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Smallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonFallStructureBouldersGreat end of the year tournament on sturgeon bay ! 110+1s and flatworms for the big ones !
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WalleyeTechniqueIce Fishing SpoonsSeasonIceStructureBouldersThere is not a lot of ice left on the Bay and what’s left is blowing around a lot. Fish have moved pretty shallow and are pretty hungry on the right days. They ate the rippin rap well before the sunrise and then the tingler spoon was the ticket when the sun came up. Take advantage of lowlight! Keep changing cadence to find what they want.
TinbassBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueFinesse Hair JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBoulders- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRock Pile
Fish were very shallow (2-4 ft) on the edges of rock reefs. Working the jerk bait super slow was successful in triggering pre spawn smallies moving in
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRock Pile
Lethargic prespawn early spring would only eat a jerk bait after a long pause. Rock flats in 8-10 feet produced some good fish up to 4lbs. Also got some bits dragging tubes.
- John ReimBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBoulders
Group of 10 guys in 4 boats fishing Sturgeon, Little Sturgeon, and Sand Bay area for 4 straight days 4/24-4/28. Smallmouth are scattered, not concentrated in any one area to speak of. Action was slow, however the fish we did manage to catch were absolute toads, fattened up getting ready to spawn. Wind played a key role, as calm conditions did not seem to produce much at all. The hot bait was a 3" Keitech Easy Shiner swim bait on a 1/8 oz jig head. Painfully slow retrieve, just enough to keep from getting hung up on bottom. Small swimbaits produced best, followed by tubes, neds, and hair jigs. Picked up several bonus Walleye while casting for smallies. We ran up North one morning to Egg Harbor, saw some fish, however the water temps up there are still below 40, and the fish were not feeding at all due to the cold water. The week prior temps were in the 70's and down into the 30's and 40's the week we were there. Some steady warmer weather should really lock them in and improve the fishing in the next couple of weeks.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureRock Pile
Tough couple of days in Sturgeon Bay but the bites we got were big. Put a 6lb 6oz Door County mega in the boat! 6th Provoke jerk baits were the deal!
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureRock PilePretty typical pre-spawn Sturgeon Bay bite. The big ones were up and biting. Ned rigs with the 3/32oz hail mary ned hed and the 1/8 oz scope tg with the little swimmer were definitely getting the most bites. The ned was getting the bigger bites though worked real slow. Those Rock sand transitions really hold all the big ones this time of year.
