"basskisser" wrote in message
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Harry Krause wrote:
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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Sorry to hear the fishing was blank, Tom. Get on over here. I'll put
you
onto some pike & smallmouth, in a river that's as dependable as a
vending
machine.




I've never caught a pike. Caught lots of smallies, though. Great
fighting fish.

I love smallmouth fishing, almost as much as spotted bass.


I find that whatever lure is supposed to be all wrong for smallmouth, it's
the one to use. Last fall, in the St. Lawrence, I was about to give up
completely after 3 hours of trying everything in the tackle box, and getting
nothing. Then, just for the hell of it, I tied on an enormous Rapala, about
8 inches long, the kind I use to troll for walleye. Got 4 bass in a row, and
BIG boys, too.