Dwight Hottle

Congrats on the new PB.

Ima flit floater jerk bait. The bills are a different color than clear to help distinguish them from the regular suspending flit. Rapala F13 floaters also stay shallow. Both baits will run from one to three feet.

You will be happy with the Duo Realis Pencil 110 as it is the easiest walk the dog bait I have ever used.

I just take the tires & wheels in by themselves. I have a dual axle trailer so I do two at a time.

Nice fish with that tackle.

Yep. The bigger baits do work.

Great story, great finish & a great attitude.

Finish strong.

Not bad.

Duo Realis Pencil 110 a 3/4oz bit with a great walk the dog action & a loud knocker. I have caught bass up to 8.5lbs on it.

Looks like a good day one. Keep it up.

Check St Croix. Could be in the flyrod group.

Safe travels Mike. Sounds like an awesome trip.

I have used a lot of pinched down barbs or barbless hooks while fishing in Canada for pike & lake trout. The consensus of barbless versus barbed hooks was pretty much even. No realized loss of fish from the pinched down barbs but the unhooking process was much easier for the fish & fisherman. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to anyone. The only noticeable issue is giving a fish slack line during the fight if an enlarged hole develops while fighting the fish.

They look great.

Nice smallies. What part of Manitoba are you from?

Sweet catch. Great color in those photos. Save those photos to your computer or put them in a folder on BassResource & then post them and you will be right side up.

Enjoy your new digs Clayton.

Most guys that fish frequently have experienced something similar but it still hurts like hades.

Great way to spend your summer. Soak it all in.

Congrats on the new PB. I'm sure fishing in FL you will have a few more.

I have caught lakers down to 120 feet in July & August. You can fish a heavy spoon by letting it drop to the bottom Then rip it up off bottom & repeat. They usually hit it on the fall but sometimes on the rip. You can also rip it off bottom & bring it up to the surface reeling it at different speeds trying to entice a bite. Trolling with a bead chain sinker or keel weight works also. Crestliner's suggestion of using a blade bait works well. You can use heavier blades including 3/4 or 1oz. I like to use braid for the spoons & blades. You can use braid to an inline swivel with mono or flouro for a leader for abrasion protection. Lakers can be caught using a rope for your mainline so I never worry about them seeing the line. A white bucktail jig by itself or tipped with a white plastic reaper tail is dynamite. I have never used a drop shot for them because direct jigging has always been very effective. My regular lake trout buddy & I have caught hundreds of lakers in the 20lb range up to mid 30lbs using spoons & jigs up in Canada over the years. Another great lake trout fishery near you is the Lake Ontario bar at the tail end of the Niagara river where it dumps into the big lake. You can catch lot's of lakers in the lower river as they go in to spawn in the late fall & hang around till March/April in the spring.

Welcome aboard Olivier. PA smallies are a lot of fun aren't they.

A really nice birthday present. Congrats.

Mike I wanted to read that heading as "Caught a 13"