I had a telephone talk with Bob Clouser a week ago, and was telling him about my Lake Erie adventures with the "redfish" (burnt orange) color of blend that he'd originally suggested I try. Bob knew of the huge gobie population( a tasty meal for all Erie gamefish) up there and suggested I also try a pattern of BROWN sfblend with a few strands of bleeding black SF on top -looks really tasty &gobie-like! We also discussed tying this stuff very thin, then even thinner, for best results. But, unfortunately, my order from Clouser's shop didn't arrive until I got home from this past weekend's latest Erie adventure. So I stuck with orange while there-discovered a huge school of nice sized crappie just off the pier I was working ,near bottom in 6-8' ; most casts, on the initial drop of my 1/24 oz boolie they'd lap it up before I'd begin any sort of retrieve. If I missed the first hookset, just a short steady motion had em grabbing eagerly! Then, early Sunday morning I had my son and grandson along to get in 2 hrs before the incoming storms struck. My son Sean had the crazy idea to tip the orange Boolie with a 1-2" live crayfish (previous afternoon he & my grandson had a ball in a local stream capturing about 2 dozen crabs). Well, instantly BIG sheepshead went ballistic -the Boolie's spin, vibration, and orange+flash got their attention, while the fresh crab sealed the deal! There were some long fights on the 5# mono,then nice smallmouth and numerous white perch joined in the attack! We fished right up till the final crayfish, leaving only due to rain and distant thunder!
