BassCraz'ah

Very interesting! Will there be a lie detector test for placing individuals or teams? No matter how tight a tournament is, there is always a way to cheat. 

Sounds good to me! 

I'll bring the SG baits! 

Sorry no just one 

This one had a gobbies in its stomach in late August.. Which made me think of using the Savage Gear Gobbie baits.. 

Wish I had taken better pictures of the fish.. 

And the Gobbie that was inside its stomach 

I might pass that by one of my buddies from the Avon office.. He might have some pull to get this in the ears of a few biologists.. 

Can't hurt to ask! 

It would be interesting to know they do bury into the mud.. I would guess they would seeing they are bottom feeder other then living within the rocks and stone in the warm months of the year. 

I agree ive noticed the numbers of gobbies are not as rampid as they are in the summer. I would guess they either might migrate out into the lake or bury in the mud for winter. When we are ice fishing in the winter I don't recall seeing or catching any gobbies.. 

I've had petty good success on them lately.. Not sure if it's the time of the year or not. But.. The bass have taken them readily up on Fairhaven Bay 

Awesome video! 

Has anyone ever tried the Savage Gear Gobbie 3D Goby Tubes soft baits? 

10 hours ago, Finders Keepers said:

FYI - TIMESUP is my brother and only has daughters...LOL! As stated above, entrees in tourneys for the most part have seen a decline over the last few years, and not only trout and salmon either, it's across the board. To answer why that is for the Lake Ontario events I think involves many factors - many previous teams have broken up, cost of living has gone up, cost of this sport has gone up, the high water isn't helping matters this year, etc. - I know if I had a larger boat like a lot of the teams and had to travel across the lake to an event I would be very hesitant this year with the amount of large debris in the water. However, I think economics is the largest driving factor. While I agree with Rick that the amazing fishing we have seen the last few years may make anglers lazy (I wouldn't say dumb) you still have to pay attention to the details and adjust your strategy to target the larger fish or else end up in the middle of the pack. Plus there is always that element of luck whereby you happen upon a larger school of kings and get them to go. Consistency is what highlights skill in the tourney realm - those who consistently place in the Top-10 from season to season. 

 

The best way to become a better angler is to learn from your own and others mistakes, pay attention to details (no matter how small), and keep records to refer back to and to look over in preparation. Most of us have had a crushfest day while other struggled to get bit (or vice versa) even though your running the same stuff side by side - the difference is often in minute details like type or test of line, leader length, size of spoon, treble hooks versus single hooks, clip size, etc. etc. etc.  Ask those that do well in an event what gave them the edge - most anglers realize that each day is different and will give you an honest answer. This past weekend we succeeded in waters where others struggled and it came down to several key details that we had dialed in the day before: spoon color and size (Carbon-14 & Defender, mags and Stingrays), rigger depth and separation (65 and 85), presentation (12 ft leads off the balls with fixed free sliders 12 ft above), down speed (2.4 early, 2.2 later), tracking of the bait/fish (progressed east), and most importantly the willingness to adjust these as the fish and water conditions changed based on previous experience (when the wind and waves picked up we lengthened the leads off the riggers to 25 ft). 

No.. I have no brothers nor sisters. 

CONGRATS Yankee Troller Team!