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Took my uncle to Lake X from 7-2 yesterday... 18 bass, all but one on a crankbait, only 3 keepers... Definitely going through a cycle over there... Nothing over 2.5 pounds in three trips over there this year... Hopefully a cold winter wakes this lake up come April...

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Well the numbers aren't bad but the size has me scratching my head. In the past you would throw up some serious fish porn where size did matter. :lol:
 
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Yeah, it is weird... Back in '08 and '09 I would get a lot of 2-3 pound fish with the occasional 4 pounder mixed in, and now I have only seen one 3.5 pounder in 2 years... I imagine they are still in there but the lake is definitely cycling or just seeing a larger population of smaller fish right now that are more aggressive...

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How shallow is the lake? Thinking maybe hot summer from this year and lack of rain may have turned the lake over to much or/and the really bad winter we had 2 yrs ago caused fish kills from too much ice? Miliken Lake over by wilmington used to be a hidden gem for big largemouth and quantity. We could go there 2 yrs ago and catch a dozen slot bass a piece without breaking a sweat. Now I have to fish my butt off to pull 1 or 2. The lake is only between 3 and 6 ft deep for a majority of the lake except for the NE corner.
 
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I raped that place.

just joking, being it a catch and release lake that gets watched often...DNR there like every weekend, i would sayit just a year class thingy...it is hard to not catch a bunch of runts...on the power baits.

that being said flip the beaver dam... big girls are around... and dont put the frog away yet...great fall frog lake!

-JayPee
 
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I agree with JayPee... Probably going through a cycle... Saw zero activity at that Beaver Dam... Hell of a dam though... Huge... Boat is great... Getting it back on the trailer is tough with no water at these launches... Making progress on making it easier though... Love that I can fish sitting
the front of the boat and kick back... :wink:

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Yeah, up to 3 years ago I would get some real pigs there. Lots of 3's and the occasional 4 or 5. Don't know what happened. It seemed to just flip like a switch. Very crappy because it is about 10 minutes from my house and it was a nice quick fix. Besides a winter kill, the only thing I can really think of is pressure. In the spring time there are usually quite a few boats out, even on weekdays now. Maybe delayed mortality or someone in there has been taking them out. It is not the biggest lake around.
 
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