i was up on vermillion lake last sept an was impressed with the amount of 3 to 5lb large mouth an smallmouth fish we caught. everybody is always talking about the minnesota lakes being great walleye lakes but the week we were up there we caught a impressive amount of bass, with the biggest largemouth being 5.6 lb an smallmouth 4.9 lb . i think the only bait i used was a bandit crankbait , rootbeer and baby bass color . we fished mostly around stump's docks an downed logs .it was great trip , zimmy