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There are better topwater baits to use in the river. That’s why I don’t throw buzz baits much on the river.

Your keeping those big fish out of the water way to long…..please take better care of those big fish and put them back quicker. Cool video overall

Hey you found a pattern on a big lake. Fish were caught. That's always good. 😉

That’s a big lake, it would be a real challenge from a kayak to find big ones. Even in a small lake it can be frustrating. You did good just finding some. I’ve never found a reason to go there. If I want flatheads I go to cleandening, piedmont or salt fork. If it’s bass I river fish, but I have portage lakes 10 minutes away too. That pretty much only leaves walleye and Lake Erie is closer.

Mosquito lake gets hammered, and so does Portage lakes, but surprisingly anyone can catch fish on either lake. It goes to show the management of those bodies of water. In the spring it takes 20-25 lbs to Win at mosquito. There are Big fish in there. Great video. GOD Bless

I seen your problem instantly. You were fishing to catch a limit. Not fishing for the biggest fish in the lake... Two different worlds Brother ✌️🎣😊

Buzz bait, haven’t used it a ton, will do so now. Thx.

I will hit that lake next year. I promised myself no Yak until I lost weight. Started at 296, down 10#, need to crush it this winter. I’m less than 30 mins from Mosquito, will get on it next spring. Thx for sharing, good luck in the finals, looking forward to continue riding shotgun!

Nice video man. I'm a shore fisherman and love this Lake. To bad every spot you can fish from shore is always, and I mean always, littered with trash.

they should have you guys have tournaments at west branch and lake Milton there is small mouth and large mouth in both lakes mosquito is a good lake i am still trying to catch my first pike at mosquito i caught a musky at west branch lake Milton has musky to the bait i use is lipless crankbait strike king red eye shad tungsten 2 tap chrome black back i caught 3 pounders on it

For that sinko, a twitch bar, Reel works very great for that presentation

I live in NE Ohio and have fished it once from the shore. I believe you have sold me on making a trip up that way soon. Congratulations on hitting 10K soon.

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Best lake in Ohio in my opinion but it will get burnt out soon. Way too much pressure.

Nice brother. I live on that lake and we spoke before

Had one this Summer that takes the cake. I'm 80, and I mostly fish topwater in the evening from a small boat. I regularly have bassboats and pontoon boats run through the water I'm fishing between myself and shore. This particular evening I was playing a nice bass who was repeatedly jumping 40 feet from the boat when a pontoon boat ran over my line 25 feet from the boat!

I love fishing the Illinois.. several times a year.. 12 mile floats.. 10-12 hour days.. and never catch anything that big.. biggest I’ve caught are 2-3 lbs.. in probably 8 years of fishing it.. 🤷🏼‍♂️ usually using hellgramite or a baby rage craw.. maybe I should try a big swim bait.. typically haven’t done great with them…

Let's go in Jesus name sincerely "The Dayton Metro Smallmouth Slayer". By the grace of God in Christ Jesus and truthful effort from the heart I have caught 9 total State of Ohio Smallmouth Bass on the GMR this year. The fall transition is on the rise much Love in Jesus name CreekCrawler🙏🙌🗣🕊🔥🦅🎣🐟.

I lose fish on buzzbaits too. For me the blow up is the best part. the ones I lose are always the big ones! I use mono and a medium power fast action spinning rod.

CC! You might laugh at me but I use a St.Croix Triumph Medium/Fast with 5:2-1 ratio spinning reel 10 Lbs. Fluorocarbon. It sounds wrong but in 2 years I haven’t lost a fish up here in Youngstown

My only advice is to slow your retrieve down and also wait just one second longer before you set that hook and I know it's the hardest thing to do but it really does make a difference.

I’ve learned a ton from your videos, so I’m glad here’s an area I might be able to help with! Once you get it down, you’ll love ‘em! My hook up ratios are so much higher than on a plopper! I run a 7’ MH fast action with 40lb braid on a 7:1 ratio reel. I like that so I can slow roll it just enough to keep the blade humming. But the key is to give a good “1 Mississippi” before you set the hook. That’s probly why a lot of guys like mono, cause you’ve got to give just a little to get a good hook set with these, but once you do, then reel em in pretty quick! Hope that helps, and keep slinging em!

Never caught a bass on a buzzbait or Jitterbug. FTW. LET'S GO!

For that jackal or any 1/4 ounce buzz bait I’d use a slower medium rod. Something like a Jerkbait/topwater rod. If I go up to 1/2 ounce it’s going to be medium heavy that’s mod fast to fast. The P5 madbull is a good example. I’d keep the reel at a 6 or 7 speed. Line doesn’t matter to me, all my set ups are braid to flouro. Just gotta pause a second.

I like mono . I think it’s easier for the fish to get the bait.

Solid video brother and very transparent. I'm not much help with the baitcaster and buzzbaits since I haven't thrown on it for a while. However I am having luck fishing them on spinning gear medium and light buzzbaits. The key is rod power, drag setting and patience. When you treat them more like a moving topwater then a surface spinnerbait. They work together with your mindset. Mechanics were fine BTW. Blessings

Really dude! Been killing them on the GMR on a buzz bait. Why do you wanna tell everything.....ya get the river so jam-packed with people because of UTUBE videos

I've only seen one comment mention a trailer hook? I'm old school so I use 12-14 lb mono it floats. I believe I saw someone else mention the "Pause" as you have to do with a frog. You want to feel the weight before setting the hook. Med- Med/heavy rod with a fast tip, 5 or 6-1 reel. I just noticed my comment is almost the same as @Rszi83. The mono has some stretch so you can get away with a stiffer rod but not so stiff it rips the hook, but not so limber that you can't set the hook. It's a balance game. Great video

I run a 7ft MH ModFast with straight braid. The ModFast tip lets him eat it and the straight braid with MH rod gives him the beans!

