BAM II bait

Sean..

Ever try a small sep dodger with live bait?  Thinking about giving it a try

Sean..

Ever try a small sep dodger with live bait?  Thinking about giving it a try

Giving up secrets already.....Shame....

 

MolBasser

Yes, with no love.  Don't see why it wouldn't work.  Speaking of secrets you should see my new guaranteed love topwater technique!

hay will smelt live in fresh water I know they live in the delta I can bring a sh*& load of live smelt 
I am not shure what kind i have been getting in the bay but I hear that there is two kinds maybe I should just give it a try
I would love to fish mendo with a 9.in live smelt on the bass love the big ones

I was going to buy some HUGE minnows here locally and bring them up.  Is Huge bait right now not a good thing?  I have always thought bigger bait= bigger fish.

Speaking of secrets you should see my new guaranteed love topwater technique!

Not to smak the master but here is a quote from last year.

I have a new top secret technique i will share after its got more testing...oh yeah!

Same technique as last year come on Sean give it up 

I was going to buy some HUGE minnows here locally and bring them up.  Is Huge bait right now not a good thing?  I have always thought bigger bait= bigger fish.

Right now the stripers are eating YOY shad.  Teensy.

Sometimes stripers can be very discriminating.  Other times not.

It might be worth a shot though.

MolBasser

4.25. Bait Fish Use in the North Central District.
Except as provided below, live or dead fin fish
shall not be used or possessed for use as bait
in the North Central District:
(a) Golden shiner, fathead minnow, red shiner,
mosquitofish, longjaw mudsucker and staghorn
 sculpin may be used in Napa and Sonoma
counties, in Marin County except for Stafford
Lake, in Lake County except for the Eel River
and its tributaries, and in Lake Mendocino
(Mendocino Co.).
(b) Live threadfin shad, Mississippi silverside
and lamprey may be used only at the location
where taken.

I would skip the smelt.  I get more action with bigger baits, but lamer hookups.  As to the top secret method...its um ...well... ... its secret!

Feed me beer and food and I may soften up!

Beer protien, carbs ect. on the way.  Question #1, do I get kicked out of turney for using big a$$ chum bag?
Thinking a large cat will win sumpen sumpun.  Are yacks allowed on Mendo at night? right. Q. 2.5 are jumbo minnows ok at this venue? Just once I would like to be Chucks freezer!

Thanks all
Dave

Personally I like bigger baits even with a small "hatch"....

MolBasser

Is the bait shop on highway 20 as you come in?

The shop is on Lake Mendocino Dr.  Take the the Lake Mendo Dr. exit off of 101, a few mile south of 20/101 juction.

Chumming FW isn't legal, so its not ok in the tourney.  There is a $50 big kitty jackpot.  Live bait, including jumbo minnows are just fine.

Just an FYI - I caught the winning fish last year on a pretty large minnow from the baitshop.

Thanks for the bait info Scwafish...Looks like I will miss the tourney, but sick people willing , I will get off on time Saturday morning pick up the kids/dog( Are dogs O.K.?) and be up there for afternoon festivities...Danglin