Wacky, Been going to Vermilion in MN for 30 years. Smallmouth fishing is fantastic and the largemouth fishing is very good. Probably not as good as I have heard Pelican is, but pretty good and they are underfished there. Son and I had a 93 bass day 2 years ago with probably a 2# average with biggest fish about 4#. We fish a multispecies tournament at the resort we stay at every Sept. and if the weeds have started to die off, the largemouth are stacked up in very predictable spots. If you ever plan to go, give me a shout and I can head you in the right direction on the west end of the lake. Best baits in the fall have been jig and plastic craw and wacky rigged senko-type baits.