Vacation on the West Brach of the Susquehanna
Sunday, July 20th, 2008
I’ve been doing a ton of fishing this season so I haven’t had much time to write. Since the last part of May, I’ve been on the water at least four times a week! I like to tell people that I fish more than any man should be allowed unless he’s doing it for a living! I took a couple of my days of vacation in early July to hit the West Branch of the Susquehanna in the Montgomery area. The fishing was very slow. I didn’t feel too bad because other fisherman we talked to were struggling to put fish in the boat more than us . The two highlights of the trip were a 19.5 inch beautiful smallmouth bass caught by my buddy and a 16 inch tagged fish that I landed!
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Over the course of the next several weeks I’ll be posting a series of articles outlining my “top five” top water baits for smallmouth bass. Like any top “anything” list, it is definitely subjective but that’s the fun of a top five list! Its like sitting around the bait shop arguing with you’re buddies about the best tube bait or the best spinner bait. I find there is almost always something to be learned in these “discussions”. My list is in no particular order. All five baits I’m going to cover are effective given the right situation. This week I’ll kick things off with what has become my favorite top water bait this season. I’ve caught a ton of smallies on this bait. The tried and true Tiny Torpedo.
Today was on of the warmest and sunniest days so far this spring. The smallmouth responded helping me complete one of the best “quality” days I’ve had on the river. The numbers were fair but the size of the fish was just flat out FUN! I landed 22 fish and lost about 5 during a four hour stretch of fishing. Only two of my fish were under 13 inches and the largest was 17. Two of the Smallmouth I lost would have pushed the 20 inch barrier!. Oh, and it gets better. The remainder of the fish were like cookie cutters falling in the 14 to 16 inch ranger. Yes, before you doubters start. All the fish were measured by my trusty de-liar..you know, my tape measure. Feel free to read on to get the details!
