Oneida bass

[theonlybassman]

I have fished Oneida a few times now and caught some smallies but I'm not sure what A good size is for that lake. What are the big-uns like? And what are some good spots? Pm me if you don't want the world to know.
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[gstott]

Well, they're not as big as the ones in The Snake River drainage, but I caught this one today. I taped her at 18".[inline "release 2 small.jpg"]
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[Portbum]

Sweet fish!!!!!
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[cpierce]

Nice fish! As usual!! Good to see you are getting out.
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[gstott]

Thanks! She put up a really good fight, she didn't want to give up at all. I haven't gotten out as much as usual, but that fish was worth a few trips right there []
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[theonlybassman]

That's a nice fish for sure!
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[gstott]

Thanks! That's not the norm for me there, usually I'm happy when I get fish over a foot. I typically get a good mix of fish in the 13-16" range and smaller dinks, maybe half and half. It seems to be getting better every year though. A couple of years ago I caught a 17, the next a 17.5, and this year an 18, and my friend caught a similar fish about a month ago. Lets hope it keeps going like that.
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[psanders71]

Oh what a beautiful fish!!! Getting into any eyes while chasing the smallies???
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[gstott]

Thanks! I haven't caught any eyes this year. I've been fishing fairly shallow and during the middle of the day the couple of times I've been up there though.
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[trfishin]

WOW that sure is a nice smallie congratulations Nice colors
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[gstott]

Thanks! I told my wife that it was a pretty fish, and she told me fish can't be pretty. We'll just have to agree to disagree on that one []
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[trfishin]

Ha Ha You and I know Our wives are always right. Pretty or beautiful thats a dandy bass[cool]
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