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Andersondnb
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2010/07/29 17:29:38 (permalink)

smallmouth fishing

i am from ny and i will be coming to fish lake erie the first weekend in september. im gonna going after the smallmouth in the lake because ive heard so much about these lake erie smallies. i will have a boat and knowing how big the lake is i dont wanna go in blind. ive been doing some research on the internet and have some idea of possibly where to go. I was wondering if anyone who fishes it quite often can possibly steer me in some kind of direction. thank you
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    JEB
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    RE: smallmouth fishing 2010/07/30 11:18:18 (permalink)
    Check the latest issue of Pa fish & Game magazine. They have a good article. Won't get much help here, guys are tight lipped to outsiders sometimes.
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    RE: smallmouth fishing 2010/07/30 12:20:12 (permalink)
    Where will you be launching out of?
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    RE: smallmouth fishing 2010/07/30 12:40:54 (permalink)
    smallie fishing is good antwhere along lake erie.  pick ant launch and srat looking for ant type ob structure ie rock hump, old wreck, a ledge as little as 1 ft, bottom transition, etc.  move around and you will find fish.  they will be fairly deep, 30 - 60 ft in summer
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    RE: smallmouth fishing 2010/07/30 14:13:16 (permalink)
    a bartender told me that you start with your boat pointing towards canada. Go out to 20 feet of water and start jigging soft plastics. If you don't catch any, move out to 25' and keep jigging. He said to do this untill you find the depth the fish are at. He said it wouldn't take long and once you find them, there are lots of them.

    I dont have a boat for erie and never got to try it, but it sounds reasonable to me.

    Definately focus on any change in bottom structure you can find. Hopefully you have a good fish finder.

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    Andersondnb
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    RE: smallmouth fishing 2010/08/02 17:04:01 (permalink)
    im gonna be launching out of a marina in presque isle bay idk for sure tho. yeah i figured i might gain some knowledge on forums. Thanks for the tips tho
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    RE: smallmouth fishing 2010/08/02 20:03:49 (permalink)
    I am not sure that anyone mentioned this, but how big a boat do you have? A few posts ago we were discussing how quickly it can kick up. Many of us have watched it go from glass to 6 footers in an hours time. Watch the weather, not just on TV. 
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    Andersondnb
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    RE: smallmouth fishing 2010/08/02 21:14:11 (permalink)
    im gonna be in an 18 foot bass boat, yeah im hoping that the weather doesnt kick up so bad or ill end up fishing in the bay. But my plan is to head offshore and find some nice smallies. I just wanna figure out some spots to go
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