Page 38 - 2014 Lake St. Clair Guide

GET OUT AND FISH! TinhgeMaUicnshtiivugedarnysiRoteyfgoihsfotewMreicwdheBigoauanstesiBstyhcCeoonGudnruetcyatt-
Lakes and this year our Lake St. Clair
450,000 will be included! as it should be!! They 405,599
400,000
350,000 contacted me for some assistance, but
300,000 in the meantime provided these county
250,000 statistics for around Lake St. Clair. Jet
200,000 skis make up 5-10% of the 239,969
150,000 total, depending on county.
100,000 Almost 70% of Michigan boats are
50,000 around the Detroit area!
90,791
71,648 57,108

20,422

0 Wayne Oakland Macomb Our 4 Michigan All
St. Clair Counties
Combined
Data provided by Secretary of State - 2012

LURES USED BY THE PROS..... We have the fish... now you just need to know how to catch 'em. Here are

the top bass lures which were used in the last two major tournaments on Lake St. Clair: The FLW Open in 2012 and the
Bassmaster Pro Elite Tournament in 2013. Jason Christie (below) won the 2012 tournament and was 3rd in line for rookie
of the year on the Pro-Elite Bassmaster circuit. (Nice not needing to put a worm on a hook for the girls!)

How to use a Crank Bait: Pro Elite
Jason
Where: Around underwater rocks, logs, and stumps. Over grav- Christie

el or clay beds and along drop offs and underwater ledges. Avoid bringing in
a nice
gHraoswsy:aBreuams dputehetocrsannakgbgainitgo.ff the bottom and bounce it off the sides
smallmouth
of rocks, stumps, and ledges to imitate an injured bait fish. with a "drop

How to use a Drop Shot: shot' and
robo worm.
As mentioned in the marshall article on page 50, when bass were
visually seen under the boat by eye, or on the fishfinder, the pro im-
mediately went to the drop shot lure.

A drop shot consists of a fairly heavy sinker 1/4 to 1/2 oz., placed on
a line about 18" below a rigged plastic. Having the weight under the
bait offers these advantages.... it allows the lure to drop straight down
where you see the fish below; and you can wiggle/shake the lure to
entice that lethargic bass.

The rig is meant to be fished where you "drop it" and not cast and
repeatedly retrieved... so you must have some patience.

The crank bait which
looks like a perch
was a very popular

lure .... and was also
catching muskie by
mistake during the
Bassmaster tournament.

A "drop shot" and
robo worm with a
1/4 oz. weight was a
very popular lure at
the last two pro
angler tournaments
on Lake St. Clair.

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