I’ve barely ever thrown a buzz bait and never caught a fish on one and matter-of-fact I don’t even have one right now. So I’m in the same boat as you I tend to stick with poppers and walk the dog style baits on top with a few propeller type lures thrown probably need to learn how to fish a buzz bait

I threw the buzz bait more this year than previous and had some nice success. A couple of things. The buzz you are using seemed to have a pretty small hook. For trailers I use a toad or a paddle tail swim bait anywhere from 3-41/2 inches. I see a lot of comments to use mono. Their reasoning makes sense but I use 50lb braid, mostly because I’m fishing it over and around grass. But all that said it’s all about the hook set. On all topwater lures you have to let the fish take it and then set. I think because we see it we react faster and often pull the bait away. If I get a blow up, I stop reeling. Let the fish have it and then whatever the normal hook set is. As you stated, a buzz has a single hook so your set is different than a walking bait for instance or a plopper. I also use at least a 7’3” MHF rod to help drive that hook. Good luck. The best way to get better is to keep trying

You might consider holding the rod tip higher, at around 11 o’clock…and here’s the hard part, when you get a strike, reeling down to about 10 o’clock before setting the hook. I had to learn this technique when buzzing a frog, and it works for me…

I will go with 14lb or 17lb mono depending on your spool size, also try adding another single hook like the spinnerbait would be a good choice as well

I love buzzbaits because they hold fish. My main thing is it has to be on mono. That little bit of stretch is important for solid hookups. Outside of that the second most important thing is that the bait is running true with the skirt.

I use 10 or 12 lb mono on whatever rod/reel you’re more comfy with. Slow roll just reel it fast enough to make it buzz. Once you get a strike wait 1 second then set the hook. My personal experience buzz baits can be great if you take the skirt off and run a fluke or frog on the back. Also trailer hooks work well for those short strikes. I also fish the little miami & ceasers creek, I Hope these tips help.

My landing with buzz bait is probably better than 50%, but I don't buzz bait much anymore. So I am no expert. Do tell me, are you left-handed or just use left hand baitcasting reels. I see a lot of pros are using left-handed reels. I have a lefty and probably 20 RH ones. Cannot tell much difference as I also fish spinning reels. I mean they are reeled left-handed

I use mono or fluro. When I used braided line, I would jerk too fast. Make sure you wait on em🤘

Who am I to give you advice with your experience but since you asked. Medium power fast action rod and I'm not afraid to use braid with or without a mono leader. I have a slower reaction time so pulling the bait away isn't an issue. Braid floats, as you know, and gives a better hookset. I don't use a plastic trailer that much anymore. If I do it's something like a Rage Baby Menace and I'll even bite some of it of to make it shorter. It gives casting weight and helps get the buzzbait up quickly. The one thing I will always put on the Cavitron Buzzbait, which I prefer, is a Hayabusa 3/0 WRM929 trailer hook. They do tend to run small, in my opinion, that's why I go with the 3/0. A trailer hook might help solve your issue with missing or losing fish. Something that can be added to the retrieve is occasionally popping the rod tip slightly. It will cause the bait to quickly speed up just enough to generate a little extra spray to mimic something fleeing. It isn't always necessary and doesn't always work.

If you’re just starting out throw 20lb mono, 6’10”-7’ MH and a 7 gear reel. The mono reacts so much slower allowing more hookups and the 7.1:1 helps with not reeling the bait away from fish on a missed blowup but still plenty fast. Just keep slinging man. My 2 cents.

Solid video. Absolutely love fishing this river and I'm terrible with a buzzbait as well. But you live and learn especially through fellow anglers.

never thrown this bait, i just always get more on other topwater baits. i started using the old school poppers, and creepers/crawlers lately and theyve been super good to me

For a 1/4 Oz buzz you can certainly sling it on a Medium action rod. For me, I use the same 2 set ups whether I'm in my Triton on a lake or my Pursuit on the river. And I live in OHIO also. 8:1 Lews Tournament Pro on 7ft MH ST Croix Tournament Legend. One with 14# mono and one with 30to 50# braid. I live on Mosquito Lake and you know how much grass is on that lake. I don't like braid on my yak in case I gotta snap the line quickly 😂😂

7 foot MH/fast action, if you can afford it run two identical rigs but on one stick to your 30 lb braid and the other swap to a 20 lb fluorocarbon. If you feel you are losing fish try the fluoro instead, it has some stretch in it and will assist on the hook set. Lets go!

Thanks buddy for the content im a river dog myself

A little stouter rod and the hardest thing in topwater is “pause before you pull”, giving the fish an opportunity to get the hook deeper in their mouth.

Those bigger fish have thicker jaws, the medium heavy will drive that thick wire hook through better I think.

Medium heavy rod will drive that hook through the mouth better. Longer cast too

I would say a tip would be since the hook diameter is fairly thicker than other hooks. I would push down the barb on that hook and keep a tight line like usual when reeling fish in

Dude I'm just learning too and my friends see me as THE fisherman