Jar11591

Does anyone else feel like smallmouth are significantly more willing to bite on topwater than largemouth are? I have fished for both species extensively and it seems like during evening and early morning hours, the smallmouth cant wait for the popper to hit the water before exploding on it. But in largemouth lakes that i fish in, it seems fairly rare to get a strike on topwater, whether its a buzzbait, popper, walking stick or a frog i throw over the lillies, even in spots i know there are fish. Any ideas/input?

I actually had a ton of luck trolling for largemouth this past summer. Most of the lakes i fish are small so we always do at least a couple trolling runs around the lake. Its a great way to locate fish. Even caught three 30+ inch Northern Pike and a dozen big bluegill and crappie. Another great thing about trolling is you run the lure by so many different fish, you never know what is gonna be at the end of your line.

"is that a Red Snapper?!" "I have no idea" haha too funny

Hey Everybody...New guy here from Upstate New York. I mainly fish Adirondack Mountain lakes as well as the local ponds and rivers. I try to be on the water 7 days a week and usually am. Cant do much fishing during the winter in NYS so right now im going crazy counting down the days!