Part1
Fishing on Lake St. Clair

　 The winter winds blow hard outside my window, as I stand inside looking out at a frozen Lake St.Clair. My dreams take me to a different season, one where my Champion bass boat slides effortlessly over the clear, calm waters of this popular fishing destination.
　My name is Jon Bondy, and I am a full time fishing guide onLake St.Clair, Lake Erie and the Detroit River inNorth America. I fish for walleye andsmallmouth bass about 200 days a year, and have been asked by the creators of thisnew web site to share my fishing experiences with the people of Japan.I am well aware ofhow muchtheJapanese love to fish, and I also know that fish make up a large part of the diet of your people. So, through my articles, I hope tomake a connection with the anglers in your part of the world.
　My love of fishing began when I was about 10 years old. I was introduced to it by a friend who took me to a local creek, where we caught bluegill and catfish from the shore. As I went through school, I fished whenever I could. Although some of my friend's interest in the sport faded, I kepta keen interest in not only enjoying my surroundings, but catching lots of fish.
　I graduated from college in the field of aquaculture, which basically is the raising of fish for food or stocking. We learned everything about breeding, genetics, fish diseases, and proper hatchery maintenance. However, when I finished school, I realized that I wanted to catch fish for a living and not breed them! At first, my parents didn't accept this, because they wanted me to work in the auto industry. I live in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, which is just across the river from Detroit, Michigan. A lot of the jobs in my area are related to building cars and trucks, and most of my friends work in that industry. But I didn't want this, so I took a chance and started a guiding business. That was 8 years ago.
　I have been all over the U.S. fishing for bass, and have been to many tackle shops. One experience I will never forget was a bass fishing trip to Mexicolast winter.I have a lot of friends throughout the U.S. and Canada who love to fish as much as I do. I plan on telling all you Japanese anglers about my fishing experiences and I have a lot of ideas for this new venture. I am going to interview some pro anglers, visit some large tackle shops, and tell you about my days of guiding anglers. I have some funny stories that I can write about too.
Part6
KVD Interview
2004/05/20
I called up a long time friend of mine, Kevin Vandam for an interview with time. It seems like he likes Japanese bais like I do.
Part1
Fishing on Lake St. Clair
2002/03/09
Hello. My name is Jon Bondy of Wondsor, Canada. I am a full time fishing guide onLake St.Clair, and today I start off my column on basswave.jp.
　
Part2
With Mickey Bruce
2002/06/13
I had a time to fish with Mickey Blues, a long time friend of mine and a famous Tour compeditor. We caught tons of bass and stripers.
　
Part3
Walleye, another great game-fish
2002/07/15
Walleye is one of the most popular types of game fish in North America, but they don't live in Japan. I thought I should introduce a walleye story a little bit.
　
Part4
Smallies!
2002/08/28
When you wish to fish smallmouths, I bet St. Clair is the best choise. Thanks God, I live near by. So, I tell you how fun to fish smallies here.
　
Part5
Monster Fish
2004/03/12
In Japan, I heard big long muskie lures are used to catch monster sized bass even though muskies don't exist over there. I will introduce how brual a real monster muskie can do.
　
　
　Here is some clue about Smallies on St. Clair.
Smallmouth outnumber Largemouth in my home lake about 10 to 1. This is because the lake is more suitable to open water sight feeders, which　smallouth are. Largemouth are prevalent in marshy and weedy shoreline areas. The big difference between the two, is that while largemouth usually lay and wait to ambush prey that passes by, smallmouth go on search and destroy missions, cruising open water, chasing down pods of shad and other baitfish. This makes the smallmouth harder to find and follow, but they always will win tournaments around here.
　 Typically, smallmouth are native to the Midwest of the U.S. and up into southern Canada, however, they have been introduced as far down south as Texas. Largemouth are more prevalent throughout the southern U.S. but live well up into Canada. The further north these two fish are living, the slower　they grow. A four pound smallmouth may be 10-15 years old at the northern part or their range.
　Smallmouth typically love to chase down lures in clear open water, whereas largemouth are more often caught from weed choked areas, or other types of thick cover. Popular lures for smallmouth are chartreuse or white　spinnerbaits, jerkbaits, rattletraps, and tubes. Largemouth really loveflipping jigs, worms, spinnerbaits and buzzbaits.　
　Largemouth are a bit more hardy than smallmouth, as they can survive in　even small ponds. Smallmouth need larger, preferably current based lakes and rivers. This goes back to the way they feed. Largemouth hunker down sitting in one spot for the most part, while smallmouth cruise around, hence, they need more space.

　 I fish some bass tournament also, and I can also write about those, giving you an account of how I approached each day and how I finished. If you wish to learn more about anything related to fishing in America, feel free to send me an e-mail with your questions. My address is jonbondy@mnsi.net I also have a website for you to learn more about what I do. Please visit me at www.lakestclairfishing.com and send me your comments! Well, to close, I hope you are looking forward to my next article, as I am sure you will enjoy it. Take Care, Jon