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Cary Bever Blog

Filed under: Bass Fishing,Pro Angler Blog — admin @ 4:59 pm August 26, 2011

Hello from the northern part of the country. While we don’t get as long of a season as most folks, we sure make up for it with the amazing quality we have. Right now I’m catching fish a ton of different ways. My smallmouth bite has been a really neat deal. Usually our thermocline prevents the bass from going too deep, but this year we don’t have one so the fish are free to roam out deep. Sure you can catch them out there in the middle of the day if you are willing to seek out some rockpiles and other structural elements, but my favorite bite is early and late on the feeding flats.

I’ve been dialed in on these active fish. I’m throwing a 1/2 ounce Redemption spinnerbait which I weight down a little more with an additional 1/4 ounce of lead wire around the hook shank. The total weight of 3/4 of an ounce allows me to burn the bait as fast as I can on a 7:1 reel and still keep it below the surface. This bite is not for the faint of heart, I mean the strikes are just vicious. We are catching 5-6 pound smallies in gin clear water on this technique. I’ve learned that these fish can’t be given an option wether or not to bite you have to force them into reacting so I never slow down, in fact I often speed up if I see followers. Because the fish are so often taking swipes at the bait a trailer hook has been crucial. I just had to share this bite with you guys because its been so fun for me.

The largemouth here are really relating to thick grass and grass edges. I’ve thrown buzzbaits and spinnerbaits for those fish, but lately I’ve been experimenting with the new Fat Smasher 75. It’s neat, its got a really predictable sink rate and its perfect for the weedlines I love fishing. Our bass eat a lot of perch and the color patterns are perfect for matching the hatch. It’s a neat new bait that I plan to fish a lot and really learn the intricacies of.

I’m excited for the tail end of the summer topwater bite with the Kelly J Jr. it will certainly be a busy few weeks for me and I’ll be sure to update my blog before too long. As it gets later in the summer we are approaching the amazing fall bite up here, and I’m not talking just for bass. We also have a really good population of walleye that can be taken on precision trolling with Staycees and Pointers. I’ll have to update you guys on some of those techniques next time.

Hope ya catch some giants,

Cary

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