MALTESE FALCON

FOR SOME REASON HIS POWERS GET STRONGER IN THE WINTER MONTHS. AT LEAST THE ONE IN MY HOUSE DOES.

IT STINKS IN MY CANAL. TOMORROW I'M GOING TO BEAT THE BANKS ON A PART OF THE LAKE THAT'S USUALLY GOOD THIS TIME OF YEAR.

LAST SPRING I WAS WAITING TO HAVE MY SEAWALL REPAIRED, SO I COULDN'T PUT MY BOAT IN THE WATER. I WAS STUCK FISHING IN THE CANAL. I FIGURED I WAS GOING TO BE BORED CATCHING PANFISH. BOY WAS I WRONG! IN A 17 DAY PERIOD I CAUGHT 138 LARGEMOUTH RANGING FROM 1.5# TO 3.5#. AFTER LIVING HERE ALL THESE YEARS I NEVER KNEW THERE WERE THAT MANY BASS IN MY CANAL. I HAD A DECENT SPRING THIS YEAR, BUT NOTHING LIKE LAST YEAR.

WELL, MY ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS THIS. LIVING ON LAKE ST. CLAIR AFFORDS ME THE LUXURY OF CATCHING ALL SPECIES OF GAMEFISH. I CATCH 20-30 MUSKIES PER SEASON AND 50 OR MORE WALLEYES, BUT I USUALLY CATCH 400 OR MORE SMALLMOUTH. GIVEN THE CHOICE I'LL TAKE THE SMALLIES. ON ANY GIVEN DAY I CAN GO OUT AND CATCH TWENTY OR MORE SMALLIES THAT FIGHT LIKE THERE IS NO TOMORROW. ON A GOOD DAY I MIGHT CATCH THREE MUSKIES. WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

GREAT SITE GMAN. THANKS FOR POSTING. I'VE BEEN WONDERING WHAT I'VE BEEN PULLING UP FROM LAKE ST. CLAIR.

I FEEL YOUR PAIN. LAST SUMMER I WAS SELLING A 16' PRINCECRAFT WITH A 25 HP EVINRUDE. ONE EVENING MY WIFE AND I WENT TO ADD SOME INFO SHEETS. WHEN WE PULLED UP I NOTICED THE MOTOR WAS GONE. SOME JERK HAD CUT THE CHAIN AND WALKED OFF WITH THE MOTOR. THE INSURANCE PAID FOR THE MOTOR BUT IT STILL INFURIATES ME EVERY TIME I THINK ABOUT IT.

MY NICKNAME IS FROM MY HERITAGE. MY FAMILY IS FROM MALTA, AND WHEN I WAS A KID I TOLD PEOPLE I WAS MALTESE AND THEY STARTED CALLING ME THE MALTESE FALCON AND IT STUCK. I CHOSE THE PICTURE OF THE SMALLMOUTH BECAUSE THAT'S MT FAVORITE GAMEFISH.

ALL THE GUYS I KNOW USED BLUEBACK HERRING TO GET STRIPERS. I'VE SEEN SOME FISHING SHOWS WHERE THEY WERE USING TOPWATER BAITS BUT NOT SURE WHICH ONES THEY WERE USING.

IF YOU LOVE BASS FISHING, YOU HAVE FOUND A HOME HERE.

I HAVE A BROTHER THAT IS A GREAT GUY, GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR,INTELLIGENT, AND A GOOD FISHERMAN. BUT HE HAS NO CONCEPT OF TIME. HE IS LATE FOR EVERYTHING. ONE DAY I LEFT THE HOUSE WITHOUT HIM AND HE HAS NEVER BEEN LATE SINCE. THE BEST PART OF IT ALL IS I HAD THE BEST DAY OF THE WHOLE SEASON THAT DAY AND I RUBBED IT IN FOR A WEEK.

RIGHT AT DAYBREAK, WARM SUMMER MORNING DEAD CALM, LITTLE FOG RISING FROM THE WATER. JUST ME AND MY BAJA DRIFTING AROUND ANCHOR BAY WITH A CRANKING ROD IN MY HAND. THAT'S HEAVEN!!!!

WELCOME ABOARD!! TOO BAD YOU DON'T LIVE IN THE DETROIT AREA, YOU COULD COME FISHING WITH MY WIFE AND I.

