The largie in the photo came from Smith Mountain Lake, returned from Canada last Sunday.
The largie in the photo came from Smith Mountain Lake, returned from Canada last Sunday.
2018 Ranger RT188 SC Black/115 hp Yamaha SHO 4-stroke; Garmin LVS34 - north
2018 Ranger RT188 DC Black/115 hp Merc Pro XS 4-stroke; Garmin LVS34 - south
14' Mirrorcraft tin boat (ancient) with a 9.9 Mercury 4-stroke, no electronics; catches fish anyway
Well I hope you had a great summer fishing up here. As mentioned the largies have been a lot of fun to catch this year and they seem to jump, fight harder and meaner than their southern cousins. The big smallies this year has been a puzzle to me my biggest so far this year was a hair over 4 pounds. I'm hoping to catch some of those big girls though this next week. Lake Huron which Georgian Bay is part of has some monster smallies, so I'm hoping to put a few in the boat.
Eat, Sleep, Hunt & Fish
2010 Tracker Tournament V18 18' 3"
Mercury 115 Optimax, Mercury Spitfire X7 Prop 19P
Minn Kota 70b Thrust Maxxum
6 inch CMC Pro Hi-Jacker
Lowrance Elite 7 TI (Bow)
Lowrance HDS7 GEN 3 Touch (Console)
Smartcraft Merc Monitor (Basic)
I got in a ton of fishing in Ontario this summer including a week with my buddy from London where we had a mat punching extravaganza. I failed to breach the 4 lb. barrier with the largemouths topping out a 3-15 twice while my friend caught a 4-2 in his first hour! It seemed every day was a different pattern and I never did spend any time going after smallmouths, except for a day on the St. Lawrence River where I think a 3-6 was my best fish from a spot that Brandon P. fished a few days later during the Elite Series tournament. I will be back for Columbus Day weekend to close up the cabin and with the warm weather I'm sure the fishing will be decent. This is when I drag the 15' skiff into the water and bolt on a 9.9 kicker for some more primitive style fishing. Last year I caught my biggest largemouth of the season in early October.
2018 Ranger RT188 SC Black/115 hp Yamaha SHO 4-stroke; Garmin LVS34 - north
2018 Ranger RT188 DC Black/115 hp Merc Pro XS 4-stroke; Garmin LVS34 - south
14' Mirrorcraft tin boat (ancient) with a 9.9 Mercury 4-stroke, no electronics; catches fish anyway
2013 Pre-Johnny Ranger RT 178
115 PRO XS
Due to the increase of ammunition prices... There will be no warning shots
Honda certified Master technician 33 Years