![]() This was our first trip to Michigan and my first trophy smallmouth bass fishing. We came up from Florida to visit friends and had booked a full day trip with Traverse City Bass. In all, it was a great outing and I hope to go again soon. Ben is a very knowledgeable guide, he kept us on fish all day and even taught me a few new techniques. or better, with a personal best 5 lba+ trophy-size smallmouth. I landed close to 30 smallies, several pushing 4 lbs. I’ve hired several guides over the years, and would put Ben right there at the top. I still marvel at how he saw that fish in clear water with a bright sun reflecting on it. We boated some really nice smallies, one of which Ben spotted on a bed and proceeded to coach me in the fine art of drop-shotting, and after teasing the bass for ten minutes I hooked him. Ben in June, and I can’t say enough about his professionalism, and dedication to giving his clients a great fishing experience. I’m sure Captain Ben and Chad are great, but we will ask to go out with Ron again next time we head out. Regardless of the fact that we were hauling in the fish faster than Ron could release them, we were most impressed by his professionalism and easy-going, good-natured and enthusiastic character. As my father-in-law said on the drive home, it was more like ‘catching’ than ‘fishing’. My father-in-law, sister and I had an absolutely fantastic morning with Captain Ron in early August jigging for lake trout. Wanted to throw in some enthusiastic support for young Captain Ron Dohm. ![]() In addition to putting us on fish, Ben was open to sharing details and pointers. The success we shared with Ben this past weekend was pretty spectacular and made me a believer of the Michigan fishery. I’ve been fishing Northern Wisconsin and Canada with my Dad for over 20 years. What an amazing two days on the water with Ben Wolfe. You can trust them to put you on the fish. Which I’m sure is true of all their guides. Ron is young, he’s incredibly passionate and knowledgeable about the smallmouth fishing in the Bay. Ron, who guided us both to our personal best smallies, it was a great experience. Ben to the day on the water spent with Capt. We plan to go back for many years in the future.Ībsolutely amazing guide service company! My wife and I came up to try the famous clear water smallmouth fishing on Traverse Bay and were not disappointed. If you want a great time on the water with good people, I highly recommend Traverse City Bass. Chad made a special effort to ensure that my wife caught plenty of fish. He taught this old fisherman a few new tricks and methods as well. The boat and equipment were all first class, as was Chad. Chad seemed to know every rock, log and grass bed that was holding a quality smallmouth. We had a great time and caught several smallmouth in the 3lb. My wife and I fished 2 days the first week of June this year with Capt. ![]()
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