jiggszter

rock bass. that is a rock bass. Hillbillies.

I was out tonight, trolling the connecticut river in Vermont. I started with two polls dragging a texas tie on config with two very large looking plastic worms. I was dropping them deep with, hell, had to be an ounce and some change head. Anyways, I was getting no hits so I switched to a couple of spinners I was dropping with makeshift down riggers. After a bit I seen my pole bend over, so I real it in, than bam! I was fighting something fierce! However,it slacked, and I reeled in a freshwater clam, must have hooked a branch on the bottom or something. Keeping to the spinners I got another hit, reeled it in, and found a micro rock bass, reeled in the second rod and had the same outcome. I tossed both spinners back in, and in a few minutes, had a hit similar to how the rockie hit it, then complete slack. Brought the line in to see what was up, but my spinner was completely gone. For curiosities sake, I brought in the other rod, and sure as snitzle, that spinner was gone also. Being the fisher I am, I assumed I was trolling into fish with teeth, so I said hell, how about 10" of 30 lb steel leader. Rigged it up, with a weighted spinner, 4 minutes later, gone, bit right through the leader. Keep in mind I'm trolling, I have had a similar situation a few years back, only to find it was a snapping turtle, that wasn't the case this afternoon. 1. I have no Idea what was destroying my light tackle. 2. How do I catch it.

I'd be interested to read how you make out. What size spoons did the article recommend? I can't imagine terribly large ones...

odd, I probably know both of you, hah small area

wow, thats where I grew up... I always had great luck on the oak orchard river inlet, Point Breeze from the lake back to the dam a few miles back. If you get above the dam, try dropping your boat in Lake Alice. Instead of dropping your boat at point breeze, near the black north Inn, there is a launch less busy about a mile back , just google, Sandy's Oak Orchard Marina, 1298 Oak Orchard river road.... good good smallies all around there. As far as Ontario, I only ever trolled out there for Salmon

I fish the Connecticut river in Vermont often and even today, I brought in a 3lb small at like 1 in the afternoon. I have been using Texas config, 6"(ish) worms, lime green today, no joke. My other go to rig right now is a 4 inch black plastic leech with the texas set up. The leech in the last week, has got me a Small, Rock, and Large mouth bass consistently , and countless walleye (sun-up until sundown) I will say, the water is getting warmer, so get out early, or later evening, I have been a lot more productive then. good luck!

Just looking at the photo, I would toss a buzz bait right to the edge of the scum, let it sink a bit, then yank it back to the top, skate the surface all the way back in. Or just go in and stab 'em.

BPS is so awesome they deliver to me right on the water.

I absolutley clean up with the texas configuration. You can image search the setup, but basically you hook through the top of the head, slide it all the way to the top of the hook (near the line), then push the hook through the middle of the worms back. If you don't push the hook all the way through, you can cast into some serious undergrowth without many snags. And don't worry, if its a fish worth catching, you will hook 'em.

crestliner2008 has the best advice I would offer; fish Drop offs, or near fallen trees. I fish a place with a different problem, you could cut off a piece of your shoe and catch a smallie, large-mouth are a treat here.

Hey all, wanted to introduce myself. I'm a huge bass fisher, have been for awhile. I joined for tips pointers and just good 'ol stories that only another fisher could believe. Looking forward to meeting and chatting with you folks -Merle