Ohioguy25 Posted October 6, 2020 Posted October 6, 2020 I am having a hard time catching them, seems they’ve mostly burrowed down. I found a bait shop in Indianapolis that has 30, driving there as I type this to buy them. Tomorrow’s weather looks perfect, got about 30 minnows at home (shiners and creek chubs) and 2 packs of nightcrawlers. Hopefully between those 3 baits I should be able to hook into a few. Do smallmouth in small creeks hit live crawdads this late in the year? Water temp is hovering in the 50s but tomorrow is gonna be 76 and sunny so it will jump up to 60 in the water. Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted October 6, 2020 Global Moderator Posted October 6, 2020 Once again, there’s only one way to find out, and it ain’t the internet..... 6 Quote
Ohioguy25 Posted October 6, 2020 Author Posted October 6, 2020 4 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said: Once again, there’s only one way to find out, and it ain’t the internet..... I’m just wondering how persistent I should be, if it’s worth trying them in every spot or if I should give up after throwing 5 or 6. Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted October 6, 2020 Global Moderator Posted October 6, 2020 33 minutes ago, Ohioguy25 said: I’m just wondering how persistent I should be, if it’s worth trying them in every spot or if I should give up after throwing 5 or 6. Well you’ve already driven to Indy for bait so I say smoke em if you got em 4 Quote
Ohioguy25 Posted October 6, 2020 Author Posted October 6, 2020 23 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said: Well you’ve already driven to Indy for bait so I say smoke em if you got em Gonna grab some wings and a beer while I’m here, make the 2 hour drive worth while. Quote
Ohioguy25 Posted October 6, 2020 Author Posted October 6, 2020 3 hours ago, TnRiver46 said: Well you’ve already driven to Indy for bait so I say smoke em if you got em Dang they’re mostly huge, the ones I throw back in the creek when I catch them because smallies usually won’t hit em. I still bought them just because I drove all that way and there are still a handful of moderate sized ones, plus I can rip the tails off the big ones if they won’t hit them declawed, they almost always hit just the tails. Quote
Super User Spankey Posted October 14, 2020 Super User Posted October 14, 2020 On 10/6/2020 at 12:40 PM, Ohioguy25 said: I am having a hard time catching them, seems they’ve mostly burrowed down. I found a bait shop in Indianapolis that has 30, driving there as I type this to buy them. Tomorrow’s weather looks perfect, got about 30 minnows at home (shiners and creek chubs) and 2 packs of nightcrawlers. Hopefully between those 3 baits I should be able to hook into a few. Do smallmouth in small creeks hit live crawdads this late in the year? Water temp is hovering in the 50s but tomorrow is gonna be 76 and sunny so it will jump up to 60 in the water. What species of crawfish are you catching? Just curious. Many types. Quote
Ohioguy25 Posted October 17, 2020 Author Posted October 17, 2020 On 10/14/2020 at 7:16 AM, Spankey said: What species of crawfish are you catching? Just curious. Many types. No idea lol, prob rusty since they’re invasive and the most abundant 1 Quote
DanielG Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 My limited experience. Bass go temporarily insane when you throw crayfish any time. 2 Quote
Ohioguy25 Posted October 17, 2020 Author Posted October 17, 2020 5 hours ago, DanielG said: My limited experience. Bass go temporarily insane when you throw crayfish any time. Tried them a week ago with no success, you don’t think when they disappear in their burrows it impacts smallmouth foraging? Quote
The Bassman Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 Sounds to me like you weren't fishing where the fish were. Years ago when I live baited creeks I caught my own one at a time by turning over rocks. I'm in Indy and can't imagine driving to Dayton to buy bait. What shop did you go to? They're few and far between here now. Quote
Ohioguy25 Posted October 17, 2020 Author Posted October 17, 2020 23 minutes ago, The Bassman said: Sounds to me like you weren't fishing where the fish were. Years ago when I live baited creeks I caught my own one at a time by turning over rocks. I'm in Indy and can't imagine driving to Dayton to buy bait. What shop did you go to? They're few and far between here now. Indy Bait and Tackle. There were definitely fish there, I caught a bunch they just wouldn’t touch the craws. Quote
The Bassman Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 Little 1-2 inchers use to be killer for me. You never knew what you were going to catch. Edit; Just checked out Indy Bait and Tackle on Facebook. I didn't even know they existed. I don't go to bait shops anymore. They're in my old neighborhood on the west side. They look like a great addition to an area that has really struggled in the past 25 yrs. Quote
DanielG Posted October 19, 2020 Posted October 19, 2020 On 10/17/2020 at 4:54 PM, Ohioguy25 said: Tried them a week ago with no success, you don’t think when they disappear in their burrows it impacts smallmouth foraging? Could be. I haven't fished crayfish here in Maine since I was a kid. We'd search for them under rocks. Unfortunately the population of them has literally disappeared. But, at that time I've run into a school of bass that would wait near the surface for the next one to be dropped and then fight over it. Been awhile though. Maybe their tastes have changed over time? ? Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted October 19, 2020 Global Moderator Posted October 19, 2020 Even if the crawdads are burrowed into the mud, the one on your hook isn’t! 2 Quote
Sphynx Posted October 19, 2020 Posted October 19, 2020 I never knew any bass so picky they would refuse one, but then this time of year baitfish and imitations of them tend to be most productive, still though, in a bass' world there is no refrigerator, and I would be very, very surprised if they wouldn't opportunistically snap up a craw if presented with an opportunity. 1 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted October 19, 2020 Global Moderator Posted October 19, 2020 4 hours ago, Sphynx said: I never knew any bass so picky they would refuse one, but then this time of year baitfish and imitations of them tend to be most productive, still though, in a bass' world there is no refrigerator, and I would be very, very surprised if they wouldn't opportunistically snap up a craw if presented with an opportunity. Yep. They won’t look at a food item and ponder whether or not it’s in season like a woman standing in the produce aisle. Fish don’t think, they kill and avoid being killed 2 Quote
Sphynx Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 9 hours ago, TnRiver46 said: Fish don’t think, they kill and avoid being killed Another characteristic that fish share with women lol 2 Quote
Ohioguy25 Posted October 20, 2020 Author Posted October 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, Sphynx said: Another characteristic that fish share with women lol Some of them even eat men ? 1 Quote
Sphynx Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 1 minute ago, Ohioguy25 said: Some of them even eat men ? I am perfectly aware I assure you lol 1 Quote
John Diamond Posted October 22, 2020 Posted October 22, 2020 I agree with those saying they'll hit them any time. Something about crawfish makes bass both angry and hungry. Of course you can throw a keychain with a hook on it when a bass is hungry and it'll hit it. 1 Quote
cyclops2 Posted January 10, 2021 Posted January 10, 2021 I used my old Accord key FOB as a lure. Smally took the lure and drove off . 1 Quote
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