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Lake Ashtabula - Tuesday, July 5, 2011
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Fished Friday night, almost all of Sat, and sunday. Fished all over from Sibley bridge to the damn and picked up alot all over trolling with cranks and livebait rigs in 10-15 FOW, (6-10 FOW along the weedlines), Jigged with crawlers in 20 FOW and hit every bay we could. Lots of nice white bass, smaller eyes 10-14in with a couple 16in mixed in, some good perch, and the brother in law got 3 of the bigger bullheads I have ever seen. Seemed to us that the better fish were startin to move a little deeper in that 15-18 FT area or bays and weedlines that were close to deeper water. Best cranks were chartrus and greens at first, on sunday it was No.5 Rapala sizes that were minnow and shad colored. Will be going back on Thurs. night and fishing the weekend and will hopefully target more specific areas. Does anyone ever use minnows on this lake I see alot of leeches and crawlers being used but never hear minnows? Does anyone know where I can even look for smallies on this lake? my wifes uncle said he had a hot spot down by Sandstroms that me and him hit Sunday night and just got some nice white bass (still fun), any directions of advice would be nice.
Tags: lake, 0, ashtabula, july, tuesday, fow, fished, sunday, over, night
Region: Lake Ashtabula
Categories: Fishing
Region: Lake Ashtabula
Categories: Fishing
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Re:I usually bring minnows, but only catch white bass on them (which I don't mind).
Just a nice red river cat.
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Re:we used minnows at the crossing last saterday, and got 37 keeper white bass, and ONE nine inch bullhead. we were on the SW corner on the crossing bridge, the old river channal curves through there.
free thinker = no thinker
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Re:I usually use minnows in the spring, but as the summer gets hotter, it is harder and harder to keep them alive. So, I move to leeches and Crawlers. |
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Re:for smallies cast the weedline out...or pull cranks right along the weeds...early mornings are the best ... caught a 15 incher off the dock this weekend...fun fish...there are alot of good spots around sundstoms....are you making it to the FBO Bullhead gathering ???? did you waypoint those bullhead spots
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