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Wanderer
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22 x 15 smallie.  Weighed 7.5 lbs on my digital scale that was later confirmed with an 8lb weight back on shore.  My bro said he hadn't seen me come that unglued on a fish in over 20 years!  I wei

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carpmanjake Mentor

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Looks like Jake got a boat and just in time for fall... Look-out!

actually had it since earlier this summer. i just cant transport it with my grand prix. lol. so it stays at the house for when i want to catch some topwater bass.

like today i was doing some yardwork and i look out to the lake and bass were exploding everywhere so when i was done i hit the lake. and lost plenty of nice ones due to short strikes. but caught that girl and a few smaller ones.

wish i woulda went out yesterday now. lol. litterally ever minute there were 3 or 4 blow ups on that weedy flat.

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Southwick Apprentice

Southwick

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Southwick, around here we call those Musky lures grin

LOL..

No Musky stocking programs in the states I fish so we call them Northern Pike plugs but over the years I have learned that Big Northern strain LM love big wooden wake-baits like the 9+12” MS Slammer and the fall bite is always the best. A surprise NP like this one is always welcome when LM fishing.

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Nick Kuhn Grand Master

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Big baits work anywhere that's bassy. Part of using big baits is you can launch them a mile so areas where you want to cover a lot of water tend to work better. You will not catch much for numbers (at least bass-wise) but your average size will be impressive. The average bass I catch on my muskie baits is pretty close to 20" long.

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Southwick Apprentice

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So Southwick, do you have any specific areas you like throwing those big baits or just anywhere bassy?

In general, I fish wakebaits on main lake structures including flats, points, ledges and humps. Occasionally I will work through shorelines or backs of coves quickly, but I definitely tend to stay on primary main lake structure. Regardless of the type of structure, I almost always cast from shallow water to deep water. Here's how I approach my target area. I shut the big engine down a long way away from the structure, keep the electronics off and quietly ease into the spot I want my boat. I cast in front of the boat while doing this to make sure I'm not missing an opportunity. Once I've “cleared” the path for my boat I position in shallow water and begin making very long casts into deep water. On the types of lakes I fish (steep and clear), this usually puts my bait over very deep water. And that's exactly where I want it. Wakebaits have excellent drawing potential (I have no idea how far up a fish will come to get a wakebait but my feeling is that it's a long ways) and they are deadly on suspended fish. In my opinion, it's the suspended fish that account for the bulk of my catch. It's tough to convince yourself there are good fish roaming around in the middle of nowhere over deep water but you just have to have faith that they are there. Action tends to come quickly so I don't spend much time on each spot. I keep my eyes open for followers. If they don't bite I return later and try again (if I KNOW good fish are on a spot I will fish that spot many times during the day). Sometimes the fish will bite on the shallow part of the structure, sometimes in deep water close to the breaklines and sometimes out in the middle of nowhere. Many times you will drag a fish out of deep water and they will crush the bait close to the boat. Once I've fan casted the area with maybe 10 casts I leave. It's very common to catch a fish or two quickly before the fish lose interest, then return a little while later and stick a few more. You can repeat this all day long. Without a doubt the fish lose interest quickly so make the most of the first few casts. When I'm fishing flats I tend to concentrate very near the breakline but occasionally throw shallow onto the flat and out over real deep water. If I get bit in those areas then I investigate. You just never know where they will be. If a flat has submerged vegetation from the shoreline to the breakline I make sure I efficiently fan cast the whole flat. A flat with a good breakline and submerged vegetation can be spectacular at night.

Fish can be anywhere on any given day. But there's not enough time in one day to cover all options. By systematically and efficiently fishing main lake structures you increase the potential of encountering active, quality fish. Stick to the game plan and you will be successful.

Hope this helps.

Dan

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