diggyj Posted August 4, 2010 Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 Once again this weekend was full of family stuff and entertaining friends so fishing was going to be at a bare minimum. I made it out on Sunday for the first time and I headed out with my friends son Josh for a couple of hours of fishing. We were on the water from 10:30am until 1pm and I managed to catch 2 Smallies and 1 Walleye. Once again the Walleye was under the slot and the Smallies were in the 2 lb range. Again they were caught on my hot stretch of shore, just off shore in 10-12 FOW. SLAMMERS were once again the ticket. Then on holiday Monday Josh and I went out again for a couple of hours. This time we were out from about 11am until 1pm. We were on the same track as the previous day when I feel my rod go down, I set the hook and line starts peeling off. I immediately tell him to get the net and be ready. As I am fighting the fish I am barking orders at him due to his boneheaded move the previous week where he thought he would show me how to land a fish by yanking on my rod and thus pulling the hook and line completely out of the fish. I saw it under the surface and it jumped once completely out of the water and we were both excited as it was a bigger then average fish. I must say he did a good job and he was able to net the Smallie with no problems. It measured 18" and tipped the scale at 4.25 lbs. I caught this one on 8 lb test on a medium light 6 foot Shimano BIS-60MLB2 rod. The new rod I bought at CT last week to replace the one Josh had in fact broke on one of the previous weekends. After coming up dry and reaching the end of track, I tried a new stretch of shoreline. We were just outside the weedline in 10-12 FOW and shortly after that, I land another Smallie. Another small one in the high 1 lb range, maybe 2 lbs. As we proceed down the shoreline sometime later once again, my rod tip bends and I set the hook and line once again peels off the reel. This time I was armed with 10 lb test on my Shimano Convergence CVS-70M-2A rod. I fight it for some time adjusting the drag once or twice and once again Josh was armed with the net and we knew it was big as it surfaced a few times but this one did not jump out of the water. He once again landed it beautifully due to the fact he was listening for a change. This one was bigger then the first. It measured 19" and tipped the scale at 4.7 lbs. What a difference in the colours. Again caught on a SLAMMER. If you have never tried theses baits, I highly recommend them. They have produced Smallies like no other bait I have ever tried. Colour seems to be key. The entire time Josh did not catch anything. He was also dropshotting but he was using a SLAMMER in a different colour. He was getting mad and wanted to change to my colour. So he did and a few minutes later he managed to land a 3+ lber. Not bad. It was my turn to be the net guy. 2 dwarfing the one Josh caught, for comparison. All in all we enjoyed our fishing adventures. He also managed to catch 1 Goby and 1 other fish which I wasn't sure what it was. Herring or shad of some kind. First one I have seen in Rice Lake. Hope it wasn't the invasive Rudd. Enjoy the pics. We took a bunch but they were in livewell and all were released unharmed. Dirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexcba Posted August 4, 2010 Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 wow great time on rice love that lake. great pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassman Posted August 4, 2010 Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 Great report. Love the colour on those smallies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esoxansteel Posted August 4, 2010 Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 The silver one looks like a fall fish and are very common in the Indian river and are fantastic on the fly and can go up to 2 to 3 lbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherpete Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 Great smallies Dirk! Is your boat a Prosport SC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC1 Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 That's some killer fish! Good Job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steverowbotham Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diggyj Posted August 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 Great smallies Dirk! Is your boat a Prosport SC? Yes it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooked Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 Nice going Dirk. I'll be up there in just over a week from now and hope I can replicate what you have been doing. BTW, what exactly is a SLAMMER? Is it like a senko? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cudz Posted August 5, 2010 Report Share Posted August 5, 2010 Nice going Dirk. I'll be up there in just over a week from now and hope I can replicate what you have been doing. BTW, what exactly is a SLAMMER? Is it like a senko? Stikezone Slammer is a drop shot bait that looks more like a goby or minnow that anything else. They are great lures and made here in Ontario. Get a pack and learn to drop shot. You will not be dissapointed. I like smoke colours best but they are all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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