THE SHALLOW LURES THAT WORK FOR ME ARE: 1-BOMBER SQUARE A 2-RAPALA SHALLOW SHAD RAP 3-COTTON CORDELL BIG O 4-MANN'S BABY 1-MINUS FOR JERKBAITS I USE: 1-RAPALA X-RAPS 2-RAPALA HUSKY JERKS 3-STORM THUNDERSTICK JR. 4-BOMBER LONG A

BRIAN, BE SAFE AND GET BACK SOON. THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING OUR FREEDOM. RICK

I HAVE FISHED FLORIDA, MISSISSIPPI, ILLINOIS, AND MY BACKYARD, LAKE ST. CLAIR. I CAUGHT ALOT OF NICE LARGEMOUTH IN ALL THE OTHER STATES BUT I'LL TAKE ST. CLAIR BEFORE ALL THE OTHERS. AS GMAN STATED, JUST FOR SHEAR NUMBERS OF GOOD SMALLMOUTH, YOU CAN'T GO WRONG. I'VE HAD FOURTY FISH DAYS WITH REGULARITY (BEAR IN MIND, A LONG DAY FOR ME IS FOUR HOURS BECAUSE OF MY SPINE PROBLEM) AND SIXTY FISH DAYS ARE NOT UNCOMMON. MY PERSONAL BEST IS 6LB-15OZ AND I'M SURE THERE ARE BIGGER ONES OUT THERE.

I'M LIVING MY DREAM. I HAVE A HOME ON LAKE ST. CLAIR, A GREAT BOAT, AND A WIFE THAT SUPPORTS MY ADDICTION TO FISHING. THE ONLY THING I WOULD CHANGE IS I WISH IT WAS WARM WEATHER ALL YEAR LONG.

CONGRATULATIONS RUSS, THEY GOT THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB.

RUSS, AFTER READING YOUR POSTS FOR A YEAR, IT OBVIOUS YOU'RE A VERY SPECIAL PERSON. THE KNOWLEGE YOU SHARE, YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR, AND NOW C.A.S.T. YOU CAN'T SEE ME RIGHT NOW BUT I'M GIVING YOU A STANDING OVATION. GOD BLESS, RICK

I AGREE WITH ROADWARRIOR. ON THOSE TOUGH BITE DAYS, LARGE SHINERS ON A SPLITSHOT RIG ARE KILLER FOR ME.

YOU ARE GOING TO SHARE WITH YOUR BASSRESOURCE FAMILY RIGHT?................RIGHT? I WOULD SHARE LAKE ST. CLAIR WITH YOU. SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. GOOD LUCK, AND LET US KNOW HOW THE FISHING IS. FALCON

THANKS ROADWORRIOR, I DON'T SEEM TO HAVE THE SUCCESS WITH SENKOS THAT EVERYBODY ELSE DOES. I HAVE CAUGHT A FEW ON SMOKE PEARL BLUE #229 AND BUBBLEGUM #240 JUST NOT CONSISTANTLY. AS SOON AS OUR WEATHER CLEARS I'M GOING TO TRY YOUR SUGGESTION. THANKS ALOT, FALCON

FOR ME, IT'S RED SHAD FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY ELECTRIC BLUE.

I HOPE IT'S A SILENT MOVIE. I COULDN'T STAND LISTENING TO HIS INCESSANT SCREAMING AND "IT'S A GIANT". IF I WANT TO HEAR SCREAMING, OR SEE A KID HAVE A TEMPER TANTRUM I'LL WATCH MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR'S SON.......IT'S FREE. DON'T GET ME WRONG, HE'S A GREAT FISHERMAN. I JUST CAN'T STAND THE GUY AND HIS ANTICS. AS HAS BEEN SAID, IF THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE AN INSPRATIONAL MOVIE IT SHOULD BE ABOUT BRIAN KERCHAL. JMO

JUST A THOUGHT, THE NEXT TIME YOU ARE OUT FISHING AND DON'T HAVE A SCALE OR A RULER, YOU CAN MEASURE THE FISH USING YOUR FISHING LINE. ONE PIECE FOR THE LENGTH AND ONE FOR THE GIRTH. THEN FEED THE DIMENSIONS INTO THE FISH WEIGHT CALCULATOR. HOPE THIS HELPS.

HERE IN MICHIGAN, I THINK THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS PEOPLE LOOK IN THE FISHING RULES AND SEE THE LIMITS PER SPECIES AND DON'T SEE THE PHRASE "IN ANY COMBINATION". THEY THINK THEY CAN KEEP 5 PIKE, 5 LARGEMOUTH, 5 WALLEYE. SO WHEN THEY GET CHECKED BY DNR THEY HAVE A PROBLEM. WE ALSO HAVE THE PEOPLE WHO THINK LAWS ARE FOR ANYBODY BUT THEM. MY DAD WORKED WITH A GUY THAT LOST HIS FISHING RIGHTS BECAUSE OF TOO MANY VIOLATIONS. HE STILL FISHED AND WENT OVER LIMIT UNTIL HE WENT TO JAIL.