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Good small mouth lakes??
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05/25/18 01:45 AM
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Thor Outdoors
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Looking to take a trip up north to chase some smallies this summer, any suggestions??
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Re: Good small mouth lakes??
[Re: Thor Outdoors]
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05/25/18 01:56 AM
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Clark3
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Re: Good small mouth lakes??
[Re: Thor Outdoors]
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05/25/18 02:02 AM
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B-Deuces
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Dont know how far north you are talking about, but fishing lake champlain was one of the greatest experiences I have ever had.
Gensis 27:3 "Go now, take your weapons, your quiver, and your bow, go out into the field and hunt game for me."
Bryley Doucet
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Re: Good small mouth lakes??
[Re: Thor Outdoors]
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05/25/18 04:33 AM
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ko bass attack 27
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Lake Murray up by Ardmore Oklahoma is full of smallmouth.
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Re: Good small mouth lakes??
[Re: Thor Outdoors]
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05/25/18 11:43 AM
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Jpurdue
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Need more details. Are you looking for numbers or trophies?
"Bragging may not bring happiness, but no man having caught a large fish goes home through an alley." -A.L. www.LunkerLore.com
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Re: Good small mouth lakes??
[Re: Thor Outdoors]
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05/25/18 11:47 AM
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Lake Erie, Kentucky Lake, Dale Hollow, Cumberland, Texoma is best in Texas. Several lakes in Northwest Arkansas and southern Missouri. My choice for a sure bet would be Dale Hollow.
Retirement best job ever.
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Re: Good small mouth lakes??
[Re: Thor Outdoors]
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05/25/18 02:04 PM
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blackhawk19
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Texoma, Murray (OK), Basswood Lake (Minnesota/Ontario border)
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Re: Good small mouth lakes??
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05/25/18 03:21 PM
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RayBob
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Can agree with this. Lived in Bangor, Me for about a year and a half and made another half dozen trips up there since. Got the guide and suggestions for lakes. Hundreds of lakes and not much pressure compared to Texas waters. I've never fished St Claire or any GL's waters though.
Advice? Wise men don't need it. Fools won't heed it !
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Re: Good small mouth lakes??
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05/25/18 04:36 PM
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CPO USN RET
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I was stationed in Maine for 15 years best fishing I have ever seen and like what was said before very little pressure.
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Re: Good small mouth lakes??
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05/25/18 07:23 PM
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basscatmo
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Was at the end of Door County Wisconsin in Sept. of last year. Had to take a ferry to Washington Island. Fished with Jimmy Dorering of Catch and Catch Charters.........flat tore the Brown Bass up on spinnerbaits. Many over 5 lbs and never saw another boat!
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Re: Good small mouth lakes??
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05/25/18 11:23 PM
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RayBob
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Was at the end of Door County Wisconsin in Sept. of last year. Had to take a ferry to Washington Island. Fished with Jimmy Dorering of Catch and Catch Charters.........flat tore the Brown Bass up on spinnerbaits. Many over 5 lbs and never saw another boat! Fall fishing for brownies is hard to beat. I always timed my return trips back to Maine for the end of September.
Advice? Wise men don't need it. Fools won't heed it !
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Re: Good small mouth lakes??
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05/26/18 01:11 AM
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Scagnetti
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Chequamegon Bay, Wisconsin is a well known smallie hotspot and is protected water off the ocean otherwise known as Lake Superior Great part of Wisconsin too 
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Re: Good small mouth lakes??
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05/26/18 01:28 AM
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SC-001
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Belton or Stillhouse, though best smallmouth day I ever had was on Texoma on a cold overcast day in december...
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Re: Good small mouth lakes??
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05/26/18 01:46 AM
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Tom Groves
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Lake Murray up by Ardmore Oklahoma is full of smallmouth. This! They're easy to catch, too.
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