04-21-2003, 01:29 PM
Same, tubes and curl tails. In the early spring the only place I have caught them is near the inlet channel. Some years they hold tight on the bank in there.
The best day on willard for smallies was one day mid summer. It was raining like mad. We trolled about five feet off the north dike right up in the shallows. Non stop catching, we must have caught dang near a hundred smallies in just a few hours. You couldnt let your line out without getting another fish on. Filled the little boat with a couple inches of rain water, but the catching was too good to quit even though we were soaked. Pearl curl tails were the ticket.
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The best day on willard for smallies was one day mid summer. It was raining like mad. We trolled about five feet off the north dike right up in the shallows. Non stop catching, we must have caught dang near a hundred smallies in just a few hours. You couldnt let your line out without getting another fish on. Filled the little boat with a couple inches of rain water, but the catching was too good to quit even though we were soaked. Pearl curl tails were the ticket.
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