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BassinBrett

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About BassinBrett

  • Birthday 05/14/1976

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  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    Minnesota
  • My PB
    Between 6-7 lbs
  • Favorite Bass
    Largemouth & Smallmouth
  • Favorite Lake or River
    Mille Lacs Lake

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  • About Me
    I grow up fishing in the south for largemouth. Now I am targeting smallmouth in the north.

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  1. Thanks for the reply. Lake in MN where I am at might be frozen solid until May sometimes and even if they are not the state has a closed season for bass until the middle of May. Seems like the beginning of May might be respawn.
  2. I am planning a trip out the Idaho Panhandle for spring smallmouth bass fishing. Might see about a black bear too. When is the normal spawning time for the smallmouth in the panhandle? Do the lake freeze over? Dworshak reservoir is the pirimary lake and will likely stop at lake Pend orielle. Any information would be helpful. thanks
  3. I say try the larger glide and swim baits first the then decide if it is worth it. Start with the 6 to 7 inch baits. I used 168 mm glide baits last year up here in MN and was surprised by the numbers of small bass I caught. I my hoping I am the bass have not seem to many big glide baits.
  4. I use two old mold St Croix Avid 68 m / XF with Shimano 2500 Ultegra reels. I use 10 pound Powerpro v2 with a Sunline Sniper leader.
  5. Lucky craft pointer 78 and 100 XD might get down to 12 plus feet
  6. In MN and Wisconsin I get about 50/50 pike to Smallmouth on jerkbaits unless I am on Mile Lacs lake. Then it is almost all smallmouth with a musky once. The musky broke my MB 110 LBT. I am not sure what is worst loosing one or having it chopped. I cry on the inside to the tackle shop for a replacement.
  7. I am going to use big swim bait and glide baits more this year.
  8. I am going to build a NFC 7109 X-ray form this same purpose as you have. I am just waiting on the package form Michele with the rest of the parts. The blank seems perfect for light swim baits.
  9. There are so many different lakes in MN to choose from. I would say driver around a check out some of the area when you have a day off. Garrison is by Mille Lac lake which is the Smallmouth hot spot. I hear Rainy Lake and Lake of the woods are good too. You are going to have to just go a see.
  10. Living in MN I most make trips east to Wisconsin or south were it is warmer.
  11. I fish Dou Realis jerkbaits and have done well with them. I have also used Lucky Craft Slender pointer with good success. You can get both for less than a MB 110. I would start with a shallow and deep running jerkbait first in a natural minnow color. I like the 130 Duo Realis jerkbaits the most. Go big or go home. unless it is the tiny jerkbait day!
  12. Hit the Mississippi today and caught a few little smallmouth. I think that will be my last trip of 2024.
  13. I fish Lake Minnetonka frequently in the summer and it is a grass lake. There are very few place with any rock. This summer was unusual because I caught just as many smallmouth in the grass as LMB. The previous 7 years fishing Minnetonka I had only caught to other smallmouth. On Mille lacs lake I have never seen a LMB. Mille lacs is almost all rock.
  14. I use them and they work. I like the 130 size the most. They have a lot of side to side flash.
  15. I have used OSP Buzzin Crank and Daibuzzin and they are good. I just tried the strike king wake shad yesterday. It worked well.
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