Got out today for a couple of hours on Lake George. The day started with air temps in the mid 50’s with bright sun. Water temp running 54-55*. Most fish were caught on Rapala suspending jerk bait in black/chrome. The smallies were aggressive but nothing over 2lbs. Fish were coming off main lake humps in 12-20FOW. Moved to second hump in hopes in finding some of the bigger smallies. Caught several more small smallies most coming on the jerk bait and some coming on a Storm swimmbait, (shad color) but all fish were in the 1-2lb range. Moved to shore line and found several bigger fish. A 3.5# large mouth fell victim to the suspending jerkbait, while one nice 4.5# smallie fell victim to a black/red Mudd Bugg texas rigged with a 2/0 Eagle Claw hook with a 1/4 oz. weight. Several large mouth in the 2lb range were also caught on the Mudd Bugg in black/blue. These fish were in the 12-16FOW. Cloud cover and a south wind moved in and started kicking up the main lake. The smallie bite was still on when I got off the water but the largemouth bite had slowed down.
If going out to Lake George, try some of the main lake humps. Some of the bigger fish should be moving in soon. Use the suspending jerkbait and work it fast. This erratic action should tell you if the smallies are there. If bite is slow, throw a texas rigged crawfish bait. These fish should be targeting the crawfish soon. A jig and pig will also work well for the large and small mouth. Try using the Mudd Bugg or the Swamp Thang or if your perfer a jig, check out some of the Mad Ty products. These jigs are awesome. The Mudd Bugg, Swamp Thang, and the Mad Ty products can be found at Saratoga Tackle or ordered direct from www.nybassguide.com. Take a look, and stay in the game.
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