“I used a 1/2-ounce drop-shot weight with a Berkley MaxScent Flat Worm in green pumpkin color - anything that looks like a goby. “I was just alternating and sorting through drum (a common bycatch species),” Williams said. Dropping a tube and a drop shot yielded 12 bites. Targeting postspawners roaming in the 40-foot range, Williams said he fished for individual bass that he spotted on his Garmin LiveScope. Noting that he had one 2 1/2-pounder in his four-fish limit, Williams lamented losing a big fish that likely would have given him the lead. Tyler Williams of Belgrade, Maine, is in second place with 17 pounds. In his view, the lighter weight created a more natural presentation. Sometimes, I could get another bite on a different bait.”ĭespite Erie’s big rolling waves, Poulin said he stayed with a 1/4-ounce drop-shot weight. “If I went an hour or so without a bite, I switched up. “I threw three different baits in different colors. “I didn’t see any clear preference for one vs. He kept his bait selection confidential but said he showed the fish a variety of looks. Poulin caught all of his fish on a drop shot.
Because I was limited in practice, I broke it down in that scenario and went with it.” “I didn’t notice any schools of bait it was more bottom-oriented (forage) like gobies. “There’s not a whole lot of secrets out there find the seams, find the breaks, find the rock and, usually, you can find the smallmouth,” he said. “I haven’t been on the fishery enough to know why they move up and why they move back, but I try to stay with them as long as I can.”įor his overall site selection, Poulin said he followed tried-and-true strategies.
“It seemed the deep water was better in the morning, but as the (sunlight increased), it seemed to push the fish a little shallower,” he said. He fished in 20 to 35 feet and found the fish showed a preference based on time of day. I was able to catch some good ones in the same general area today.”Īnchoring his bag with a 5-6, Poulin worked between 12 to 15 miles from takeoff - on the lake’s New York end. “I was kind of limited on Monday and Tuesday because of the wind, but the co-angler who was practicing with me on Sunday kind of figured out the pattern and we caught a few good ones.
Confident with his practice findings, Keith Poulin of Lisbon, Maine, took on a wind-whipped Lake Erie and caught a four-bass limit of 18 pounds to lead Day 1 of the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Northeast Regional Print This PostĮRIE, Pa. Poulin Navigates Rough Erie To Lead B.A.S.S.
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