Super User Dwight Hottle Posted August 15, 2017 Super User Posted August 15, 2017 Thought this might be fun for you smallies chasers. https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=!ALSOaLuoEOHlmqo&v=photos&id=4D3138F637BA3320!11795&cid=4D3138F637BA3320 19 Quote
Super User Gundog Posted August 15, 2017 Super User Posted August 15, 2017 Man DH, those are some monsters you got over the years. I'd give my non-casting arm to bring in just one of those beasts. 1 Quote
walleye13 Posted August 16, 2017 Posted August 16, 2017 Wow Dwight! I think some of those were the first pics you showed me of Erie smallies when we first met at Merlands on BOQ. I've been drooling ever since! The 5-15 in my pic is still my PB.....had a good guide that day! Hope we you are doing well my friend... 1 Quote
salmotrutta Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 Those are some fantastic smallies.Now lets hear about you.Curious to what your favorite season is and your favorite technique to use.Thanks for sharing. 1 Quote
Super User Oregon Native Posted August 21, 2017 Super User Posted August 21, 2017 Thanks for sharing..... 1 Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted August 21, 2017 Author Super User Posted August 21, 2017 12 hours ago, salmotrutta said: Those are some fantastic smallies.Now lets hear about you.Curious to what your favorite season is and your favorite technique to use.Thanks for sharing. My favorite season is spring pre spawn. Jerkbaits #1 technique. Quote
Lucky Craft Man Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 Those are just insane! You are the Master who has taught me a lot over the years. For that, I greatly appreciate it. I hope you are doing well. 1 Quote
Super User fishballer06 Posted August 21, 2017 Super User Posted August 21, 2017 So Dwight... I need a tournament partner for Erie next season, you in? 1 Quote
Super User Swamp Girl Posted August 22, 2017 Super User Posted August 22, 2017 Long live the King! 1 Quote
Super User slonezp Posted August 25, 2017 Super User Posted August 25, 2017 Those all from Erie? One of the pics looks like it's off Chambers Island in Door County. 1 Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted August 25, 2017 Author Super User Posted August 25, 2017 9 hours ago, slonezp said: Those all from Erie? One of the pics looks like it's off Chambers Island in Door County. Yes all from PA waters of Erie. If one picture was off Chambers Island in Door County you & I would be fishing together. 1 Quote
Turkey sandwich Posted August 25, 2017 Posted August 25, 2017 Those are tanks. Great pics as always, Dwight. I'm admittedly a lousy jerk bait fisherman. Are they in rotation most of the year? Are you fishing them above deep fish? in suspended schools? Or do you primarily just treat them as a pre-spawn and fall bait? 1 Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted August 25, 2017 Author Super User Posted August 25, 2017 2 hours ago, Turkey sandwich said: Those are tanks. Great pics as always, Dwight. I'm admittedly a lousy jerk bait fisherman. Are they in rotation most of the year? Are you fishing them above deep fish? in suspended schools? Or do you primarily just treat them as a pre-spawn and fall bait? I love using jerk baits all the time. They are most effective in the spring & fall when the bass are more shallow as compared to the rest of the year. Most of the fish I catch are suspended or are coming up to hit the baits. Depth of water is usually in the 15' to 25' range. I do fish them over deeper water when the visibility is good up to 40'. Predominantly the fish are singles or in smaller groups as opposed to schooled fish. Quote
Turkey sandwich Posted August 25, 2017 Posted August 25, 2017 4 hours ago, Dwight Hottle said: I love using jerk baits all the time. They are most effective in the spring & fall when the bass are more shallow as compared to the rest of the year. Most of the fish I catch are suspended or are coming up to hit the baits. Depth of water is usually in the 15' to 25' range. I do fish them over deeper water when the visibility is good up to 40'. Predominantly the fish are singles or in smaller groups as opposed to schooled fish. When you're finding them that deep, is it a seasonal thing? I'd imagine in the summer, they're going to be sitting above or at the thermocline, no? Are you typically seeing thermoclines over 30' deep in Erie? Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted August 26, 2017 Author Super User Posted August 26, 2017 14 hours ago, Turkey sandwich said: When you're finding them that deep, is it a seasonal thing? I'd imagine in the summer, they're going to be sitting above or at the thermocline, no? Are you typically seeing thermoclines over 30' deep in Erie? Great lake smallmouth are big water nomads. They winter deep then migrate shallow for pre spawn & spawn. Post spawn they go deep again after recovery from spawning. Then in the fall they migrate shallow again before going deep for the winter. So yes it is seasonal. The thermocline doesn't really have an effect since it is usually deeper than the fish which will go 40-60 feet deep in mid summer. Thermoclines on Erie differ from traditional lakes because of depth & wave/wind actions. Also you need to understand that the great lakes flush themselves mutiple times per year depending upon depth with Erie flushing the most about 11 times per year. Quote
Super User Spankey Posted August 27, 2017 Super User Posted August 27, 2017 I like that a lot. 1 Quote
Turkey sandwich Posted August 27, 2017 Posted August 27, 2017 @Dwight Hottle Thank you for the replies. I really appreciate it. 1 Quote
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