Senko For Smallies

[bubbasdad]

Originally Posted by NJ Dave

http://www.keitech.co.jp/english/

These are supposed to be the new thing. Someone up on LG last week said they out fished senkos which were always a hit up there.
Senkos I prefer to fish wacky weightless with a #3 gamagatsu octopus hook twitched off the bottom.
You can't go wrong though with a simple live worm.
Good luck.

I would definitely pick up some of the Keitech stuff, as well....just got home from lake george myself, and as NJDAVE said, the swing impacts are great when you need to get deep, or if the drift is too fast....definitely pick up some of their jig heads, too, they are tungsten, and seem to work a lot better than the standard lead heads....green pumpkin, black, and the green/pink one seem to work the best for us...good luck!

[bulletbob]

Originally Posted by jimmythegreek

If you r gonna fish deeper water, grab some jig heads that are weighted w lead ballheads by the hook eye, makes the fall a little faster and they usually pulse more. They usually hit it on the fall so just ho them slowly. Another great way w live bait is to lindy rig a herring/shiner or even 3 way rig them, u can cover alot of water and work the bottom very efficiently drifting just holding tight to the bottom, its my preferred method for bottom fishing SM,eyes, anything holding tight in deeper water, cant beat the real thing.

I live in NY state, and this is how most of the locals do it.. Senkos will work certainly, but so will anything else.. Nothing will beat live bait, and you might get a big walleye or a 20 pound cat, drum, or carp as well with bait.
Gulp is very good too.. You can dropshot, wacky rig, and all that stuff, but why bother really??.. Plain old jig head, NATURAL colored tubes,grubs, fluke,twister,small plastic worm,FinS, Sluggo will work great.. .. Live minnows on a bucktail is also great, and will catch anything in the river.
You can also drift a bait rig "fluking style", but you might hang up more than its worth.. I would go with jig heads personally..
btw, big Smallies will hit very small offerings at times.. If its slow on "bass sized" lures, go to perch sized stuff.. You might be surprised... bob

[Lard Almighty]

Just a quick FYI, lead split shot and weights are BANNED in NY state; steel or tungsten only. Not strictly enforced, but it is the law. Lead jigheads or lure components are still OK.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Thanks guys and Bullet, your are right on. A Lindy rig with a live worm, crayfish or minnow is deadly up there in the summer when the water warms up. Just set your boat on a drift over some 20 to 30 foot shoals in deep water and it's game on.

Spring is a totally different deal.... We've been fishing up there for years and the Panther Martin gold bladed spinner with a black body worked real slow in the shallows bays light these fish up like I've never seen. If you think you are fishing the lure to slow, slow it down more. We've caught tons of Smallies, Pike, an occational Large Mouth and even a few Muskies over the years using them pretty much exclusively.

Love the 1000 Islands and can't think of another place I would rather be this time of year.

I'm pumped and thanks for all the 411 guys.

[bulletbob]

Gerry, if you want to catch some REAL big SMB, get a small hook and worms, and catch a few Gobies, and drift with them for bait...Not sure if its legal, but I certainly don't see why it wouldn't be... bob\

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