going to be up on grindstone this weekend. i was just wondering what the bass fishing is like. have never been up there. any help would be wonderful. thanks.
Grindstone is clear and deep with no shortage of rock. I fish deeper rock and boulders with good success at this time of year. Have fun and let us know how you did!
Grindstone is an awesome smallmouth lake. I was up there 3 or 4 years ago for a small club tournament and whacked the crap out of em on a pumpkinseed chompers dropshot worm. I think I had about a 3 pound average but I lost a fish boatside that I still have nightmares about. He came to the boat relatively easy after my partner said I had a musky on, saw the boat and freaked. I loosened the drag just a little bit so he wouldn't break me off and to tire him out and he nearly stripped the spool clean. I got the fish worked back to the boat pretty easy and he came up, swam along the side of the boat did a 90º turn and the hook just popped out. It would have had no problem hitting 7 pounds. no bull
most of the smallies I caught came out of 20 FOW or so. Fish the rockbars and the adjacent deep flats around that depth and you'll find them. Keep a close eye on the locator and if you see fish, they are probably smallmouth. drop your worm straight down and hang on
The bass on g-stone are very large and very cooperative.They respond well to suspending cranks-husky jerks or pointer minnows.They can also be caught on a nice sucker minnow under a slip if you desire.A good lake map will point you to rock bars and offshore reefs they haunt. Good luck!
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thanks for all the info guys. unfortunatly, the wind was blowing strong. it was hard to keep the boat where you wanted it. there was a good sized tourny that launched before us too. i had 1 smallie follow to the boat, and my partner got two smallies and a rock bass.
i also put a good bend on the prop blades, it's at the prop shop right now.
thanks again for the info, maybe next time i go will be better.
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