Minnow Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Hey Guys, Went out with my grandpa for some simcoe smallmouth this past week on 2 seperate outings and had pretty good success both times, on thursday we boated 8 smallmouth of which 5 were over 4 lbs and 2 over 5 lbs. Then today we hit simcoe again really early 6:45 am we were on the water still dark outside and by 10:00 am we were done with a slower day with only 5 smallmouth but again some really quality fish. I find in the fall I never catch smallies that are under 4 lbs at the same spots that I usually catch dinks in the summer, fall is the best time for smallmouth and braving the cold really pays off! Here are some pics from the outings and forgot to mention all the fish were caught on smoke coloured tubes and a few on spoons in anywhere from 22-30 FOW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Nice lookin fish... Gotta love the pattern on a few of em!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt15 Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Nice smallies. Great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thalweg Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Some really nice toads there.. Noth'n beats November Smallies! Well done.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msp Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 nice smallies cherish the time you spend with granpa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitespinnerbait Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Fine looking Footballs right there.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCTFisher9120 Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Pigs for sure. Congrads, MTBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapshooter Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Nice smallies. Great pics too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governator Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 (edited) Nice lookin' fish. Got a question, this may stupid but were you the guy with the potato gun last week at the dock? You just look familiar. EDIT: Nevermind don't think that was you lol. Edited November 2, 2009 by Governator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wil wegman Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Gorgeous bass for sure ... were they released in good shape? Seems most smallmouth bass caught from deep water in the fall that are put into a livewell - require fizzing or some other treatment to releive pressure in their extended air bladders. If these bass are caught and immediately live released - they swim down fine ... but held for awhile in a well - this is not always the case and they could have trouble 'gettin-down'. Wil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskicker09 Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 beautiful smallies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chandru Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 beautiful fish! hope the weather wasnt too rough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnny Bass Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Very very impressive. Considering thatg there was a tournament on Simcoe not too long ago and most pros got skunked. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Real nice fish there Minnow. So hows the ranger been treating you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Chong Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 Beautiful fish! Well done & as a bonus you got to do it with your grandpa, doesn't get much better than that! Wil's correct, once those fish are in the livewell for any period of time they need to be fizzed. Anyone who is catching Smallies out there should know how to fizz a fish! I catch all kinds of them that have either been fizzed at a tournament or by some other angler! Cheers, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnow Posted November 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 Beautiful fish! Well done & as a bonus you got to do it with your grandpa, doesn't get much better than that! Wil's correct, once those fish are in the livewell for any period of time they need to be fizzed. Anyone who is catching Smallies out there should know how to fizz a fish! I catch all kinds of them that have either been fizzed at a tournament or by some other angler!Cheers, Dave Thanks for all the replies guys! In regards to the fizzing, I learned how to do it last year thanks to this board and reading some replies to fall smallmouth, of the few fish that I do keep in the livewell they are all fizzed before going back and swim away strong. I encourage everyone to learn how to fizz a fish and for this reason I will post this how to video on youtube. That is what I love about this board, I learned new knowledge last year and can now pass it on to other anglers. So if you don't know what fizzing is or how to do it, check out this video As for the Ranger, well all I can say is wow! Everytime I look at the boat or fish from it I still can't believe it! I have had the Ranger 620 VS for almost 2 full seasons now and it has performed beyond any of my expectations! The boat has the smoothest ride and feels right at home in 6 footers. I went out in Erie and the wind picked up and we had to make a 20 km run straight into 6-8 footers and even though I wasn't hitting the 62 mph top speed the Ranger took on the waves with ease. I had a small issue with one of the bolts coming out of the caliper on the trailer from vibration and this caused some minor damage to the caliper and brake rotor and ranger replaced it with no questions asked the customer service is outstanding. I hope to have this boat for many seasons to come and everytime I look in the rear view mirror while driving to my favourite lake I still can't believe what I am towing (all thanks to my dad)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunkerbasshunter Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 those are some fat pigskins!!! and to have a great day like that with your grandfather......does it really get any better then that??? Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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