20140930-- SMALLMOUTH FROM SHORE

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Comment by Slip Sinker on October 1, 2014 at 4:50am

here is my favorite setup for this type of fishing

1. Berkely 6ft light action spinning rod fast tip.... this rod does a great job with smallmouths when they try to throw the hook.
2. Mitchell 308 with 20lb braid... when my bait gets stuck on a log or broken rubble 90 % of the time i could snap it free or straighten the hook to pull free. this line is very sensitive.
3. Berkely 3 in ripple shad olive in color is my local favorite. bounce and snap it off the bottom. i even let it rest on the bottom and dead stick it. deadly deadly deadly

Comment by Slip Sinker on October 1, 2014 at 4:35am

i am now equally torn between fishing gills or sm bass!!!

Comment by Slip Sinker on October 1, 2014 at 4:35am

thanks guys

quite a few spots to fish from on shore in town... especially this time of year ... lmbass smbass and northerns are up against the steep banks herding baitfish. swim baits in the 3 - 4 inch range are deadly especially now thru thin ice.

Leo... the small reservoir here in town is fed by 5 rivers and creeks and always has a slight current. a few years ago this reservoir was nearly unfishable with its brown silty water... zebra mussels have cleared it up and fishing is spectacular.

Comment by carl hendrix on September 30, 2014 at 9:39pm

good looking triple  header!!    reason enough;; never leave a good rod at home!!

Comment by Adam Rink on September 30, 2014 at 6:23pm

Nice trio of smallies.

Comment by Leo Nguyen on September 30, 2014 at 5:10pm

Great finds. Any water flow from the channel? Looks like some wind touching the shore area.

Comment by John Sheehan on September 30, 2014 at 4:54pm

thataway Ken ,don't waste a moment !

Comment by Jim Gronaw on September 30, 2014 at 4:45pm

I love those 'drive by' catches! Bravo!

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