Ultralight topwater setup?

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Originally Posted by Alphahawk

Years ago when fishing Pickwick I would more often than not stop off at Forty Eight Creek on my way back to Columbia. I just could not pass by there without stopping....many times fishing until dark. I had a Shimano Compre UL rod then that was pretty much a noodle. I would catch a lot of Smallies in the 9-10 inch range....a whole lot of fun. You may know the spot I would stop at. There used to be a really nice restaurant right on the creek...but it burned down. I would pull off there....it was just an idilic setting....crystal clear water....beaver swimming around. Those were the days.

Regards


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Small world. A high school classmate of my wife ran that restaurant. Good food. Cold water. Great fishing! I have caught smallmouth in eleven streams in that county, where I also grew up. Lots of memorable fishing trips there and at Pickwick.

When the crappie are in shallow and the temps are hot the fish go into a frenzy state ,you can hear & see them slurping bugs off the surface. Its then the st croix 7' ultralight with a cricket hopper comes out to play , crappie are a panfish yes but every bit a predator as well,life is good when the action is so fast that fish are getting cold and the beer is getting warm!!

I found this lure deadly on crappie,bass, bluegill, and anything else you throw it in front of. This includes a 6# Bowfin that destroyed my lure.
It's a 1/5" Floating Rapala minnow
I'm using 6# Fireline with 4# flurocarbon leader.
Ultra Light Minnow(R)

Ultrlight rod and real, 4lb test with a teardrop bobber and 3-4 ft of leader. Cast as far or near as you want with super light bait.Attachment 370209