Big bass fisherman here to. I fish tournaments around the area. I'm going for pike this weekend and I will ice fish out of bordum, but I love going out in my champion and catchin some bass. Check out a compnay I field staff for. THey make some great bass lures and are recently coming out with XL versions for pike and musky. Might be killer up there on the chippewa flowage. www.karulures.com