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Title: Lake Chatauqua & Erie Adventure 2013
Post by: bassjunky on May 06, 2013, 02:54 PM
These are some pics from my recent trip to Lake Erie and then on to lake Chatauqua, as always the fishing was hot, and we hooked into some beasts.

Beware, this post is pic heavy...


Day 1: Lake Erie

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hey thats not a bass!

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Day2: Chatauqua

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Day 3: Chatauqua (again)

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DOH!

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Home Sweet Home

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Title: Re: Lake Chatauqua & Erie Adventure 2013
Post by: waterwolf603 on May 07, 2013, 08:12 AM
those are some great fish man thanks for sharing it looks like you had a blast
Title: Re: Lake Chatauqua & Erie Adventure 2013
Post by: bassjunky on May 08, 2013, 07:54 AM
here are three pics taken from Ricks camera, ignore the date on the one, for a former TV show host he doesn't really know his way around a camera

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Title: Re: Lake Chatauqua & Erie Adventure 2013
Post by: bigredfishing on May 08, 2013, 09:09 AM
Great pics !    Looks like NY treated you well.  Some of those fish are pigs!     

Any noticeable patterns with the largemouth and smallmouth?   what were the hot lures?
Title: Re: Lake Chatauqua & Erie Adventure 2013
Post by: bassjunky on May 08, 2013, 11:03 AM
the patterns were odd (I thought)

Largemouths: Shallow 3-6feet, but active. They would not take a slowly presented bait (jig, worm or flipping bait) but they chased and ate up Spinnerbaits, Square bills and Lipless cranks (needed to be flashy as the water was pretty stained.

We fished in and around docks, but not under. Most fish were caught by casting parallel to the ends of the dock, or ran at a 45 degree angle acorss the outer corners.

Smallies: they were holding to sand flats and gravel bars. 9-12ft of water (shallower in the afternoon). Same goes here, no slow baits, our tubes when unnoticed, but run a lipless crank or deep/medium crank and they would chase it down all day long

 
Title: Re: Lake Chatauqua & Erie Adventure 2013
Post by: danny b on May 08, 2013, 12:09 PM
Ouch that's a backlash from hell. Nice fish though
Title: Re: Lake Chatauqua & Erie Adventure 2013
Post by: bassjunky on May 08, 2013, 01:27 PM
that backlash was caused by sheer stupidity, I had my bait snagged, and for some season disengaged the reel, then gave it a rip trying to free the bait.. dumb
Title: Re: Lake Chatauqua & Erie Adventure 2013
Post by: bigredfishing on May 08, 2013, 01:35 PM
Quote from: bassjunky on May 08, 2013, 01:27 PM
that backlash was caused by sheer stupidity, I had my bait snagged, and for some season disengaged the reel, then gave it a rip trying to free the bait.. dumb

 :rotflol: :rotflol:  We've all been there buddy.   One trick I learned, is when you get a backlash like that, or one that refuses to come out, try this trick, it works 75% of the time


1.  tighten the drag down all the way.
2. put your thumb on the spool as firm as possible
3. reel in, against the pressure of your thumb, for 25 feet or so.
4. disengage the reel, and pull out the birds nest.
5. reset your drag 
Title: Re: Lake Chatauqua & Erie Adventure 2013
Post by: danny b on May 11, 2013, 09:25 AM
Quote from: bassjunky on May 08, 2013, 01:27 PM
that backlash was caused by sheer stupidity, I had my bait snagged, and for some season disengaged the reel, then gave it a rip trying to free the bait.. dumb
Been there done that! Or the old go to cast and hook a tree limb or weeds behind me.
Title: Re: Lake Chatauqua & Erie Adventure 2013
Post by: mr tip up on May 11, 2013, 11:49 AM
nice bunch of bass looks like you guys had a great trip
Title: Re: Lake Chatauqua & Erie Adventure 2013
Post by: Raquettedacker on May 16, 2013, 07:59 AM
Looks like you had a great trip...   :clapping:
Title: Re: Lake Chatauqua & Erie Adventure 2013
Post by: threeten on May 16, 2013, 09:28 AM
great post!!
headed up past you to eat some canadian fish.leave tomorrow 8)
good luck and thanks for sharing!!