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Re: Headed north for some smallies.... any advice?
[Re: crankn101]
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07/21/18 04:01 AM
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SteezMacQueen
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Gonna try South Dakota tomorrow. Haven't fished in SD in 40 years. Some of the smaller lakes? They have some killer lakes up there that rarely get fished for smallies. lake Oahe. Just north of Pierre.
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Re: Headed north for some smallies.... any advice?
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
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07/21/18 04:46 AM
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crankn101
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Gonna try South Dakota tomorrow. Haven't fished in SD in 40 years. Some of the smaller lakes? They have some killer lakes up there that rarely get fished for smallies. lake Oahe. Just north of Pierre. Have fun, man. If it gets tough hit the smaller lakes, they can really produce numbers and size.
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Re: Headed north for some smallies.... any advice?
[Re: Okie Poke]
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07/21/18 11:56 AM
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Douglas J
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I want to go back around December when the bite is typically really good. I have a friend and his dad who have fished the lake we go to their entire life and really catch some great smallies around December.
That's when the lake starts freezing over, in December....when were the great smallies caught? Lakes in Tennessee freeze over in December?? Rainy Lake is in Canada, my friend... Actually, C130 said he just got back from Tennessee and wanted to return in December, to Tennessee. My friend
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Re: Headed north for some smallies.... any advice?
[Re: BlueSkeeter13]
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07/21/18 05:50 PM
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Okie Poke
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And did C130 have the authority to reroute the thread to another lake? And you puppie dogged him! Dougie should know better...
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Re: Headed north for some smallies.... any advice?
[Re: BlueSkeeter13]
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07/21/18 05:53 PM
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Der Vorsteher
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I catch a ton of smallmouth here in cape cod. One thing I had to learn was set the hook and reel fast because they always seem to hit it straight on and swim right at you, lose a lot of fish.
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Re: Headed north for some smallies.... any advice?
[Re: BlueSkeeter13]
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07/23/18 01:39 PM
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GarySHO
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If you are fishing lakes that have muskies in them, don't throw your expensive spinnerbaits. They will leave out with them.
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Re: Headed north for some smallies.... any advice?
[Re: BlueSkeeter13]
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08/02/18 02:05 PM
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BlueSkeeter13
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We just got back from Rainy Lake yesterday so I thought I'd send an update. First, smallmouth are a blast to catch. They fight extremely hard. We fished lots of baits, but really only had consistent bites with a 4" swim bait or short seinkos on wacky rig. We found them consistently in rocky area's in less than 10 FOW.
Being new to fishing up north, we also discovered northern pike. At first it was really cool catching them because they fight really hard, but pretty soon we just tried to shake them off if we hooked one. They are the most stinky and slimy fish I have ever ran into. Their teeth will also break you off a lot when you catch one.
If I get a chance to go up there again, I'm going to try to do it so I can take my bass boat. It was a rare thing to see an actual bass boat on the water. They fish out of deep v-bottom boats like the Lund. This was a challenge when you are targeting bass. When you rent a boat you aren't going to get a bass boat!
Overall, it was a great trip and I'd like to do it every year.
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Re: Headed north for some smallies.... any advice?
[Re: BlueSkeeter13]
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08/02/18 02:31 PM
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bassfshin24
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Glad your trip went well. Ive never been to Rainy but have read a lot about it. Lots of fish and every once in awhile you will get a good sized one. If you do bring your bass boat up, I would definitely stop at Mille Lacs. That's the place where you can legitimately catch your 4-5lbers. Summer can be tough but the spring and fall you can get on schools of them where your average is well over 4lbs.
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