Great! Thursday I caught my largest sm o the season on an orange PS Craw, just under 18", a healthy Shenandoah smallie.
Sorry the pic is upside down
I caught another smaller one that barfed a crawfish when I landed him, so they are feedin heavily on these now. The real specimen was an olive color with some orange mixed. Underwater maybe the orange pine squirrel looks like the real thing, I dont know, but orange is my best color.
I have tried something new recently, I will point my nucanoe toward the bank about 30 - 40 feet away, keep the kayak paddle in my lap, and float thru the long slower pools casting the PS Craw under a 3/4" thingamabobber. This allows me to make minor adjustments to the nucanoe while floating without having to let go of my rod. In the past I have done this with a popper, but the PS Craw fished this way is very effective. With any luck I can get at least a 10 foot drift on each cast and you can really cover a lot of water.
I tie John Scotts Pine Squirrel Cheater on the same jig hook in black as a helgammite imitation.
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Last edited by pillcaster; 08-31-2013 at 09:40 AM.
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