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Smallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonFallStructureBaitfishThe fish were much trickier than I'm used to for Northern Michigan. They weren't shallow yet like you would expect them to be, as we're not quite that far into the fall yet. But the fish are changing daily. Without livescope, they were nearly impossible to catch, and even those that had it struggled. The fish were out in 42ft of water specifically in one of our areas and we caught them all the way out to 60, but 40 ish was the sweet spot. They were in areas with seemingly no structure, that wasn't too far away from dropoffs and such. But these fish are sitting 50-60 yards away from these dropoffs and points. They are just chasing baitfish. We struggled to catch fish we were seeing, so we doubled the length of our dropshot leaders to about 3 feet, and upgraded to half ounce weights. Trolling motor on high, pitching our baits at suspended fish and fish on the bottom. You would watch them dart right at your bait and it was over
Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonFallStructureBaitfishDrop off anywhere between 15-26 bait balls under them green
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonFallStructureDocks
Skipping docks was on fire all day long
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonSummerStructureLedges
Spinnerbait off drop off in 40' Water
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonFallStructurePoints
Bass were starting to group up on steep drops near turns on main lake points. The fish were keying on schools of baitfish in 25-35 fow, near the sloping areas of the flats. Areas with bottom composition changes seemed to hold more active schools of bass as opposed to do-nothing points or over open water
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructurePoints
hopping around rock piles.
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CatfishTechniqueFinesse JigsSeasonSummerStructurePointsSo apparently mega cat fish up north are predatory now? Caught this giant channel cat submerged 15’ down in 30’. Flicked the guppy head at it and strolled it above it getting a nice reaction and an aggressive bite.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureOpen Water/Basin
There are still some stragglers up on bed and the occasional big post spawner roaming up shallow, but the vast majority of fish have entered their post spawn funk. Targeting bass around structure and on the secondary flat below the drop off lead to the most fish. Light lines, finesse swimbaits and throwing a drop shot lead to the most fish. Using the nishine Erie 115 MD paired with mega live helped to find some more active fish too
