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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. |
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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.
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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. |
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Part6
KVD Interview
2004/05/20 |
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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. |
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Part1
Fishing on Lake St. Clair
2002/03/09 |
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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. |
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Part2
With Mickey Bruce
2002/06/13 |
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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. |
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Part3
Walleye, another great game-fish
2002/07/15 |
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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.
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Part4
Smallies!
2002/08/28 |
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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. |
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Part5
Monster Fish
2004/03/12 |
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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. |
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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
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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 |
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