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[conorsixtakc]

fished corporate challenge this past saturday, we were the only boat out of +100 companies to weigh more than one bass. weighed 3 for 9.24 anchored by this smithville giant my buddy caught up front. that lake is tough but it’s got biggins.

 

[Russ E]

35 minutes ago, joefish said:

Crappie fishing at Clinton and this 3# bass wanted my little crappie jig... caught 3 more bass 13-14 inch range.

 

that lake has a lot of bassy looking cover, but all I have ever caught there are dinks.

I usually go there for the white bass and wipers.

[joefish]

It doesn't have a good population of bass.  I need to learn how to catch the wipers there are some real nice ones there so I hear and see pics of.

[Russ E]

37 minutes ago, joefish said:

It doesn't have a good population of bass.  I need to learn how to catch the wipers there are some real nice ones there so I hear and see pics of.

i usually find the wipers by accident,when fishing for white bass. usually somewhere along the old road bed that runs out from the island. Usually a couple boats there jigging for them.

[Sprocket]

9 hours ago, conorsixtakc said:

fished corporate challenge this past saturday, we were the only boat out of +100 companies to weigh more than one bass. weighed 3 for 9.24 anchored by this smithville giant. that lake is tough but it’s got biggins.

Nice hoodie and windshield sticker.

 

[conorsixtakc]

4 minutes ago, Sprocket said:

Nice hoodie and windshield sticker.

 

Yeah I guess my buddy made it pretty obvious who we were fishing for

[kylek]

2 hours ago, conorsixtakc said:

Yeah I guess my buddy made it pretty obvious who we were fishing for

if you don't mind telling, what were you catching them on?  I am hoping to get out there this weekend for the first time this season.  

[conorsixtakc]

14 minutes ago, kylek said:

if you don't mind telling, what were you catching them on?  I am hoping to get out there this weekend for the first time this season.  

If CC wasn't held at the same tough lake at the same time every year,  I'd spill the beans. But since it is, and since this place is full of lurkers...

[kylek]

44 minutes ago, conorsixtakc said:

If CC wasn't held at the same tough lake at the same time every year,  I'd spill the beans. But since it is, and since this place is full of lurkers...

 

 

Ok no worries!  Thank you

[Russ E]

On 5/6/2018 at 4:04 AM, Bluebasser86 said:

Hillsdale has been really good lately, numbers and size. We only had 4 boats Thursday night, but had 2 high 15lb bags caught in 2.5 hours with 4 legit keepers, 1 over 3, 1 over 4, and 2 over 5, and 2 more really close. I think maybe all the work that has been going into stocking the lake might bee showing some signs of paying off. The fish are in full spawn mode. 

Went to Hillsdale today. First time I had a boat on that lake. spent a good portion of the day looking for fishy looking areas. No giants, but caught enough 1-2.5 pound bass to make it interesting. nearly all of the fish were caught pitching shallow laydowns, on a green pumpkin havoc pit boss. It got windy and rough in the afternoon, so I fished the marina and caught 1/2 dozen  on a ned rig.

From my first visit ,it seems to have a good population of bass.

[SuperFluke]

On 5/8/2018 at 8:24 AM, kylek said:

if you don't mind telling, what were you catching them on?  I am hoping to get out there this weekend for the first time this season.  

We blanked on Saturday during the event, so you won't learn much from me.  Had boat issues, which didn't help much.

 

We caught one fish last Friday in twin coves area on a shallow crank and one fish on the very opposite end of the lake about halfway up camp branch on a main point flipping stumps.  Good luck!

[kylek]

I never do very good at Smithville.... not sure why I keep going back and punishing myself!

[Bluebasser86]

1 hour ago, kylek said:

I never do very good at Smithville.... not sure why I keep going back and punishing myself!

I never used to do good at Hillsdale either. 

[Russ E]

On 5/8/2018 at 8:24 AM, kylek said:

if you don't mind telling, what were you catching them on?  I am hoping to get out there this weekend for the first time this season.  

