rryager

Because Black Lake is a special lake, with the calm serenity of the Canadian northwoods and the beautiful St. Lawrence River nearby. Black Lake is a better largemouth lake than Oneida with an ample supply of smallmouths too. And it doesn't host national B.A.S.S. tournaments. I love Oneida too...but it is not better than Black Lake.

As a guide, I've found live bait, senko and topwater fishing to be the best techniques to keep the ladies interested and catching fish. I get many couples. And she either comes to fish or wants to read or get sun. And often times she ends up catching the biggest fish! Why??...They are patient and do what you say. The problem with all the artificial techniques us hardcore types use, is that we are literally trying to force the fish into the boat. We use lures to make it happen....The hardest anglers to take live bait fishing?...The hardcore tournament guys....It is difficult to get them to change gears. Not all ladies are going to become so affixiated with the lure fishing methods ....Live bait is the opposite...You wait and let it happen versus making it happen....Senkos and topwaters are a close second to live bait...I've had ladies catch nice fish on them simply because you fish them similar to live bait, with a delayed reaction on the hook set.