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Title: St. Clair ?
Post by: stackenem on May 18, 2006, 06:10:35 AM
As I have never fished St. Clair before in my life would anybody like to give me a clue as to what type of baits and what colors to use this weekend. I'm going as a nonboater so I can't take everything. Just need some general ideas. Thanks Bill
Title: Re: St. Clair ?
Post by: fishon1219 on May 18, 2006, 06:24:53 AM
Tubes, colors- smoke purple, green pumpkin orange, St.Clair goby Should cover the color spectrum. Spinner baits, rattle-traps, and maybe a few top water depending on how muddie the water will be.

See you there
Title: Re: St. Clair ?
Post by: smbassman on May 18, 2006, 08:03:21 AM
Tubes and a variety of jigheads.

Color - I think I remember a saying about tube color on St. Clair and Erie and it goes something like this..."You only need three colors of tubes for great lakes smallmouth....green, green and green!"  I am sure there are a lot of guys with favorite colors other than green, but if you stay with green as a base color and maybe have some w/ orange flake, blue flake etc you will be just fine.  Also try to have a couple different size and style tubes as that seems to have a bigger effect than color to me.

Also - be prepared to be chunking and winding spinnerbait/traps, jerkin' jerkbaits and maybe the most important is Senko's if there are any bedding fish.
Title: Re: St. Clair ?
Post by: yukonjack2 on May 18, 2006, 10:12:02 PM
I have to concur - Tubes in  green pumpkin anything.  Also jerks - hard body and soft fluke types.  Senkos are also deadly, as well as a hula grub type bait.

Jack
Title: Re: St. Clair ?
Post by: stackenem on May 19, 2006, 09:06:41 AM
Thanks for all the help.
Bill