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06/26/2010
Bottom Fishing From Boat
Smallmouth Bass
Chartreuse
Plastics
Morning
06/26/2010
5
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Hit the lake about 5am with my roommate. Trolled the shallow flats pitchin' 3" green lizards and watermelon/blue flake and black/red flake crazy leg chigger craws. Slammed rock bass all day long, caught 40+. Switched to a 3" rapala jointed shad rap (shad color) and boated two smallmouth and a rainbow trout. Biggest smallie was about 3lbs (didn't weigh or measure). All fish C&R. Best part of the day was the fact that I think I've got my roommate (who didn't fish before this year) hooked...no pun intended! Looks like I'll have company on the Allison from now on! Tight lines all!


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nickbell
6/26/2010 6:14:00 PM
NIce fish. I wish i could have good luck with bass. I will have to rent a boat and get out there sometime. Do you think a yellow perch rapala X-rap would produce? I would just like to start catching bass.
Ocktane
6/26/2010 8:59:00 PM
Funny you say that, I was thinking about ordering a yellow perch x-rap, I'm gonna say yes. Seems logical that that would be very effective in this lake. I LOVE that crankbait, they've hit it here on both a shad color and a red crawdad color. Don't worry, you'll get into em one of these days!
Elijah.Loves.Fishin
6/26/2010 9:46:00 PM
i recently bought a jointed shad rap in the blue gill color and used it on lake louise but only caught trout with it. haha i may have to try it out on american for smallies!
nickbell
6/28/2010 7:35:00 PM
Also, that rapala jointed shad rap. The 3" version is the one that dives to 15 feet right? Because that one seems kind of large for that size fish.
Ocktane
6/29/2010 11:08:00 PM
You know, come to think of it, its probably the next size down from that, cause that one doesn't dive 15 feet.
nickbell
6/30/2010 1:28:00 PM
One more thing, did you rig that chigger craw weightless? And with what size hook? Im thinking about buying the 3 inch chigger craws, but im not sure how to rig them. Thanks for your help!
Ocktane
7/1/2010 5:47:00 PM
Been riggin em with a small weight, i think like 1/4 oz....ish. 1/0 hook. watermelon with blue flecks and black with red flecks, total money! Good luck!
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