Slaying the Bigs 3-7-26

Smallmouth they're starting to move out of their wintering areas. Took my kayak out today. Water clarity was about 18 in. Threw a jerkbait and a chatterbait. Got 13 smallmouth bass, 20, 19.75, 19.5, 18.75, 18.5, 18.5, 17.5, 17. And two freshwater drum one which was 23 in .

All Time Indiana Winter Slay Day 2-28-26

Took my kayak out for some last ditch winter fishing, mainly threw a jerkbait. Bite was pretty hot with a long pause and proper dive depth. I got 51 smallmouth bass, 3 three Kentucky spotted bass, a walleye, sauger, Asian carp, 2 Quillback. Water was 41 F at 8:00 in the morning and got up to about 43. Which is about perfect to throw that Rerange jerkbait. Meanwhile MegaBass 110 hasn't landed a fish all year. They just don't cast into the wind well and are fragile. When it gets cold, I know exactly where they are and prefer to dangle a hair jig beneath a float. 51 SMB 5-19"-19.75, 3-18.5"-18.75", 7-17"-17.75", 5-16", 6-15".

Another 20"er to Hand 2-21-2026

Finally got out to fish after all this ice. Did not disappoint. 17smb 20",18.5", 17.5", 3-15".The 28th 20" SMB in the last 365 days.

Float and Fly 1-15-26

Got out in the cold and wind with the kayak again on the river. No luck on jerkbaits with water in upper 30's, like I've been hammering them all year on. Dead sticking a ned rig when I hung on a log. After a while, a smallmouth bass took it off the log and came to hand. I then knew what I needed to do. Float and Fly! Dead bobbering about 7' deep I was able to catch 3 or so bass each time. Then I'd get in the kayak, motor up and spy bait snag some 15lbs buffalo fish. Come back, catch 3-4 more bass. Wind made casts of more than 30' unpredictable and sometimes impossible. Going to bring dropshot next time. 11 SMB 19.75", 3-17-17.75", 3-16-16.5". 26.5", 24" Buffaloes, crappie. Apparently spy baits are only good for efficiently snagging rough fish.

Jerking Quality Smallmouth 1-10-16

Braved the rain, snow, and high winds in the kayak for a few hours today. Nothing super huge,

but fun jerkbait action. Got 18 SMB 18.75", 18.5", 18", 17.5", 17", 2-16", 3-15".