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Eric Austin · 08-24-2005, 08:24 PM

I caught this fish right of the dock at Piping Rock Resort in Wolfeboro during the week of August 10, 2005. I used a Yum rubber crawfish rigged on one of those weedless hooks with the spring metal guard. I had the lure rigged "Carolina style" (I think...) with a bullet weight free to move up and down the line in between the lure and my swivel on the end of the line. I also put three small red beads inbetween the lure and the weight. It seemed to work pretty good for me...

This was about 10:00 in the evening. I was working the lure on the bottom in about 13 feet of water. That's why I had the weedless hook. The hook was an Eagle Claw 1/0 or 2/0 size. I forget exactly which size, but if you have some of those Yum crawfish, the hook matches the size of the lure perfectly. Piping Rock is in the same cove as The Libby Museum in Wolfeboro (I believe, or perhaps Moultonboro as it's near the town line).

I have one of those Humminbird Smart Cast remote fish finders, and there didn't seem to be too much structure, in terms of drop-offs or large rocks, in the immediate area where I caught the fish. Perhaps I just got lucky...

I think as the season progresses and as the water gets a little colder, the fish might start getting a little more aggressive.

I put the fish on the stringer to keep him in the water until the moment the camera was ready, just to get the picture. I let him go immediately after, unscathed. I think that I may have made him late for a dinner date, or something, however...

Anyway, good luck!!!
-Eric

08-24-2005, 08:24 PM	#3
Eric Austin Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 146 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Smallmouth Bass I caught this fish right of the dock at Piping Rock Resort in Wolfeboro during the week of August 10, 2005. I used a Yum rubber crawfish rigged on one of those weedless hooks with the spring metal guard. I had the lure rigged "Carolina style" (I think...) with a bullet weight free to move up and down the line in between the lure and my swivel on the end of the line. I also put three small red beads inbetween the lure and the weight. It seemed to work pretty good for me... This was about 10:00 in the evening. I was working the lure on the bottom in about 13 feet of water. That's why I had the weedless hook. The hook was an Eagle Claw 1/0 or 2/0 size. I forget exactly which size, but if you have some of those Yum crawfish, the hook matches the size of the lure perfectly. Piping Rock is in the same cove as The Libby Museum in Wolfeboro (I believe, or perhaps Moultonboro as it's near the town line). I have one of those Humminbird Smart Cast remote fish finders, and there didn't seem to be too much structure, in terms of drop-offs or large rocks, in the immediate area where I caught the fish. Perhaps I just got lucky... I think as the season progresses and as the water gets a little colder, the fish might start getting a little more aggressive. I put the fish on the stringer to keep him in the water until the moment the camera was ready, just to get the picture. I let him go immediately after, unscathed. I think that I may have made him late for a dinner date, or something, however... Anyway, good luck!!! -Eric Attached Images Last edited by Eric Austin; 08-24-2005 at 08:35 PM.