Dark Lures

A good "go to" place that usually produces well is a large island (1-5acre)
with a
cluster of littler islands that just peek out of the water, some rocks, some
small flats with inside and pointing weed edges that go down to "main lake
basins". They (smallies) should not be deep, no more than six to fifteen
feet.
If you know of such a place that has all or most of those things, if it has
a
little current present all the better, fish the down current flowage of
cover.
Minnows take cover in the weeds and get blown out by the current and
smallies keep an eye out for these opportunities. Look for minnows or
sunfish. Start shallow (3') and work to deeper water (20'). I would hit
shoals next as muskie are almost certain to be there too. I think I had the
same muskie on seven or eight times in the same morning on the opener a few
years back on a shoal.
--
Stony
"Lure builder" wrote in message
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Stony
Can you give some tips on smallmouth bass fishing for the season's opener
at
the end of this month? Thanks






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"Galen Zink" wrote in message
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Okay, I know the favorite color for a pig n jig or even a worm are
black/blue or purple.

But for some reason, I have no confidence in using dark colored lures
(except in clear water).

I just think if I'm fishing stained or murky water, theres a better
chance of the fish seeing brighter colored lures.

Am I wrong on this?

Yes, Galen, you are wrong. And the reason is simple:

a) The eyes of a bass point up.

b) What does a bass usually see when it looks up? Of course, the answer is
the sky.

c) What does a bass see when it something blocks it's view between itself or
the sky, day time or night time? A silhouette, of course. If it is night or
the water is extremely stained, and it cannot look elsewhere to easily see
anything else, silhouettes are all that is available to see, and the best
silhouettes are formed with dark shapes.

d) Therefore, dark colors are great at night or in heavily stained water.
Note that in daylight, however, bass can see still chartreuse, bright yellow
and fluorescent red in heavily stained water if they are relatively close to
the object.

--
Bob Rickard
(AKA Dr. Spinnerbait)
www.secretweaponlures.com
--------------------------=x O')))

In Bob Rickard wrote:
a) The eyes of a bass point up.

Okay, I get the point about dark lures -- but help me with this logic
for carolina rigs and for senkos/flukes when you toss them out and let
them sit on the bottom.

Crappie always look up to eat (so I'm told) but don't bass hit up,
across, and down? (I'm asking cuz I am not sure)

And

Bass do hit in all directions, but bottom foods are usually detected while
settling from above or when the preyfish are intentionally feeding downward
in clearer waters such as searching for craws on a gravel bottom. Carolina
baits are often heard before being identified visually, and I'll bet most of
those slurped-up Senko/Fluke types were first seen when sinking down from
above.
--
Bob Rickard
(AKA Dr. Spinnerbait)
www.secretweaponlures.com
--------------------------=x O')))

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In Bob Rickard wrote:
a) The eyes of a bass point up.

Okay, I get the point about dark lures -- but help me with this logic
for carolina rigs and for senkos/flukes when you toss them out and let
them sit on the bottom.

Crappie always look up to eat (so I'm told) but don't bass hit up,
across, and down? (I'm asking cuz I am not sure)

And

Crawdads live on the bottom and are a favourite forage of LM and SM!
Believe me, they look down!
--
Stony
"Bob Rickard" wrote in message
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Bass do hit in all directions, but bottom foods are usually detected while
settling from above or when the preyfish are intentionally feeding
downward
in clearer waters such as searching for craws on a gravel bottom. Carolina
baits are often heard before being identified visually, and I'll bet most
of
those slurped-up Senko/Fluke types were first seen when sinking down from
above.
--
Bob Rickard
(AKA Dr. Spinnerbait)
www.secretweaponlures.com
--------------------------=x O')))




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Galen wrote:
I just think if I'm fishing stained or murky water, theres a better
chance of the fish seeing brighter colored lures.

Is their real food brighter colors on those waters?

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