My buddy and I went to East Fork Lake in SW Ohio the other day and got into a bunch of small hybrids. Most were caught after dark on a Chartreuse Pearl Gizz 3. We caught a couple before dark on top water baits and one on a Flitterbait. Here's a small one caught on a top water right before dark.
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I haven't caught many of these but we used to get into them in NorFork Lake in Ark. this is a hard pulling fish :-* ~c~ ~c~
Yes they are fun. We hooked some beast earlier this year that I had to use my striper tackle on. Yes they do pull hard.
They pull like a smallmouth and are a ton of fun. Especially if you get into a school of them.