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Things just begin to heat up at Mullett Lake (includes video)
By djkimmel on Oct 22, 2008 | In News, Fish Stories | Send feedback »
...but it's time to go home (and back to work...)! Isn't that how it always?
I never finished my story about the 2008 fall big bass hunt - shorter in duration this year, but no less important to my well-being. After a total error of a day on Saturday, Sunday could easily go better. It definitely started out well when I saw that hoards of bass were coming into the shallows. They were not doing much other than just sitting there, but at least you could now tell there's a lot of bass in the lake unlike the previous days.
This isn't that uncommon in the fall. Sometimes they crash the shore hard on a warming trend, but the past couple of seasons it's been more of a 'sashay' into the shallows. I was heartened when I got slammed by this very nice 5 lbs 1 oz smallie still fairly early in the day. Caught the beauty on a dark melon tinsel Xtreme Bass Tackle tube in about 10 feet of water.
I decided to wait until later in the afternoon because I've danced with this partner before... bass swimming into the shallows in groups and just sitting in 4 to 7 feet of water over sand looking like a big ole aquarium! You can drive yourself crazy in the spring and fall sometimes trying to catch these bass.
I'm jealous!
By djkimmel on Sep 28, 2008 | In News | 1 feedback »
Looks like nice guy and great angler (and GLBass member) Mike Trombly is leading the boater side after day one in the Michigan BFL on the Detroit River. He's usually tough this time of year particularly on the river and Lake Erie. I see several other GreatLakesBass.com members finished very high and even made the cut. More big old Great Lakes smallmouth bass being caught and brought in. I hope the wind wasn't blowing, and I hope it doesn't blow tomorrow.
