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BASSlNFUN
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I will be fishing Mille Lacs next week. I have never fished this lake before. Anyone who could give me some nice spots and tips would be greatly appreciated. Looking at a Fishing Hot Spots map, you would think the only fish in the whole lake is Walleye. I am looking for some good Bass spots. Largemouth or Smallmouth doesn't matter. I am mostly interested in ACTION!
I am staying at Izaty's on the south side of the lake. I would prefer to stay in the southern half if possible.
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Work...or Fish?............................DUH!
Edited by BASSlNFUN (08/20/08 03:58 PM)
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BIRDDOG
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Find the bouys, find the smallies. Not always but they're a good place to start working. Find the other rock humps as well. They're on the chew right now...gonzo. Shouldn't have much trouble finding them. When they're hitting the big muskie baits with regularity, they're going. I've also heard the #5's are banging the big perch right now as well. 
The eyes on the other hand have been slow...really slow. The gravel all around "July bar" is a good place to look and it's not far for you. Early morning, evening and night slip bobber the rock piles. You'll catch a mix of eyes, perch and smallies. Don't expect hot walleye fishing.
Pike are fun right now as well. Sucker minnow on a quick strike rig under a bobber. Drift them over the weeds in 8-12'. This bite has been FUN.
Good luck.
BIRDDOG
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T Ellis
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Any of the rock reef's are holding schools of Smallies right now. Check the south end there is more than enough rocks to keep you busy, they are marked by buoys. Word has it the Smallies are on the chew. Good luck report back how you do.
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Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
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Sliderfishn
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The guys above are right on with their posts.
The smallies are going really well. Find the marker buoys and you will be on the right structure, the smallies are sometimes right on top of the reef and other times they are sitting on the first drop. It is very hard to tell exact spots as they really like to roam around. There are a lot of areas really close to Izaty's. Keep moving from spot to spot until you find a school.
As for baits: Senco's, tubes rigged on 1/8 ounce tube hooks, topwater, Mepps spinners, and shallow crankbaits will all catch smallies.
The biggest thing I tell people is to keep moving, I fish fairly fast until I start seeing smallies cruising the shallows then I slow down and fish that area really hard.
Any other questions? Shoot me a PM.
Ron
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Edited by Sliderfishn (08/21/08 09:03 AM)
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mbenson
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Like these guys are pointing out and here's what we did to find 'em on the north end last month.
Started looking like Slider said fast. Types of bait to that are good at faster speeds are x-raps, husky jerks, top waters, jigs & grubs/tubes. We actually started drifting with lindy rigs with 1/2 a crawler or leech. Just set the hook right away.
Once we found them, then slow down and start using gulp leeches or worms, more tubes grubs, top waters & senkos. They could be anywhere from the top down to 10-11'. We got some that deep, but it was always on the base of the shallow rock in 4'-8'.
On the south end you have the advantage of all of the buoys to mark the tops of those rocks. Have fun and send lots of pics!!!
Mark
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BASSlNFUN
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Thanks for all the info guys. I am really looking forward to spending a few days catching the hard fighting smallie. Since the limit is one fish over 21", I'll have to sneak the camera away from wifey and take pictures as I catch them.
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