Oneida

[KandKKustomz]

weights must have been pretty good in this weekends tournament as know of a guy that had 17 plus and was only maybe 5th.

[ammot23]

im no expert by any means,but my theory,15-20years ago 15-16lbs would win you money every time,and you would catch them all day,i don't belive it is the fishing pressure,i believe it is the change in the forage, so for years they were bait fish orientated,birds diving ,fish busting, wolf packs of smallies it was amazing ,with the introduction of the goby,there not in schools busting the bait like they used to, there just cruising around feeding wherever,with that being said you better have 18-20lbs to think about winning any tx now days,so with that being said something did change,dont know if my theory is right or wrong ,but I almost got myself talked into it

[KandKKustomz]

im no expert by any means,but my theory,15-20years ago 15-16lbs would win you money every time,and you would catch them all day,i don't belive it is the fishing pressure,i believe it is the change in the forage, so for years they were bait fish orientated,birds diving ,fish busting, wolf packs of smallies it was amazing ,with the introduction of the goby,there not in schools busting the bait like they used to, there just cruising around feeding wherever,with that being said you better have 18-20lbs to think about winning any tx now days,so with that being said something did change,dont know if my theory is right or wrong ,but I almost got myself talked into it

I believe your theory is solid for oneida....just heard 20.17 won this weekend. I do think the tournament pressure and early tournaments are having an effect however, if you ever have seen the fish kill of big smallies at those tournaments you would agree.

[ammot23]

i have not witnessed fish kill that sucks,did not realize that,,i thought they were doing a good job with the release boat and tending to the fish

[Captk88]

Fished the tournament this weekend, 20lbs won, two bags of 19, one bag of 17lb then I had almost 17 think I was top 5... Some guys said they never got a bite, the guy that got second or third said they played them. I know personal we hammered them, caught probably 15 culled 6 times. For 4 footers on most of the lake we stayed on one half mile strip with the same drift and got bit almost every drift all on A rig. Had an almost 5lb largemouth (think he got lost) but we had a lot of football sallies destroy the rig. Thinking of going out again this week it was so easy and they CRUSH the rig. Oh and big bass was 5.51 and then there was another one almost 5 then mine which was just under 5 so some monsters out there not including a bunch of 4's that guys weighed
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[Jake8]

Fished the tournament this weekend, 20lbs won, two bags of 19, one bag of 17lb then I had almost 17 think I was top 5... Some guys said they never got a bite, the guy that got second or third said they played them. I know personal we hammered them, caught probably 15 culled 6 times. For 4 footers on most of the lake we stayed on one half mile strip with the same drift and got bit almost every drift all on A rig. Had an almost 5lb largemouth (think he got lost) but we had a lot of football sallies destroy the rig. Thinking of going out again this week it was so easy and they CRUSH the rig. Oh and big bass was 5.51 and then there was another one almost 5 then mine which was just under 5 so some monsters out there not including a bunch of 4's that guys weighed
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Nice job, sounds like a blast (minus the waves)

[gatorsin09]

The thing is 3 or 4 years ago in October nobody would ever say they hammered them when they caught 15 Fish. We weighed in 21lbs in a fall cashion and caught 50 to 60 that day all over 3lbs. The numbers aren't there. 3 years of having a spring post spawn cashion/bass open/bfl. Killed so many fish it's insane. Then followed it up with a massive kill or large smallies that I have 100s of pictures of from last year due to 2 months of water over 81 degrees

I used to be all aboard the let's have every tournament train but now I wish they would all leave the lake alone especially in the post spawn. You can talk about forage all you want. I go out and graph bait for hours. The fish aren't eating gobies exclusively. That's everybody's favorite thing to say about oneida but they are still chasing the same forage they always have there just aren't the large numbers of 3 pounders to school up like their used to be. Bass and flw greed is to blame

[Murph44]

Out at port bay last weekend . Slow start but afternoon bite was crazy . 30 + were caught .. from 2+. Up to 4 +. Was a good day overall .. water temp was 54..

[behls16]

You fellas are getting on em now. Great work!

[dmackaravitz]

Out at port bay last weekend . Slow start but afternoon bite was crazy . 30 + were caught .. from 2+. Up to 4 +. Was a good day overall .. water temp was 54..

You just fishing the bay for LM?

[Deputy10]

Heading up tomorrow morning for the weekend...hopefully the fishing has picked up????

[KandKKustomz]

Heading up tomorrow morning for the weekend...hopefully the fishing has picked up????

let us know

[Murph44]

Yes just in bay .

[Deputy10]

TERRIBLE.... all i got to say

[KandKKustomz]

TERRIBLE.... all i got to say

really?

[Deputy10]

Yes

Threw everything and looked everywhere from the river to the east end of the lake.

[KandKKustomz]

Yes

Threw everything and looked everywhere from the river to the east end of the lake.

guess ill go somewhere else tomorrow

[BAM]

I ain't no Oneida expert but caught them pretty good here other times....got here yesterday, leaving friday and sucking wind..considering dynamite...

[pa.X19]

Man guess I'll just wait till spring, hopefully they are hungry by then.

[behls16]

Feel for ya fellas, it's humbled me before. It'll be back better than ever here no time.