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Buzzer beater smallie
went out saturday...yeah, bad move. WINDY! I was taking waves over the back, had to bail the boat twice ankle deep in water. What a PITA! I did manage a handful of crappie though and one 22" pickerel that i swore was an eye the way it fought, but nope. called it by 11 with one battery dead already and just annoyed.
Sunday, last minute changed plans so i headed back for revenge. No eyes again! (i think i have some kind of anti walleye funk on me) so I had some fun with the crappie again, half hoping i'd run into a smallie or eye. Nope, just plenty of crappie up to 12". After i had my fill of that i switch over to smallies and saw birds working...couldn't get a tap with jerks, flies, blades, swimbaits...waste of time, not sure what was going on but there had to be bass chasing bait. Last ditch effort for bass before i left was a drop shot into and near the weed edge/drop offs. within a few minutes i was catching small bass. Ended on a high note with a nice 18.25" acrobat that jumped near the boat a few times while i was trying to get it. If you like bass or panfish and you haven't tried drop shot yet...you're missing out...and i'm sure it works with other species too. I just started trying it this year and it has saved a few days already for me for sure!
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Re: Buzzer beater smallie
That's a big, beautiful smallie for sure!
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Re: Buzzer beater smallie
Great report with some fish caught. The drop shot is a great method for Crappie as well as other species. Good looking SMALLIE dude!
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Re: Buzzer beater smallie
Nice December smallie! And a school of crappie has saved many fishing days for me as well.
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Re: Buzzer beater smallie
NICE! way to get out there... your nuts for even trying on saturday.
i just found drop shotting this year as well. Saved my Lake George vacation this summer |
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Re: Buzzer beater smallie
Wow is Chris's beard getting bigger by the day, or is it just me? LOL I do a lot of drop shot myself with very good result's throughout the year, works very well in mid summer when the water is hot, and the fish are deeper. What I also like about it, there are so many options to what you can use to drop shot. I caught most of my fall, and late fall fish on the drop shot. NICE smallie bro.
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Re: Buzzer beater smallie
Great looking smallie dude!! This fall fishing is dragging on pretty well. I've heard some guys in the bass tourneys swear by the drop when they're not hitting other presentations.
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Re: Buzzer beater smallie
Nice fish. I caught my PB smallie on a dropshot rig a few years ago.
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