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Got out on opening day with the oldman, then Sunday with my buddy Doug. Slower start each morning, but once the fish turned on it was pretty much non-stop all day. Perfect weather, great company lots and lots of big fat smallies! These fish were crushing spinnerbaits, once hooked it was time to get airborn! Extremely hard fighting fish, they just didn't want to give up.

 

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Posted (edited)

Good on ya. I've been hibernating for 4 days. My perfect weather is 10 degrees cooler and way less humid.

 

We fished from maybe 7am-12pm then that was it. No way I was staying out there in that hot and humid weather.

Edited by BillM
Posted

bone crushing smallies.

 

if I was to only pick one presentation (after top water) to hit smallies it would be a burned spinnerbait....

 

i like the nichols pulsator double willow leaf 3/4 ounce .... they burn and never turn.

 

great stuff!!

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Always want them on top but rarely is a spinnerbait the second option for me. It has nothing to do with effectiveness, just preference and habit. Growing up fishing bass in open, rocky lakes if the topwaters weren't working crankbaits or jigs would. Just have to have one tied on to start the day off and go to it when the bass won't come up.

Posted

nothing beats fighting smallies!!!!

 

awwwsome sho there bill

 

how many feet of water were you fishing in??

 

We caught them from 2ft to 12ft. Mostly off the edges dropping into deeper water.

Posted

All good lookin, nice clean fish.....

 

Is all that Burton gear just wishful thinking for a cooling summer snow shower :)

 

If it helps! :)

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Thanks Mike, I could have used that underwater housing of yours. Nice clear water would have made for some cool shots. :)

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