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@@JLaird-ji1qr I have not. The hook on the guppy head looks good though.

@@declan5184 Good to know, thanks!

@@Joe_Duchon Yes it does!

I use the 1/4oz the most and the 3/8oz the second most.

The River is definitely not my strong suit. I just spend way more time out in the lake.

I prefer the 1/4oz and 3/8oz with the 3/0 hook and the 1/8oz with the 2/0 hook.

@@joebauerfishing Thank you for taking the time to answer my question.

@@cigret11 Yessir!

@@JLaird-ji1qr Thanks man!

Thanks Tony!

I don’t fish for them very often but when I do I have a frog and a jig tied on. I mainly focus on sea walls and floating vegetation that has an open area underneath. Residential canals and areas that chopped up weeds have floated and gathered are areas that I target.

@@declan5184 I have gotten a few to eat a walking bait early on calm mornings but can’t get anything consistent.

Honestly been fishing all over anywhere from 3-22ft. Key is being around the perch! 16-18 has been pretty good.

@@joebauerfishing thk u sir

@@brandonconner4860 Yessir!

Any of the hotels near Menards in Chesterfield.

Thanks!

I’ve never used the shockwave. For a paddle tail I typically use a 3.3” keitech or a 3” crush city mayor.

Yessir!

Yanky or Red neck, were all good, when fishing / 😂

Keep on hammerin!

You know it!

Thanks for the support! We are just getting started 💪🏻

From sinker to hook I usually start around 18” and then depending on how tall the grass is in the area that I’m fishing I will adjust it either longer or shorter. I want my bait to be at the top of the grass, not down in it.

I had to turn it off the other day and just bomb cast 😭 you can only target so many fish before you lose your mind

I will see what I can do with that.

Tear Em Up!

From sinker to hook I usually start around 18” and then depending on how tall the grass is in the area that I’m fishing I will adjust it either longer or shorter. I want my bait to be at the top of the grass, not down in it. When I tie my FG knot I use about 15-20ft of Flourocarbon. You’re going to want to get off the bank and fish around. If you aren’t seeing or catching fish keep moving, 15-22ft.

@@joebauerfishing Thank you! I’ll be launching from the Windsor Canada area. Is there any worthwhile fishing where The Lake meets the Detroit river? Also any areas on the Canadian side you like?

@@ewwee2k There’s a lot of fish out there in several different areas. Just gotta keep moving until you find them. They move around quite a bit.

@@joebauerfishing Thanks again. Is there any top water bite to speak of?

@@ewwee2k If it’s calm enough there absolutely can be. Especially if you are around the baitfish. I always have one tied on. Sometimes I use it sometimes I don’t.

@@TheFarmerdawg We are just getting started 💪🏻

From sinker to hook I usually start around 18” and then depending on how tall the grass is in the area that I’m fishing I will adjust it either longer or shorter. I want my bait to be at the top of the grass, not down in it.

Awesome! I haven’t thrown ole flashy much in the summer.

That is pretty common. I tie the palomar on my hook and then just what you said put the tag end back through the eye to make the hook stick out. After I catch a couple fish I have to retie. That’s where the long leader to start with comes in handy so you don’t have to tie a new FG out on the water. I can actually look at my leader and tell when it’s about to break. These smallmouth are eating a lot of bait fish in the summer and their “teeth” are more prolific than when they are eating crawfish. I think when your hook is pegged in the roof of their mouth, which is where it’s supposed to be, the line rubs back and forth across their sandpaper and weakens the leader line. It will start to look milky just above your knot, instead of clear, that’s when I know it’s about to break.

@@geostrong3606 The drop shot is by far my favorite. There’s so many different baits you can throw on it and they flat out eat it!

@@joebauerfishing are the fish in deeper water now?

@@geostrong3606Yes I have been mainly targeting 16-18 ft however there are still some in 11-12 and as deep as 22. Full blown summer pattern right now.

@@Mustang_Dan Thanks for the support Dan!

Hey Dan, go for a ride in the mustang instead of harassing guides on CZcams comments. Tournaments will continue to be a huge economic impact on St Clair. If you really want to make a change, message the DNR since they’re the ones that don’t enforce or ensure safe release of these fish👍

Reach out to the DNR instead of posting on a guides fishing report

@@joem8875 The Michigan DNR does absolutely nothing for conservation in this state. Organizations have to register their tournaments with the state, however there is no follow up with any biologists or CO’s making sure that the resource is being protected. They spend all of this money tagging fish that provides little to no helpful data and none patrolling these tournaments. I absolutely agree that we need to do better. There should never be a tournament allowed to launch from Crocker or Selfridge unless they have a live release boat taking the fish back into the blue water instead of the cest pool by the ramps. The number of tournaments that are allowed is disgusting. I would love to see a lottery system with a cap on the amount of permits issued for tournaments. Texas Parks and Wildlife is leading the way for conservation, Michigan needs to take notes from them.

@@joebauerfishingorrrrr, you could use your platform to speak out against it instead of just saying “well the dnr doesn’t do anything.”

@@Mustang_Dan I’ll get right on that, thanks for your support!

@@lukehaynes481 any of the hotels in Chesterfield

Yes that is. It will keep happening until our DNR steps in and holds these tournaments accountable. I’ve been to alot of tournaments and have NEVER seen anyone from the DNR checking them to make sure the resource is being protected.

@@joebauerfishingyou’re actively promoting it. Use your platform to speak out against the devastation these needless tournaments inflict upon our lake and fish. We should be demonizing the tournament and all the tournament anglers. Bunch of sissies using electronics too.

That's sad to see I'm resident of stclair shores

@@brett_Thorpe There’s been a lot of Muskie action around Stoney Point in the green water. Good Luck and Tight Lines!

@@joebauerfishing Thanks Joe, I’ll check out that area. Cheers and be safe on the water.

@@gummo3873 Muskie Fishing Rules, Bass Fishing Drools. They did have a release boat that took them out to blue water to let them go for this tournament, but I will not disagree there is a large delayed mortality. While seeing the weights that the locals were putting up before this tournament, these guys did have better weights.

@@hookonefishing Thanks Pete see ya on the water 💪🏻

I get a ton of bites out past where the sonar can even reach. Long casts can be deadly.

Those rookies sure can real em in!

@@joebauerfishing yes sir

Well Mr. Downbutnotout138 I have no affiliation with B.A.S.S I was simply reporting how the guys that fished it caught their fish. I did not fish the tournament and I make my living guiding on Lake St. Clair so I would really like for them to be plentiful and big. I’ll make sure to personally invite you when I host a tournament though. I do agree that these big tournaments have a big impact on the fishery and it does kill a lot of fish, whether that be in the anglers livewell or even after they have been released.

Yes they do every tournament

I fished it as a coangler and drew a forward facing sonar guy it certainly wasn’t a pleasurable experience basically a 500 dollar boat ride with one fish he let me catch at the end of the day 😮

@@user-tp4tl4jz5w They don’t care about coanglers, all they see is extra $$.

Imagine that, fishermen catching fish and killing them...maybe you guys fishing on the lake the rest of the year should put the rods and reels up for the year.

Tear Em Up!

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