How's this for a game plan?

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Permalink Reply by Aaron Christel on February 8, 2011 at 6:57pm

What lake?  In most lakes, I would say you need to find deeper water, like 35+ and look for rocks.  Dropshot and Footballs are my go to baits this time of year, like most Hawg Hunters...

Permalink Reply by anthony white on February 8, 2011 at 6:59pm

just look for a point that drops off from 5' to 20' rapidly and you might accidently catch a fish or 2

Permalink Reply by Shane Hoelzle on February 8, 2011 at 7:40pm

Sounds like you are gearing up for a trip out to Samish this weekend! Chad and I are headed out there to find some smallies too

Permalink Reply by Larrick on February 8, 2011 at 8:12pm

Yeah Joe invited me out on Sunday. When are you and Chad heading out?

Shane Hoelzle said:

Sounds like you are gearing up for a trip out to Samish this weekend! Chad and I are headed out there to find some smallies too

Permalink Reply by Shane Hoelzle on February 8, 2011 at 9:39pm

Dont know if we will go saturday or sunday, but Im guessing saturday. I will let you know for sure when I find out

 

Permalink Reply by Tag Watson on February 9, 2011 at 6:19am

Larrick, 

 

Always keep your game plan loose.  A game plan is great but it has to remain flexible, especially for smallmoth in the Winter.  If you are fishing Samish for smallmouth exclusively, be prepared to fish 25 to 55 feet in the Winter. 

 

Also, regarding Aaron's post about looking for rock: This is the easiest bottom to locate with a contact bait or graph, but I have caught a lot of big smallmouth at Lake Samish in the Winter on sand and silt bottoms as well, sometimes adjacent to rock of course.  Good luck.   

Permalink Reply by BigBass Dez on February 9, 2011 at 9:06am

Good luck out there Larrick , I can tell ya in advance that there is a good chance you guys are gonna be fishing in one spot for most of day .Just like tag and others mentioned be prepared for 30-60ft .. Last time i was there a couple of weeks ago the dropshot and tubes seem to be some good go to baits ! 

Permalink Reply by Larrick on February 9, 2011 at 3:39pm

Hwy Dez were u just there with Parnickey?

BigBass Dez said:

Good luck out there Larrick , I can tell ya in advance that there is a good chance you guys are gonna be fishing in one spot for most of day .Just like tag and others mentioned be prepared for 30-60ft .. Last time i was there a couple of weeks ago the dropshot and tubes seem to be some good go to baits ! 

Permalink Reply by Tag Watson on February 9, 2011 at 3:53pm

Larrick,

 

There are plenty of areas to catch fish on Samish in the winter.  I can think of a handful that produce just as well as the spot Dez is referring to.  Keep in mind that Dez is from Tennessee...that's far from a local.  (Just ribbing ya, Dezzy) 

 

The reason Dez makes this comment is because Parnicky has a love affair with this particular spot....and Valentine's Day is right around the corner. 

Permalink Reply by BigBass Dez on February 9, 2011 at 4:10pm

look here tag , I will fight if it comes down to showing my dedication to parnicky .. umm umm luv me sum parnicky , dont hate , dont hate :-)

Tag Watson said:

Larrick,

 

There are plenty of areas to catch fish on Samish in the winter.  I can think of a handful that produce just as well as the spot Dez is referring to.  Keep in mind that Dez is from Tennessee...that's far from a local.  (Just ribbing ya, Dezzy) 

 

The reason Dez makes this comment is because Parnicky has a love affair with this particular spot....and Valentine's Day is right around the corner. 

Permalink Reply by David Parnicky on February 9, 2011 at 5:50pm

Should I be disturbed at all by your comment Dez? Haha j/k!  I think Tag is just jealous he doesn't have one hour of free time to dedicate to a spot let alone an entire day.  Things change when you only have 45 minute windows of time to hit the water.  Yet somehow he still catches in those short windows of time what it takes the rest of us an entire season to catch...so wrong!  Who would spend the time to fish that puddle on the side of I-5 anyways!?  There aren't any bass in there!

BigBass Dez said:

look here tag , I will fight if it comes down to showing my dedication to parnicky .. umm umm luv me sum parnicky , dont hate , dont hate :-)

Tag Watson said:

Larrick,

 

There are plenty of areas to catch fish on Samish in the winter.  I can think of a handful that produce just as well as the spot Dez is referring to.  Keep in mind that Dez is from Tennessee...that's far from a local.  (Just ribbing ya, Dezzy) 

 

The reason Dez makes this comment is because Parnicky has a love affair with this particular spot....and Valentine's Day is right around the corner. 

Permalink Reply by David Parnicky on February 9, 2011 at 5:51pm

So funny!!

Tag Watson said:

Larrick,

 

There are plenty of areas to catch fish on Samish in the winter.  I can think of a handful that produce just as well as the spot Dez is referring to.  Keep in mind that Dez is from Tennessee...that's far from a local.  (Just ribbing ya, Dezzy) 

 

The reason Dez makes this comment is because Parnicky has a love affair with this particular spot....and Valentine's Day is right around the corner. 

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