$5 and Below Sale at Outdoorama, Novi, Michigan Feb 23-26

Check out our $5 and Below sale at the Outdoorama this weekend! We got some great prices and are passing them along to you! Get them at the Xtreme Bass Tackle booth #5765.

The Outdoorama for 2017 is Here

Xtreme Bass Tackle will be well represented at the Outdoorama this weekend in Novi, Michigan. Check out the new “Froggy” tube, a fresh batch of X-Worms are in,13 ball bearing spinning reels for $49.99, “Eagles” by Red Dirt Spinnerbaits and a $5 and below section that is stocked with great quality poppers, jerkbaits, crankbaits and frogs!

Seminars

It’s a great time to get in the last of the No Secrets on Lake St. Clair seminar series. There are four this weekend: one on Thursday, two on Friday and one on Saturday. Capt. Wayne will discuss the sweeping changes that we have seen on Lake St. Clair over the last couple of years and strategies to deal with them. Follow up later on the NEW website for St. Clair anglers: www.stclairreport.com.

SALE! Lake St. Clair Smallmouth Bass Info Pack, Best Ever! September 2015

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September 2015 Sale

LAKE ST. CLAIR SMALLMOUTH BASS INFORMATION PACK

Marked Maps HD Complete (410 spot in laminate chart book – more info…)

Smallmouth Confidential (Guide level techniques to catch more smallmouth – more info…)

No Secrets on Lake St. Clair Vol. 3 (NEW RELEASE FOR 2015 – more info…)

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FREE SHIPPING (credited after purchase)

FREE BAITS – Get a 5 pack of the new blockbuster tube of 2015, Sweet Green LE

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Canadian Mist Keeps on Rolling

We have new photos and confirmation that Xtreme Bass Tackle™ Canadian Mist continues to put fish in the boat. Thanks to Matt Kar (St. Catherines, Ontario), who although not disclosing the location of his catch has documented once again how Canadian Mist dominates the bait industry in catching smallmouth bass everywhere. Matt says that he primarily fishes the Niagara River, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Thank you Matt for sharing this moment with us. Purchase Canadian Mist Tubes at Xtreme Bass Tackle or Call (877) 485-2223

St. Clair Smallmouth Liking New Tube Color: Sweet Green

Xtreme Bass Tackle tube Sweet Green LE

Newly introduced in May of 2015, this tri-laminate tube has already made waves. Last weekend the Xtreme Bass Tackle™ staff took this limited edition bait out to play and got good results.

The bite was slow on the Mile Roads so we moved down toward the Detroit River and found smallmouth bass cruising around everywhere that there was sand, rock and shallow water. Normally they chase down baits that are moving in the middle of the water column but not on the day we were there. As it turns out, they wanted the bait on the bottom and they wanted Sweet Green™. We ended up catching over half of our smallmouth on the 4″ Sweet Green™ tube.

The bait has a Formula G3™ back and Canadian Mist Lite™ belly that includes a chartreuse glow showing though the front half of the tube. The green pumpkin top and green glow on the bottom make up the dominant color of the bait. The highlight color and most likely the color trigger for this particular bait is the small purple flake that runs across the top and bottom along the full length of the tube.

Some of the backwater smallmouth were the biggest. Only 18″ but over 4 pounds

This Sweet Green smallmouth was brought up to the boat and the line broke off. Fifteen minutes later it was caught again and now he had two Sweet Green tubes in his mouth

“Visions of Canada glasses and Xtreme Bass Tackle new tubes helped me crush the big girls. Sweet day on the water!”

Not to be outdone, Canadian Pro Bob “Jigger” Mann and Capt. Mike McGrane took Sweet Green LE out a day later and generated action too. This first photo and text came in from Bob:

The next photo came in with a hefty smallmouth held up by Capt. Mike.

