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Fish-head
Joined: 07 May 2007
Posts: 82
Location: Lancaster, SC
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 Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 8:14 pm Post subject: Fantastic Bass day with new PB! |
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Fished Lake Monticello in South Carolina today. This is the lake where I had the good jigging spoon bite a week or two ago.
The cold weather has finally broken here in SC. It was 65 yesterday, and looks like weather in the 50's to low 60's next week too.
Conditions:
Air temp 50
Water temp 55(near Power station)
Cloudy turning to rain.
The power plant had been shut down, but they turned it back on last week. Water temp was 45 down the other end of the lake to 55 where I had my best day on Monti in a while.
Caught all my fish on a 3/8 oz War eagle SB.
There was a 200 yrd stretch of shoreline that was absolutely loaded with shad. I even caught a few on the trebles of a jerkbait that I tried. No fish on shakey head , jerkbait, or crankbait. Only the spinnerbait would produce for me. And boy did it produce. All these bass came from that small stretch of shoreline. Some were just FAT full of shad.
This is 1 of the only lakes in SC that has smallmouths in it. Can only survive because this lake has some 120ft deep areas! Caught a little guy, and another LMB.
Then was rewarded with the biggest smallmouth I have caught in a long time! Has to be close or might beat my PB for a SMB. Weighed 5.9lbs on my digital. When this fish hit, I thought I had hooked into a blue cat. Then she jumped clear of the water. A mighty battle, but I got her in. Even after all the bass I have caught, this one had me shaking for a few minutes!
All bass released to catch again another day!
If your sick of walking on water, SC is only 14hrs from CT. Dig them boats out and come on down!
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BassGetHooked
Joined: 29 May 2009
Posts: 200
Location: Berlin, CT
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| Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 8:18 am Post subject: |
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awesome. nice smallie especially.
14 hours seems like a reasonable trip 
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slimecoat
Joined: 09 Nov 2007
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Location: Newington, CT.
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| Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 11:24 am Post subject: |
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I am so jealous, thanks for the great report with pics. Nice smallie Hawg, and better yet was the surprise when you didn't think you were going to have her on the end of the line.
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basswacka19
Joined: 05 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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| wow, looks like a great day! beautiful smallie!!! |
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SkeeterJim
Joined: 08 May 2007
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Location: Newington, CT
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| Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 1:01 pm Post subject: |
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Awesome day out, congrats!
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Keith T
Joined: 06 May 2007
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Location: Mooresville,NC.
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| Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:46 am Post subject: |
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Congrats on that nice Smallie...whats up with thses southern states only having 1 lake with Smallies?
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