snagmaster Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Hit simoce tonight for a few hours after work with woodro....was a awesome night to be on the water. Low winds and the fish were biten pretty well....it didnt take us long to find the fish...Moved around to a couple different spots and two out of four held some nice fish. I ended up landing about 8 smallies in a few hours ,with about half of them being over 4 lbs..also lost a few more nice ones on jumps...no monsters but my biggest was 4.5lbs. Woodro had a tough night . He lost a nice one and landed one close to 2lbs..we were both using the smae bait and working it the same ...the only difference was I was using 8lb mono and he was using braid with floro lead.....dont get it!!!!! what do you guys think about floro vs braid when jigging for smallies??? Better feel with the braid with floro and have a better hook set so land more fish that bite....but have a tough time hooking big msallies (only in simcoe) on braid with floro....you think it makes the bait fall different??? lol ....anyways heres a few of the nicer ones It was a great night on the water and might be out again tomorrow night....lol Thanks for reading and goodluck on the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markiemark70 Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Holy smokes!!! Good job eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharper Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Wow! Those are some great looking smallies. Braid with a flouro leader I don't see why you guys didn't get the same result, maybe leader was too short??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smbhunter Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 How long was the floro lead? Sometimes on Simcoe I'll use up to 12 ft, (especially with gin clear water and clear skies). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Great report, pics, and fish!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 nice fish there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG JIM Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Great fish man...but with giants like that you have to get a new shirt printed before the next outing if it is Somcoe!!! Enjoy the weekend. BIG JIM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modny Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 i want that shirt. forget the smallies hahah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceguy Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Good Job AL. Long time no here. Come down to lake O the salmon are running big! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b2kptbo Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Nice smallies, good job... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Some very nice smallies there snag! Love that t-shirt btw ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike the Pike Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Its about time you gave us a report Snaggy oh and I love the shirt lol Nice bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy - Curtiss Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Beautiful smallies and yeah, amazing shirt dude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnny Bass Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 I told you mono is better!!!!lol It may also be what he was doing. Sometimes if you don't keep close contact with the bottom, you wont get any fish!You should have switched rods to see if that was it!!! I've been waiting for a report and its a good one. Great job!!!! One more week and I will be camping at Sibbald point!! Hopefully I will get into them thick. The weather is certainly picking up for them!!! I will devote at least two days to Smallies. It gets boring targeting the same fish all week, especially if your not eating them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Urban Fisherman Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Yeah dude - longer leader, or just wasn't working it EXACTLY the same. I've been in situations where i've been using the exact rod/reel/line/leader/bait/color etc. and gotten my butt whopped. Awesome smallies though - great report. Cheers, UF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muskymike Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Stellar. Those are some decent Smallies. I think I may hit simcoe up haha. nice job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1leggedangler Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Awesome smalljaws, beauty colours!!! Congrats and thanks for the report. Cheers, 1leg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbayboy Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 no monsters but my biggest was 4.5lbs. - gotta love Simcoe Nice fish Snag. I'd agree with the other guys about the slightest difference in technique. Saw it on the grand fishing the same stuff as PatrickG he'd be killing me until I figured out just the right speed and action that he was using bouncing the bottom. Some times the buggers are just finicky. The short leader could be it as well but I'm guessing its the bottom contact/action that was just a bit different. Also agree with the nice shirt comments - figures it'd be your or JohnnyBass that gets the t-shirt comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reef Runner Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Nice fish, nicer t-shirt, lol. I have a theory on the braid v. mono when jigging, which could just well be me blowing smoke out of my but anywho. Because braid has virtually no strecth and is more sensitive, when you feel a bite you set the hook too early and pop the jig out of the fish's mouth instead of getting in a good hook set. Whereas with mono, the bite felt is delayed by the milliseconds needed for the fish to get a good grip on the bait and the stretch in the mono allows for a more consistant hook set. I notice I get more fish hooked when jigging with mono or a long lead than with straight braid. Just a theory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Beautiful smallies there snagm.....Good job Thanks for sharing Leetchman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Very respectable fish you got yerself. Very nice. Yeah,the shirts got to go.LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunkerbasshunter Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 wow look at those smallies!!!!!! love the shirt bye the way cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyman Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Those are some beauty fish. I've never fished for smallies on Simcoe (only ever fished the Perch Festival), but all these pics are sure making me want too. Nice job. What was your bait of choice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snagmaster Posted July 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 thanks alot guys...went out yesterday also...the fish were not as active ...still managed a few tho...... kennyman, its all about drop shots and tubes.... looks like a got to buy a new shirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmichit Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 i was out last night as well......fished the bottom of the bay with my son, Largies sure had a case of lock jaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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