“Your new colour in drop-shot aggravated a lot of bass on their beds” Bob “Jigger” Mann

Looking to get your hands on some Sweet Green? Find them at:

Sportsman’s Direct 36072 Jefferson Ave, Harrison Twp., MI 48045 (586) 741-6052

Nautical Mile BP 9 Mile & Jefferson

or

ORDER AT: www.xtremebasstackle.com or call TOLL FREE at (877) 485-2223

Xtreme Bass Tackle™ at the Ultimate Fishing Show Detroit 2015

Ultimate Fishing Show Detroit, Jan. 8-11, 2015

Xtreme Bass Tackle™, Booth #2251 NEW PRODUCTS! It’s good to be back and this time around we have the products you need for a successful bass season in 2015! No Secrets on Lake St. Clair #3, new and proven tube colors, new baits styles and so much more.

NEW!

No Secrets on Lake St. Clair Vol. 3 We have a new book in the No Secrets on Lake St. Clair series, Volume 3. It’s been a decade since the release of Volume 2 and the Lake has changed. Keep on top of the changes with the best bass information research available on Lake St. Clair. Read chapters on:

• Hot Spots
• Breakdown the Bite
• St. Clair Flats
• Bob “Jigger” Mann – Bass Hunter
• 5 Minute Spots
• and more…

ULTIMATE BASS CLINIC Join Dan Kimmel, Capt. Mike McGrane, Bob “Jigger” Mann and myself at the Ultimate Bass Clinic on Saturday at 2:30pm—4:30pm ($25 entry) and leave armed with the best array of bass fishing information around. Each speaker takes a turn at delivering top-of-the-line bass information to the audience and at the end, you can fire your toughest bass fishing questions away at the panel. You will leave with a complimentary sack of tackle worth over $25. To preregister your seat in the Ultimate Bass Clinic by phone call: TOLL FREE (877) 485-2223 To preregister your seat in the Clinic at the show go to the Xtreme Bass Tackle booth #2251 and receive a pass for free admission into the show on Saturday (a $10 value). SEMINAR SCHEDULE Thur. 06:00 pm—Hawg Trough Fri. 01:00 pm – Hawg Trough Sat. 02:30 pm – 04:30 pm Stage A Ultimate Bass Clinic Sun. 1:30 am—Stage C No Secrets on Lake St. Clair 2015

Come to the show on the weekday and save $$, compliments of Xtreme Bass Tackle™

Big Smallmouth in Fall on Lake St. Clair

Fall is a special time of year to chase smallmouth bass on Lake St. Clair. The bass are schooled up, aggressive and it is the time of year where you have the potential to catch the bass of a lifetime. Reports have been coming in about bigger smallies and tournament weights are up.

One one recent scouting trip we caught several including this 4 lb. 14oz smallmouth on a crankbait and others like this 3 1/2 lb. smallmouth caught on an Xtreme Bass Tackle St. Clair Goby NFT™ drop-shot tube. Both were caught in Canadian waters.

Caught in 8 feet of water on a crankbait this smallie went 4 lbs. 14 oz.

This one was only 3 1/2 lbs but it was in an area with many more smallmouth in 18 feet of water

Canadian Mist & Smallmouth on the Niagara River

by Matt Kar, St. Catharines, Ontario

Matt Kar with a Niagara River smallmouth

We were originally fishing the eastern Lake Erie basin but couldn’t seem to find the big ones we were looking for. With upcoming tournaments we figured it was a good day do due some scouting in the river. We didn’t have much luck at the usual spots but I had remembered the rough location of a rock out in the middle of the river. We used our electronics to locate it and never looked back.

We caught 2-3 fish a drift… Basically all depended how long it took you to reel the last one in. Anywhere from 3.5 to 4.5 lbs. All in all we caught about 15 fish between 12:00pm-1:30pm in 14-22 feet of water. We only stopped because we had to leave.

Canadian Mist and St. Clair Goby NFT™ tubes rigged on a 3/8oz jig were the ticket!

