raymond k

I will be there from July29-Aug.2 on Loon Lake.

Looking to purchase a used 17-18' canoe for my trip to Sylvania. I rented a nice one last year,but if I can find a good deal on one I would like to purchase my own.

Thank God they didn't use it on a SMB. Would of caused a few panic attacks. Why learn how to clean a fish properly. Now any yah hoo thinks he can go out and reap the rewards. lol

Heading out for my 5 day trip to Sylvania on Tuesday. We will be camping at Badger site on Crooked. Any info or tips would be appreciated. Thanks to Paul for all the info you already gave me. Cannot wait,hopefully we will get a break on this heat.

Thanks Scott I used to use the mad toms and hellgi's in the K3 all the time. They always have made a good product. Looks like the Sinkin salty minnow and Drop shot worm might be somethings I will check out. The price is nice for sure. Thats the trouble with drop shoting SMB in deep water,you always lose your bait.

Good to know. Been making some small Eakins like finesse jigs for the trip. Cannot wait to go its gonna be fun.

Been useing shad,Ayu,and pumpkin. Its become my number one drop shot bait.The only trouble with them are that they are $5 per 8ct bag. The smallmouth rip them to shreds,but I guess thats a small price to pay in the big picture of things. Keep in touch and let me know when your going out to Geneva so I can give you an update. You think they work good now,soak the bag with gulp and see what happens.

Wanted to tip off members to two great SMB baits. One is the Jackall cross tail shad. Its a 4" bait I use when Iam drop shotting bass relateing to minnow's. I soak the baits in gulp before use. They donot look like much but have been very good for me the last two year. The second plastic is the Jackall I Shad. This bait is a lite line ,highly pressured lake bait. You use it in conjunction with the Jackall nose jig head. It is a stable swiming bait that has a slight bulge in the tail. Its injected with salt,but it is in two sections with the bottom section containing more salt. This helps the bait stay stable. It looks great,you gotta see it. Canot wait to try it at Sylvania this summer. Ray

I fish a few similar pits. I like to fish with heavy but down sized bass jigs. Swimming grubs is a technique that seems to seperate the smb out also. If you locate any deeper rock piles drop shotting them would also be what I would try. Something I havenot done in a long time is to throw small flies and tubes on a water bobber.Good luck

Thanks for the answers fellas,I think the run into town half way through might be the ticket. Cannot wait to do some drop shotting on that clear water.

Going on a 5 day canoe trip into the Sylvania forest near Watersmeet Mighigan .Going in July with my son. Just wanted to ask question on the best product for purifying my water.Any other tips would be appreciated also. First trip of this nature with my son and want to make it as foolproof as possible.Staying at Badger site on Crooked Lake and plan to portage daily to Loon and Deer Island lakes. Thanks

Tough to beat the Gloomis crankbait rods. If you want tons of reviews go to Tackletour.com. They are a great source of info. You can also order and price a lot of rods on Tacklewahrehouse.com. Get any rod at the lowest price with free shipping.Ray

good luck my friend///I'll give Lake Geneva a break soon and see ya out there