A BassWork Orange-less... or NASA-ing In The Rain

[dead_weight]

I have a theory on why the fish seem to fight a little harder this time of year ...

1) They have survived all the summer and thus are in "fighting form" by now".

2) They are eating more aggressively in the fall to up their fat stores for winter.

3) Summer time they can be just like us ... lethargic and don't put up as much of a fight.

I used to fish a lot in a large bay half way between smiths fall and perth ... I've caught lots of large bass and I recall one in particular a years back that was a little over 5.5 lbs ... it fought hard but short ... whereas I caught fish half that size in the same area in the fall, and they fought like a nickel. I know growing up when we would go for all brookies it was also the case ... they fought twice as hard in the fall as the spring or summer fish. Especially the fish that were able to make the journey from the larger lake to the river, brook and up to a chain of smaller lakes .. they seemed to be the strongest of all.

Thats my theory ... any others ?

[Dore]

Those are some sick smallies boyz ! good job !

[bl8ant]

Good to see you are getting in to em and that they are up shallow. Same water temps in the lake I have been fish'n but the hump (covered in milfoil) in that lake seems to be fishless for whatever reason.

Thanks for the specifics like water temp, lures and depth. Always good to compare with. So I'm not the only one throwing topwaters in cold water!

[lifeisfun]

Good on you guys !
I spent Thursday in the rain with Fordson on the Ottawa River hunting for Musky. 9 hours on the water and our outing ended in epic failure - we didn't see one!

[DropShotr]

Great report and pics.

Gotta love those Quebec bass.

DS

[Fishing 24/7]

man are the smallies ever hitting hard this time of the year its insane!

The other REAL odd thing... to me anyway... is the fight that the Largies are giving... INSANE!! It is like they are all on methamphetamine or something! All of a sudden all the ones I have been catching are track stars.

No complaints... just weird!!


Where the heck have you been hiding Kevin?!!

Craig

work... too mutch work.


and im also.


painting the whole house, renovating the bathroom , switching kitchen cabinets , gatta clean the chimeny , get some dry hard wood pile her up in da basement, new hard wood floor in the master bed room , switching all the luminaire in the house and the WIFE'S list goes ON AND AON AND ON!

but i love her ANYWAYS!

still getting the odd after work smallie outting.

thirsday night i landed 5 x 4 lbs plus.

one was 2 onze short of a nickel.

stephanie had the camera at school.

[GR8-Scott]

Another GR8 report, but PRINCE - what's with the YELLOW!?!?!?!?
Could find rain gear in ORANGE??!!??

[wolfe]

Nice fish! And Paul, you are smiling!! (And I can see why...!)

Love it!

W.