With the fishing pressure Smithville receives,there are few secrets. The fish are there, but they have seen nearly every bait available.

I  fish Smithville once a week . Used to have limited success. 

I still don't catch numbers, but usually  catch a few nice sized fish each trip. It is probably one of the best places around the metro to catch a trophy.

it is also one of the most expensive,if you don't live in Clay County.

 

I very seldom fish standing timber.

I look for lay downs and brushpiles on channel swing banks, with small rock or gravel. Fish wild hold somewhere around these most of the year. This combination is limited on the lake and it takes a lot of running the big motor. With the low water level this spring, a lot of the lay downs are high and dry.

 

To me Lakemaster or Navionics is a must on this lake. Burtons bait and tackle, in Smithville, has memory cards with the coordinates of nearly every brushpile in the lake. He will let you download them into your fish finder.

 

most of the year, creature baits (havoc pit boss is my favorite)and big worms accounts for the majority of  fish I catch at Smithville.

 

[senile1]

5 hours ago, Weedwhacker said:

With the fishing pressure Smithville receives,there are few secrets. The fish are there, but they have seen nearly every bait available.

I  fish Smithville once a week . Used to have limited success. 

I still don't catch numbers, but usually  catch a few nice sized fish each trip. It is probably one of the best places around the metro to catch a trophy.

it is also one of the most expensive,if you don't live in Clay County.

 

I very seldom fish standing timber.

I look for lay downs and brushpiles on channel swing banks, with small rock or gravel. Fish wild hold somewhere around these most of the year. This combination is limited on the lake and it takes a lot of running the big motor. With the low water level this spring, a lot of the lay downs are high and dry.

 

To me Lakemaster or Navionics is a must on this lake. Burtons bait and tackle, in Smithville, has memory cards with the coordinates of nearly every brushpile in the lake. He will let you download them into your fish finder.

 

most of the year, creature baits (havoc pit boss is my favorite)and big worms accounts for the majority of  fish I catch at Smithville.

 

I agree with much of the information above.  Fishing the standing timber at Smithville can be a recipe for a skunk if one doesn't know which trees to look for and when.  When I first started fishing the lake quite a few years ago that is what I did and I had very little success.  Find channel banks with laydowns and brush as @Weedwhacker stated, and also, look for underwater channel swings with good drop-offs and either brush or trees on the lip, especially those close to rockier shallow areas.  Those are the trees where you will find fish.  The rest of the trees should be ignored in my opinion, unless you find one with a structure item that is conducive for bass movements.  As for baits, I would add brush hogs and jigs with craw trailers to the list given.

[kylek]

16 hours ago, Weedwhacker said:

With the fishing pressure Smithville receives,there are few secrets. The fish are there, but they have seen nearly every bait available.

I  fish Smithville once a week . Used to have limited success. 

I still don't catch numbers, but usually  catch a few nice sized fish each trip. It is probably one of the best places around the metro to catch a trophy.

it is also one of the most expensive,if you don't live in Clay County.

 

I very seldom fish standing timber.

I look for lay downs and brushpiles on channel swing banks, with small rock or gravel. Fish wild hold somewhere around these most of the year. This combination is limited on the lake and it takes a lot of running the big motor. With the low water level this spring, a lot of the lay downs are high and dry.

 

To me Lakemaster or Navionics is a must on this lake. Burtons bait and tackle, in Smithville, has memory cards with the coordinates of nearly every brushpile in the lake. He will let you download them into your fish finder.

 

most of the year, creature baits (havoc pit boss is my favorite)and big worms accounts for the majority of  fish I catch at Smithville.

 

 

10 hours ago, senile1 said:

I agree with much of the information above.  Fishing the standing timber at Smithville can be a recipe for a skunk if one doesn't know which trees to look for and when.  When I first started fishing the lake quite a few years ago that is what I did and I had very little success.  Find channel banks with laydowns and brush as @Weedwhacker stated, and also, look for underwater channel swings with good drop-offs and either brush or trees on the lip, especially those close to rockier shallow areas.  Those are the trees where you will find fish.  The rest of the trees should be ignored in my opinion, unless you find one with a structure item that is conducive for bass movements.  As for baits, I would add brush hogs and jigs with craw trailers to the list given.

