| No wonder Lake Erie Smallmouth Bass Charters are | | | | thank goodness!), they are usually insured to the max |
| busy. According to the Ohio Department of Natural | | | | and everyone of them has to be Coast Guard |
| Resources, they have produced a report that shows | | | | inspected. |
| Lake Erie is one of the best smallmouth bass lakes in | | | | Just about all charters provide the tackle, bait and |
| the world. This is not very surprising to the fishermen | | | | rods. Some charters troll while others go for the drift |
| that are familiar with this area - but it seems like a lot | | | | fishing (a great chance to test your angling skills). One |
| of people that are into this hobby are talking about it. | | | | piece of advice is to use white and yellow |
| So it's no surprise that a lot of people are heading up | | | | spinnerbaits as well as shallow diving crankbaits if you |
| to Lake Erie. | | | | are fishing near the shore. That is if the charter |
| There have also been reports that smallmouth bass | | | | provides this type of baits of course. |
| catches average between fourteen to almost | | | | The cost is reasonable. Usually a hundred dollar |
| eighteen inches. Now that's big fish! The largest fish | | | | deposit, then the trip will cost around five to six |
| that has been caught in this region was 23.5 inches in | | | | hundred dollars. Usually what happens is that a group |
| length - and weighing around 9.5 lbs. | | | | of people go together - each pitches in a hundred |
| There are many fishing charters that travel the lake. | | | | dollars or so and off they go for an eight to ten hour |
| Many of them are eight hour journeys that give the | | | | trip. Most people say that it's a nice little get-away. |
| passengers time to catch a possible trophy fish. | | | | Charters sometimes offer places to stay for the |
| Though most of these boats are thirty to thirty-four | | | | night. For an example, if you buy their package, they |
| feet long on average, these still offer plenty of room | | | | will have a place where you can reserve to stay a |
| for about eight passengers to comfortably fish. If | | | | night. They may own the inn or have made special |
| you do go fishing on one of the charters and lake | | | | deals with the lodge to keep their customers. For a |
| erie smallmouth bass is the game of the day - | | | | group of up to six people, they may charge at least |
| expect the captain to be boating near the rocky | | | | a hundred dollars a person. If there is a family that |
| shoreline since an abundant of Smallmouth bass tend | | | | wants to stay the night, it is advisable to seek a |
| to reside there. Also, in case one is wondering about | | | | regular hotel to stay in to keep costs down. The |
| the boats they are usually equipped with VHF marine | | | | lodging is usually meant for groups of people that are |
| radio in case there is an emergency, GPS (no big | | | | not taking their family. |
| surprise there), Fish Finder, Toilet Facilities (whooh - | | | | |