the center of the circle by about 16 ft...some days I'm better at that than others.

[A-Jay]

Very Mild Monday - Slipped out in the Old Town ~

Solid Bronzeness . . .

A-Jay

[BassObsessed]

Would be real tough for me to pack it up with chunks like that lol.

[Goose52]

"Old-Town-able" indeed !   NICE smallie ... 

What were your surface water temps today !?

[A-Jay]

18 minutes ago, Goose52 said:

"Old-Town-able" indeed !   NICE smallie ... 

What were your surface water temps today !?

Thanks Goose

~ W/T's were a balmy 46 degrees which is way High - and I was fishing more green weed than I've ever seen this late.

I actually had to "wade through" several walleye, to get to the smallies.

Tomorrow has possibilities as well.

We'll see.

A-Jay

[slonezp]

16 hours ago, A-Jay said:

Thanks Goose

~ W/T's were a balmy 46 degrees which is way High - and I was fishing more green weed than I've ever seen this late.

I actually had to "wade through" several walleye, to get to the smallies.

Tomorrow has possibilities as well.

We'll see.

A-Jay

Poor baby my heart bleeds for you 

[A-Jay]

5 hours ago, slonezp said:

Poor baby my heart bleeds for you 

I'd expect nothing less my friend.

Overcast & considerably cooler today but no wind to speak of.

Bite was a little tougher but there were still a few willing to pull my string.

A-Jay

[scaleface]

Went today and it could very well be my final outing of the year . The bass were biting , somewhere , but they had me stumped . Ended up with 7 total and 1 over 15 inches . I ran out of daylight .. The shad and bass were not in  the creeks , the main lake had schools of deep shad everywhere . I tried fishing  deep but just did not get on the right spot . These short days really handicap a person .

[Yakalong]

I'm hoping for at least one nice day over thanksgiving. If not I'll be done 

[A-Jay]

1 minute ago, Yakalong said:

I'm hoping for at least one nice day over thanksgiving. If not I'll be done 

Good Luck to you.

If the local forecast holds up I could be on the water the next three days and then . . . . Snow for Saturday.

A-Jay

[BassObsessed]

Figures the weather takes a nice drop right when I'm heading to upstate New York this weekend to hunt some bronzebacks.

[Yakalong]

I can deal with a little cold and rain, however, when the snow starts to fall it's time to go inside I guess I'm getting old (or wise) 

[Further North]

AJ, If I can ask: what are you using and what kind of water are you fishing to bag those big girls?

I can't seem to touch anything other than muskies on my favorite smallmouth lake.

[A-Jay]

27 minutes ago, Further North said:

AJ, If I can ask: what are you using and what kind of water are you fishing to bag those big girls?

I can't seem to touch anything other than muskies on my favorite smallmouth lake.

Just Muskies ?  I wouldn't want to be a Smallie in that lake  . . . . .

The past couple of weeks I've been on two basic types of lakes: Ones that are less than 25 feet and ones that are deeper - usually much deeper (60 - 100 feet.)   All the lakes are very clear.  The shallower bodies of water have more vegetation and are my Deep Jerkbait lakes. Smallies are often coming off the tips & sides of sloping points at the deep weed edge.  This bite is almost always a mid - late afternoon deal, unless there is some wind then I can be all day.

The deeper lakes have some vegetation but also have a good bit of clean / hard bottom areas as well - these are where the Blade bait does damage.  The sun & some wind helps this bite as well and it also can last all day.  These lakes are less affected by over night cold or rain where the shallower lakes can get a little dirty which often shuts off the jerkbait bite.

Past two days I was fishing a deeper lake but instead of a blade bait, I was throwing a rattle type bait.  I was using the same small, hopping & bottom hugging retrieve that I use with a blade.  Doesn't always work but it did today.

A-Jay