The Hottest Summer Techniques on Lake St. Clair 

@@Joe_Duchon Yes it does!

I had to turn it off the other day and just bomb cast 😭 you can only target so many fish before you lose your mind

Thanks for the support! We are just getting started 💪🏻

Thanks!

Keep on hammerin!

@@TheFarmerdawg We are just getting started 💪🏻

Yessir!

Yanky or Red neck, were all good, when fishing / 😂

Tear Em Up!

I will see what I can do with that.

You know it!

From sinker to hook I usually start around 18” and then depending on how tall the grass is in the area that I’m fishing I will adjust it either longer or shorter. I want my bait to be at the top of the grass, not down in it. When I tie my FG knot I use about 15-20ft of Flourocarbon. You’re going to want to get off the bank and fish around. If you aren’t seeing or catching fish keep moving, 15-22ft.

@@joebauerfishing Thank you! I’ll be launching from the Windsor Canada area. Is there any worthwhile fishing where The Lake meets the Detroit river? Also any areas on the Canadian side you like?

@@ewwee2k There’s a lot of fish out there in several different areas. Just gotta keep moving until you find them. They move around quite a bit.

@@joebauerfishing Thanks again. Is there any top water bite to speak of?

@@ewwee2k If it’s calm enough there absolutely can be. Especially if you are around the baitfish. I always have one tied on. Sometimes I use it sometimes I don’t.

@@brandonconner4860 Yessir!

@@geostrong3606 The drop shot is by far my favorite. There’s so many different baits you can throw on it and they flat out eat it!

@@joebauerfishing are the fish in deeper water now?

@@geostrong3606Yes I have been mainly targeting 16-18 ft however there are still some in 11-12 and as deep as 22. Full blown summer pattern right now.

Awesome! I haven’t thrown ole flashy much in the summer.

That is pretty common. I tie the palomar on my hook and then just what you said put the tag end back through the eye to make the hook stick out. After I catch a couple fish I have to retie. That’s where the long leader to start with comes in handy so you don’t have to tie a new FG out on the water. I can actually look at my leader and tell when it’s about to break. These smallmouth are eating a lot of bait fish in the summer and their “teeth” are more prolific than when they are eating crawfish. I think when your hook is pegged in the roof of their mouth, which is where it’s supposed to be, the line rubs back and forth across their sandpaper and weakens the leader line. It will start to look milky just above your knot, instead of clear, that’s when I know it’s about to break.

From sinker to hook I usually start around 18” and then depending on how tall the grass is in the area that I’m fishing I will adjust it either longer or shorter. I want my bait to be at the top of the grass, not down in it.

From sinker to hook I usually start around 18” and then depending on how tall the grass is in the area that I’m fishing I will adjust it either longer or shorter. I want my bait to be at the top of the grass, not down in it.

I’ve never used the shockwave. For a paddle tail I typically use a 3.3” keitech or a 3” crush city mayor.