 

Thank you both for the extra information.  I fish with my father in law and he just got a new Garmin fish finder with the chip and all that good stuff, so we will start looking into this kind of stuff.  We are normally bank beaters fishing rip rap or timber.

[SuperVehicle001]

So my father and I will be renting a boat from Jacomo this Sunday. I've been trying to learn it the best I can to put us on some fish but I really don't want to skunk.

There is that one point near the creek inlet that I figure is a good starting point then I'll work my way in. Or should I start super far up the up arm and work deeper?

If that fails I plan on flipping the south docks then where Prairie Lee spills into Jacomo, then flip the marina then move onto the spillway where Jacomo runs into Blue Springs.

Is that a good plan of attack?

[Russ E]

Decided to take a break from the reservoirs and hit Olathe. was hoping to catch a lot of fish and was not disappointed. I was the only person on the lake all day.

planned on flipping the water willows, but they are still pretty thin and were not holding many fish.

started fishing a mud minnow TRD on a ned head and caught a bunch of bass. I lost count, but would guess around 50 for the day.  there are a ton of  15-17 inch bass in that lake.

[Bluebasser86]

20 hours ago, Weedwhacker said:

Decided to take a break from the reservoirs and hit Olathe. was hoping to catch a lot of fish and was not disappointed. I was the only person on the lake all day.

planned on flipping the water willows, but they are still pretty thin and were not holding many fish.

started fishing a mud minnow TRD on a ned head and caught a bunch of bass. I lost count, but would guess around 50 for the day.  there are a ton of  15-17 inch bass in that lake.

Glad that lake turned on. It only took 5.5 pounds to win our Thursday night tournament out there a few weeks ago and half the boats didn't catch bass over a pound. Me and @gardnerjigman never had anything that was for sure a bite I don't think.

[Russ E]

7 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Glad that lake turned on. It only took 5.5 pounds to win our Thursday night tournament out there a few weeks ago and half the boats didn't catch bass over a pound. Me and @gardnerjigman never had anything that was for sure a bite I don't think.

took me an hour to get the first bite. not much was happening in the shallows. The fish were all in 6-10 ft of water.  All I could catch them on was a Ned Rig.

[KSbass]

Anyone starting at sun up yet? If so how's the bite? This is my first season going from spring to summer and wasn't sure when that really turns on. 

[Bluebasser86]

47 minutes ago, KSbass said:

Anyone starting at sun up yet? If so how's the bite? This is my first season going from spring to summer and wasn't sure when that really turns on. 

Sunup? I've been catching them in the dark ?

[KSbass]

1 hour ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Sunup? I've been catching them in the dark ?

Ha good to know. Was thinking of hitting the water at around 6 am this weekend in hopes I wouldn't have to grind for a few hours before the bite began. Thanks!

[MelvernJM]

I fished Table Rock on 5/10 and 5/11.  All fish were caught on a White Speed shad on main lake points.  Fish were out deeper had to drag the speed shad along the bottom with a 1/4 ounce jig.  Great trip, my dad and I boated around 100 fish in two days.  Very few largemouth, mainly Kentucky’s and Smallmouth.  I did catch two Goggle Eye.  I had never caught Goggle Eye. 

[Russ E]

24 minutes ago, MelvernJM said:

I fished Table Rock on 5/10 and 5/11.  All fish were caught on a White Speed shad on main lake points.  Fish were out deeper had to drag the speed shad along the bottom with a 1/4 ounce jig.  Great trip, my dad and I boated around 100 fish in two days.  Very few largemouth, mainly Kentucky’s and Smallmouth.  I did catch two Goggle Eye.  I had never caught Goggle Eye. 

After reading this I had to look up goggle eye. Didn't know what that was.

when I lived in Iowa we called them a warmouth. Perry is loaded with those things. they will hit nearly anything that swims by. I have caught them off of baits twice their size.