TnRiver46

@ol'crickety, I’ve got tons more photos to share, I know you will enjoy them

Northern swing pics. Isle royale and voyaguers national parks. Probably hammer out a separate report. Thought it was going to be all pike but finally caught 2 bass. first bass , fluke in shallow water with st croix rod seviin reel and 33 lb seaguar JDM braid, gamakatsu nano alpha hook second bass, fluke on first throw this morning same spot back by that pontoon boat. Rolled out of bed at the rental in the same clothes as yesterday and BAM! He grabbed it off the surface got lots of pike too, here’s some samples. They are delicious. Had to hike a few miles with them On a stick at isle royale 😂

They work dead and even cut in half. I was jigging a dead bluegill for gar the other day and a 2 lb bass appeared from nowhere and engulfed it. Also saw my buddy catch an 8 lb bass with a bluegill cut in half before you are on the right track with all your assumptions, big hook in the back is a good way to keep them lively for longer. Green sunfish are excellent bait

Lots of swallows will do that, and chimney swift is a type of swallow. You were on the right track !

@Team9nine, I’m sure you’ve fished with live hellgramite somewhere along the way, the nymph form of a Dobson fly. One of the most magical baits I’ve ever used