CNYfishing

Thank for the feed back! And yeah next time ill buy the good stuff not the cheapest on the shelf. And like most people said ive never hada problem with baitcasters making birds nests till this line

I just bought a 300yard spool of 12lb floro and in a grand total of less then 10 casts i went threw the whole thing. I rarely ever get birds nests and when i do there easy to get out but this **** just unrolls itself! Also the line had small kinks and bends all the way threw the spool. Anyone know if this is just a bad spool or if its just the way the line is? It was only 9$ so its no big deal but i just hate having gear fail on me that quick

Hope you read this in time but where were you fishing on the lake? I live near otisco and like you hate jig fishing because im to impationt. What were you looking for structure wise and what were you doing to catch that many? Also congrats on an 8.2 my pb in that lake is a 5.11

Thanks ill look them up! And yeah i know its an expensive fish to go after but i just cant understand paying some of the prices for the baits

My father, uncle and I are headed up hear for a fishing trip in late june. were staying at the chaudiere lodge. Just want to know what kind of baits to throw for bass and pike.

Looking to get more into big pike and muskie fishing. Usually i just throw big bass spinners and swimbaits but i know theres better tackle out there. If someone could list a few good baits that wont break the bank it would help

For the lakes i would fish slow using finesee baits or a jerkbait and in rivers try a bucktail jig they catch everything.

Probably out in deeper water. Throw something finesee and fish slow if that doesnt work try something big and fish it slow

Ive fished many areas like this where a waterfall or something creates a deep dropoff usually i fish rivers and creeks for trout but what i do is find the drop of and cast a floating stick bait with a deep diving lip about 10-20 feet past the drop off and slowly reel in. The current will push the bait down in front of them. Then when you hit the face of the drop off just open your bail and let the bait float down stream then repeat the process. This works great for me when trout fishing

Smallmouth are off the beds and fishing is slow here. usually i can get them out deep with a dropshot or shaky head. Sometimes they hit deep diving stick baits but havent had much luck this year. Anyone have any tips?