09-07-2011, 02:41 AM
howdy folks -
I've run into a bit of a conundrum with my fishing lately and was hoping someone might have some ideas for me. Bare with my longish post...
I fish mainly around Montreal, lately a lot on Lac des Deux Montagnes, a lake which the Ottawa river flows into. This lake is extremely weedy but seems to have a bit of everything in it. This past weekend, I was out for the day and pulled in 2 pike, 4 smallmouth bass, 1 small largemouth bass, 3 rock bass, 3 sunfish, 13 perch, 4 whitefish, 2 channel catfish, 1 walleye, and even a carp! Not to mention the 2-3 large pike who cut the line. Not a bad day all an all.
Gear wise - this was all done using a Baitfish Image Walleye Spinners (Gold) w/ single hook, with a worm, weight, all on 8 pound test. The rod was a 6'6" Shimano Scimitar Med/Hvy with fast action, and a Shimano Sahara 2500 spinning reel. I'd cast, let it sink and draw back extremely slowly, occasionally letting it sit. I fished mostly in 5-15ft of water.
My question / problem is - I want to get away from the worms, away from the sunfish, small perch, sunfish, etc... etc... etc. I like the 2-4 pound bass, the 3-6 pound pike. I've tried crank baits (white, blue, purple, perch 2-4", 0-6ft deep), buzzbaits, flip jigs, plastics (all colors), topwaters all without luck. I go back to the above mentioned spinner and worm, and I start getting hits again.
Any ideas on what I might try to dissuade some of the smaller stuff - but continue to be productive with the bass and small pike I'm after?
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I've run into a bit of a conundrum with my fishing lately and was hoping someone might have some ideas for me. Bare with my longish post...
I fish mainly around Montreal, lately a lot on Lac des Deux Montagnes, a lake which the Ottawa river flows into. This lake is extremely weedy but seems to have a bit of everything in it. This past weekend, I was out for the day and pulled in 2 pike, 4 smallmouth bass, 1 small largemouth bass, 3 rock bass, 3 sunfish, 13 perch, 4 whitefish, 2 channel catfish, 1 walleye, and even a carp! Not to mention the 2-3 large pike who cut the line. Not a bad day all an all.
Gear wise - this was all done using a Baitfish Image Walleye Spinners (Gold) w/ single hook, with a worm, weight, all on 8 pound test. The rod was a 6'6" Shimano Scimitar Med/Hvy with fast action, and a Shimano Sahara 2500 spinning reel. I'd cast, let it sink and draw back extremely slowly, occasionally letting it sit. I fished mostly in 5-15ft of water.
My question / problem is - I want to get away from the worms, away from the sunfish, small perch, sunfish, etc... etc... etc. I like the 2-4 pound bass, the 3-6 pound pike. I've tried crank baits (white, blue, purple, perch 2-4", 0-6ft deep), buzzbaits, flip jigs, plastics (all colors), topwaters all without luck. I go back to the above mentioned spinner and worm, and I start getting hits again.
Any ideas on what I might try to dissuade some of the smaller stuff - but continue to be productive with the bass and small pike I'm after?
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