How about that? Almost made the top 10. Two spots ahead of Toledo Bend even. You east siders are very lucky guys. I looked the list over twice, and didn't see Muskegon, White, or Mona anywhere. ???
Those lakes wouldnt make the top 1000
Ouch!!!!! Nothing like going right for the jugular. But, they're good enough to keep me entertained. At least Michigan made the list.
Have not looked at the list yet but I am positive it should be in the top 10.
I saw that list, I don't think it's in order??? I didn't see what criteria they used, but since Falcon is #1 it had to be all about the fishing. Wawasee is better than O.H. Ivie??? My guess is they took the checks they recieved from the various chambers of commerce and ordered them by amount haha. Here's the link.
http://www.bassmaster.com/top-100-bass-lakes
-Matt
Is Charlevoix that good??
Quote from: bigmojet on April 18, 2012, 02:51:21 PM
Is Charlevoix that good??
Charlevoix is good but man I would think Burt or Torch would be better. And wouldn't Muskegon, White and all those GREAT fishing lakes be included as part of Lake Michigan????
Burt and Char are about even for me , Torch is a giant sandpit. Very hard to fish out of. Just ask Dan.
Quote from: TheFishinPollock on April 18, 2012, 04:34:51 PM
Burt and Char are about even for me , Torch is a giant sandpit. Very hard to fish out of. Just ask Dan.
That giant sandpit has some huge smallies when you do find fish.
None of those lakes up there are any good! Just go to St. Clair!
Yeah, I was kind of surprised to see Wawasee ahead of Dale Hollow and Eufala etc.
Wawasee is a great lake!!!!..It gets absolutely pounded allthe time.2 or 3 tournaments every weekend from mid march through mid october.It always churns out good sacks for Nothern Indiana...I do absolutely love St.Clair too.
Ummm I didn't say Wawasee wasn't a good lake, just surprised it was ahead of some of those others is all. :)
We have lots of great fishing up here thanks to all those natural lakes with weeds! I mean - aquatic plants.
Quote from: djkimmel on April 18, 2012, 10:37:12 PM
We have lots of great fishing up here thanks to all those natural lakes with weeds! I mean - aquatic plants.
LMAO Yes indeed !!! :)
Well well, anyone who fishes LSC (#13 overall) will fish Erie (#4 overall). eventually. I know the further East (Pelee, toward Cleveland) the fish may get bigger, but the quality of bass fishing, to me, is nearly the same.
Either way, LSC and Erie are clearly established with Lake Champlain (#5 overall) as the top 3 Smallmouth bass fisheries in America ..... and maybe the world. So says KVD himself.
Infisherman agrees with Mojo (Erie #1 and St. Clair #2) - There are numerous locations across the state the provide prime smallmouth and largemouth bass fishing – but did you know that In-Fisherman put Lake St. Clair on their Top 10 Smallmouth Bass Fishing Spots in the World? Read their article to see why! http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/Print_-_The_Worlds_Top_10_Smallmouth_Spots_380234_7.pdf (http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/Print_-_The_Worlds_Top_10_Smallmouth_Spots_380234_7.pdf)
Quote from: Firefighter Jeff on April 18, 2012, 09:34:15 PM
Ummm I didn't say Wawasee wasn't a good lake, just surprised it was ahead of some of those others is all. :)
Yeah i know....I didnt mean to come across brash!!!..Its all good....
Please! Let's not brash each other!! ;D
I wish they wouldn't write those articles. That's all we need is a bunch of people coming up here to Michigan and finding out that our water, LSC and Erie are really #1 and #2 in any order. I like to keep it all a secret myself. SSSSHHHHH!!! St. Clair for numbers and Erie for size. SSSSHHHHH!!!!! I like the comment about paying off Chambers of Commerce around those lakes. That's funny. :P
BD ;D
Quote from: UAWBigDog on April 20, 2012, 05:24:06 PM
I wish they wouldn't write those articles. That's all we need is a bunch of people coming up here to Michigan and finding out that our water, LSC and Erie are really #1 and #2 in any order. I like to keep it all a secret myself. SSSSHHHHH!!! St. Clair for numbers and Erie for size. SSSSHHHHH!!!!! I like the comment about paying off Chambers of Commerce around those lakes. That's funny. :P
BD ;D
LOL!!!....Agreed and I live 3 hrs. away..ssssshhhhhsssshhh!!
I think the 'secret' is out...
Quote from: djkimmel on April 20, 2012, 07:52:02 PM
I think the 'secret' is out...
Yeah it is.......... ;)
BD ;D
Bass had an online survey to vote for your favorite lake so that is where the numbers came from. St clair, imho is by far the best smallie fishery in the world. Compare quantity and quality and throw in accesibility and its a no brainer. There are lots of places on the great lakes that boast size as well as some inland bodies, but few of these are as easy to get at as st clair as a whole.
Now wawasee on the otherhand is a great lake by indiana standards...... Its a travesty it even made the list though. Best lake in indiana? Maybe.... I lived there long enough to know that any mediocre mich lake is better than some of the best indiana has to offer.
Quote from: thedude on April 22, 2012, 09:06:57 PM
Bass had an online survey to vote for your favorite lake so that is where the numbers came from. St clair, imho is by far the best smallie fishery in the world. Compare quantity and quality and throw in accesibility and its a no brainer. There are lots of places on the great lakes that boast size as well as some inland bodies, but few of these are as easy to get at as st clair as a whole.
Now wawasee on the otherhand is a great lake by indiana standards...... Its a travesty it even made the list though. Best lake in indiana? Maybe.... I lived there long enough to know that any mediocre mich lake is better than some of the best indiana has to offer.
I thought the exact same thing about Wawasee. I have fished it a bunch for fun and in a couple of tournaments and have never had above average days.
The way LGMOUTH catches bass there, it seems like a pretty good lake? I remember a 29 pound limit of 5 coming out of there once in the spring back when I would go down there to fish.
like i said - not a bad lake, when i think of "top bass lakes" i think of a place that anyone with moderate amount of fishing experience could go to for a week and have a blast catching fish. Wawasee isn't that kind of place.
plus we all know don is a freak of nature - (talking about fishing not his height of course ;D )
Maybe he should put that under his screen name? Rub it in a little...
Quote from: thedude on April 23, 2012, 10:58:42 AM
like i said - not a bad lake, when i think of "top bass lakes" i think of a place that anyone with moderate amount of fishing experience could go to for a week and have a blast catching fish. Wawasee isn't that kind of place.
plus we all know don is a freak of nature - (talking about fishing not his height of course ;D )
LOL!!..Agree on all of whatyou said!!!!
But he fishes 8 feet tall! I don't ever talk about his height. I'm a redheaded stepchild.
Don't worry BD, when those Rebels get up here and have to fish in our "big water" conditions, they are often in no hurry to get back.