Got out yesterday; conditions were marginal with a brisk NW wind.  Water clarity was still very good which always bodes well.  The approach on this day was three fold, blade baits, followed by blade baits & then you guessed it, more blade baits.  I got into the smallies right off (first cast) and it was a steady bite all afternoon. 

  Never got that 5 plus this lake often gives up however this was the best numbers day I’ve had here all season; not uncommon for the fall.  Ended by being a 40 plus fish day (when you throw in the dozen & a half walleye).   I switched back & forth between silver & gold baits ~ silver buddies, Buckeye Jiggin Blades and the Damiki Vault were all sharing the work load.

 

Might be the last day out this season; if so, it was a good one to go out on.

 

A-Jay

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDfJQjacSYE

 

 

Really nice lookin' fish! 

 

Sounds like an awesome day!

I'm going to have to figure out how to fish one of those dang things, never caught anything but a handful of white bass on them. Looks cold!!

Great looking catch.

I'm going to have to figure out how to fish one of those dang things, never caught anything but a handful of white bass on them. Looks cold!!

 

THE BEST retrieve (if you can call it that) with a blade bait 99% of the time is a very small hop of the bait with the bait resting on the bottom between hops.  The water temps often dictate how long the pause is - sort of like jerk bait fishing.  The fish will pick this up off the bottom - so at least half the strikes you never feel - they are just there on the next hop. 

 

This video is excellent.

 

A-Jay

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLOoWcoPIK4

Sounds like a solid day A-Jay!

Great minds think alike. WTG A-Jay.

really nice fish man!

Awesome Smallies A-Jay