Dale Hollow 12-17/12-18

[bassur]

What kind and size hook are you using?

[Fishin is life]

This weekend we were using shiners bought at Strange bait right down by the lake....The guys there were very friendly and I would recommend for anybody to stop by there on their way...Last weekend we used creek minnows, chubs and suckers....Our minnows last weekend were bigger and so were the fish...Like i said of the 24 smallmouth i had last weekend, 18 were 18" or bigger....With the smaller minnows this weekend we were catching a lot more of the 15-16" fish, but still had a bunch of 18+'s mixed in....I actually use some hooks I bought online, don't know the brand but I think they're actually used for catching live bait in salt water....They're a very small, yet very stout silver hook...Most of the fish I catch are hooked right in the corner like you want them ....I landed a 25lb striper on one a few weekends ago and even it was hooked right in the corner of the mouth...We usually roam from the state park to Illwill

[rickhise]

keep at it, once u find em you have to keep following them good job.

I got 2 over today, an your right the size of the bait the more confidence u have.
its a fine line between perfect, too small or too big....you kinda of know when you put it on the hook