03-03-08, 06:09 PM | #1 |
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Small Reservoir
While Ice fishing these past couple of weeks with our new underwater camera, We've learned quite a lot about this reservoir we fish.
It's a rectangular, above-ground reservoir. There has recently been about 3-4' of visiblity. The average water depth is about 17' expect for one little trench like thing where a pipe leading into it is. There is NO vegetation, just flat mud bottoms. The lake is teaming with 5-8" perch with a lot of larger ones too. The bass are good sized (for around here ) too. Lots, and Lots of Craws. So this summer, I was thinking about a couple things to fish in there. Since no boats are allowed, we will be fishing from the shore. -- One thing would be soft plastic craws. I'd like to get some YUM Craw Bugs or Power Bait Chigger Craws and put them on a 3/8-1/2 oz jig or even T-Rigged. -- Another thing I'd like to fish is a Rapala Super Shad Rap in Yellow Perch. We've used the 5-1/2" baits for Musky, but I figure I could pull some nice bass out of there with one. -- I'd also like to try a Carolina Rig. What baits should i use in there on it though? Or should I just ofrget the C-rig in this reservoir? How do these tachniques sounds for this water? Got anything Else we should try or any changes to what we will already be trying? BB
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Sounds like you've put some thought into this. I think you'd have a quality C-rig bite with the environment you described. From my experience, the Carolina rig is pretty diverse as far as what bait to use. Try a craw in the color of the local craws or even a fluke-style jerkbait in yellow perch (if you can find it). Once ice out is on, C-rigs are deadly fished slow and you can always speed up the retrieve as the water warms up.
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BigB - if you are a Yum fan check out the Craw Papi in 2.5" or 3.5". The crawdad color looks nice.
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On a C-rig I like a lizard in Spring or a babybrushhog anytime.
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C-rig baits? Most common is the 6" lizard. My second would be a centipede type bait. Third would be a fluke. Rest is up to you.
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My favorite Carolina rig bait is a 6" pumpkin lizard with a chartruese tail.It works when others won't but it will work also when others will. Somewhere there is a patch of hard bottom.find it and you will catch more fish carolina rig near or through the trench if possible ?
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Has anyone ever tried a Brush Hog type bait on a C-Rig?
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Hey BigBassin, what reservoir is it? I probably know the reservoir that you are talking about, and could pm you a deatiled game plan for the water. I fish most of the reservoirs in northwest ohio.
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yep works
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rrw, It's the Metamora reservoir. It's about 25 minutes west of the Toledo/Sylvania area.
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dude to be honest this don't sound like much of a reservior..
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Like I said, it's a man made above-ground reservoir that supplies water to the town, and it's not a very big town, so the reservoir isn't that big.
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