CLICK HERE to order Xtreme Bass Tackle products

Xtreme Bass Tackle Canadian Mist & St. Clair Goby NFT helped to make this good day into a great day!

Xtreme Bass Tackle Grand Opening at Sportsmen’s Direct, Lake St. Clair

You can now get Xtreme Bass Tackle™ closer to the major launches than ever before. Sportsmen’s Direct at Jefferson and Crocker has a full lineup of XBT products. We are excited to be in this new venue where you can get expert advice and support from Justin Clark and while you are there have access to so many other quality products that bass anglers look for.

Go here for Xtreme Bass Tackle™ drop-shot tubes, 4″ or 5″ tubes in:

St. Clair Goby NFT™
St. Clair Goby Classic™
St. Clair Crayfish™
St. Clair Goby™
Muskegon Goby™
Canadian Mist
Formula G3™
Great Lakes Craw™
Brown Craw™
Emerald Shiner™
Sand Craw™
…and more!

The store is right next to the Clinton River Cutoff DNR ramp on the same side of the street. If you are going to Harley Ensign or Lake St. Clair Metropark and get off at I94 and Metropolitan Parkway just take a right at the first light (Crocker), take it until it ends at Jefferson then make a right turn and you are there. It’s just minutes away from those launches.

Sportsmen’s Direct
36072 Jefferson Ave
Harrison Twp, MI 48045
Phone: 586-741-6052
Hours: 6am – 6pm Daily,
adjusted seasonally

Lake St. Clair Smallmouth Bass Summer 2014

August 28, 2014

The bigger bite seems to be picking up this week and it should continue to strengthen into September. A lot of the bites are “swimming pickups” which makes setting the hook difficult. One thing to help with that is to put a little pressure on the bass by lifting the rod tip, then set the hook.

Topwater continues to rock along channel edges. Mark Hill picked a nice four pound smallie up at one of our first stops this morning. Later I picked up a decent three pound plus in 17 feet then we finished in the Lake in eleven feet and picked up one at four. On a research day like this we don’t work the areas hard but catch a couple to gauge the bite.

August 22, 2014

It hasn’t been a hot year so a full summer smallmouth bass pattern has yet to develop. We see a glimmer of it in the St. Clair River, the Channels, the staging areas in front of the Channels and in the Lake. I suppose we could call it the “cool summer pattern.”

What’s frigid about it is the way bite patterns come and go. We can get the bass going on a bait presentation in certain areas on one day and the next it’s like they were never there. Deep lake patterns seem to be the most consistent and a lot of the weights in tournaments have come from these areas.

St. Clair Goby NFT™ drop-shot tube by Xtreme Bass Tackle™

One consistent bait has been St. Clair Goby NFT™ by Xtreme Bass Tackle™. It doesn’t matter if you throw it in a drop-shot tube, a 4 inch tube or a 5 inch tube…this bait is hot! Since the development of this bait based directly on the change in the color of gobies in Lake St. Clair this bait has been a strong producer but never quite like this. The best smallmouth of the day came on the five inch tube that was thrown after a hit-and-miss on the drop-shot tube. With the drop-shot tube still in the water it picked up another smallmouth and I had to ask for help to bring in the “double.”

The quality of bass has been good. We are catching more keepers than short smallmouth and most of the bass have been 2 1/2 to 3 pounds. Getting the bigger bass is the product of a lot of hard work and covering water be it in the shallows or on deep drifts. In the river hitting multiple spots to find the best bite has been effective.

You can get Xtreme Bass Tackle products now at:
Sportsmen’s Direct, 36072 Jefferson Ave Harrison Twp, MI 48045
Phone: 586-741-6052
Hours: 6am – 6pm Daily,
adjusted seasonally
(Click here to see announcement of the Grand Opening of XBT products at Sportmen’s Direct)

St. Clair Goby NFT drop-shot tube caught this 3 1/2 pound smallmouth out in the deep water

This smallmouth at four pounds or better was caught on a 5″ St. Clair Goby NFT™