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[SledNeck]

Anybody notice that very few smallmouths in vermilion have bite marks on them as opposed to other lakes? I cant recall any bass this year that Ive caught out of vermilion that have been scarred up.

[SledNeck]

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Anybody notice that very few smallmouths in vermilion have bite marks on them as opposed to other lakes? I cant recall any bass this year that Ive caught out of vermilion that have been scarred up.

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HA HA HA. Almost every bass I caught today had a bite scar!!!! They've just been hiding on me!

The BASS bite was unbelievable at times tonite! Me and my 9 year old caught about 45. And believe it or not. This pig hit a senko in 4 feet of water....It actually fought like a bass for a second too!

[caseymcq]

If you happen to catch a small red cooler lid that fights like a bass would you let me know

[SledNeck]

Seems senkos are catching everything in sight, I wouldnt rule out cooler lids.

Going to Kab on Saturday, may try vermilion on sunday.

[Silver Scale]

Casey

I crusied the whole main lake shoreline on the eastern half of Big Bay last weekend and didn't see it. Must be on one of the islands or in somebodys garage.

[SledNeck]

Free dinner to whoever returns the cooler lid?

[caseymcq]

I would be more than happy to take whoever returns the cooler lid to the casino for their choice of prime rib buffet, breakfast buffet on a Saturday or Sunday morning or brunch buffet and take them out on Vermillion for some fishing.

It's a small (about 12" by 9") red cooler lid. I know it probably isn't worth the mentioned reward but I won the cooler at a Muskies Inc. gathering and it is the cooler I use for my luch box at work because it is the perfect size. And I feel extremely guilty for unintentionally littering in Lake Vermillion.

Silver Scale thanks for looking for me. I would be willing to take you fishing in my boat anytime, we may want to fish your spots though

[USDA3]

A few pics from a recent trip to Vermilion.

18 inch smallie

18 inch smallie

18 inch smallie (nice year class)

32 inch ski

32 inch NOpike topwater jackpot boatside

Couldn't buy a walleye while fishing for them, I just had to go muskie fishing for walleyes, 28 incher in less than 4 FOW, tandem bucktail!

[Ranckenstuff]

sweet picz

[SledNeck]

OH MAN. The PIGS were out today.

Twin 5 LBers (2 pics of each one)

19"

My kid's fish

[FL SNIPER]

USDA3...is that you in the last pic? And is your first name Al? This is JH...you used to work at the bait store with me and I graduated with your sister from H.S.

Vermilion's awesome eh?

[lkvrmln-NilesBay]

just back from 4 days on the Big V...

plenty of 16 to 17 inch walleyes in 14 ft, lindy with a crawler...tear off a piece. Boated 7 over 22..biggest was a 25 incher this morning...fished Niles Bay, White Fish and both sides of Knotts Island...great August fishing!

[USDA3]

FL sniper- you found me! I am guessing this is Mr. Hult?

Only fished vermilion a few times, but can see it happening more often as we've had a great time when were there.

Shoot me an email, be nice to hear what your up to!

akschu00@smumn((Contact Us Please))edu

[FL SNIPER]

Email sent...so let me know if you don't receive.

[SledNeck]

Fished Vermilion for 3 hours tonite and hammered em in gale force winds.

My 9 year old

heres another pig

A double and he wins

I get bored sometimes and throw Booyah Brand Chartruese colored spinner baits into the cabbage weeds.......

38" and she didnt come in easy.

[Lammboy]

Sledneck,

Those are some great fish! I am coming up this weekend and will be trying for smallies. Can you give me any tips? We will be staying at Mocassin Point.Thanks!

[SledNeck]

Fish underwater logs and boulders.

[SledNeck]

The bass fishing is either slowing down, or they were full today. Only caught about 25 from 10am to 7pm. Lost about 4 pigs though.

[Tominator692]

I sure hope you are keeping your limit and eating them. The lake is full of these smalleys and they are an easy catch. I swear I have a few pet smalleys living under my dock and my neighbors dock. When I get up to the cabin on Friday night I make a few casts and I have one on the line in short order. Strictly catch and release as I do consider them an extended part of the family.

[SledNeck]

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I sure hope you are keeping your limit and eating them.

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UM, NO!

[delcecchi]

trolling trolling trolling. Keep those posts a rolling.!!!

[Tominator692]

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I sure hope you are keeping your limit and eating them.

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UM, NO!

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Oh come on, be a sport and try some. I hear they taste like chicken if you prepare and cook them correctly. Don't worry about the worms, it's extra protein!

[slick814]

Eat smallies? Nah.. too mushy for my taste. Besides, when you're into the pigs like Sledneck always seems to be, it's too much fun to let 'em go & try to catch 'em again.

As far as a report goes... was up last week and did pretty well. Hooked into 13 Smallies in 1 1/2 hours on Monday, biggest was about 17 1/2" Nice and fat. wish I had pics, but alas, my 9 yr old ain't the best on the camera, and I didn't think to really check his photography out when I had the fish in the boat. (He caught 10, by the way) All of mine were on a Mepps spinner, his were on a wacky worm. (Figured I'd try something I hadn't tossed out there in a while, and it worked...)

BTW - Sledneck, do you just sit the camera on your console and do the delay thing? I need to figure out a way to get a few of them piggies on the camera when I'm alone out there...

Did the walleye thing Tues. - Thurs. too much wind & waves to really go after the Bronzebacks for my taste, so I found some reefs in Big Bay, cruised a few islands and underwater points. Boated in the neighborhood of 40 in about 18 hours or so of fishing. Nothing huge, but no real dinks, either. 2 slot fish, one 20, one 22. The rest were all between 12 and 16 1/2. S-L-O-W trolling 2 hook (worm rig) spinner rigs with 1/2 a crawler in anywhere from 12 - 35 FOW. Seemed like they were liking the lazy speed. Caught most of them while moving at about 0.8 mph on the GPS. Nice thing about that was that the trolling motor battery lasted for 3 days before needing a recharge.

[SledNeck]

Ive ate smallies in the BWCA before out of necessity.

We did awesome for smallies on tuesday, but saturday was much, much slower until the evening.

My 9 year old takes all of the pictures of me and I of him.

decided to try some mine pits tonite

[fishuhalik]

Which pits were ya fishing? Are they in the vermillion area?

[SledNeck]

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Which pits were ya fishing? Are they in the vermillion area?

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Well, does within 40 miles count?

[slick814]

Geez, I guess I gotta work on my 9 yr old's camera skills...

Nice Pike... mine pit 40 miles away, you say? Hmmm.....

[SledNeck]

Doesnt really matter which particular mine pit, as they all have big pike and bass. Atleast thats been my experience anyway. You definatley have to work for em, though.