Spoon Bite Starting Strong

[S&M]

Fished Saturday and Sunday out of Aunts Creek for some fantastic spoon fishing.

I motored out to the mouth of Aunts and graphed the point on each side not seeing much, so I started moving my way back into Aunts graphing each point to the mouth of the smaller coves. Still nothing interesting on the graph so I continued moving farther into Aunts.

I spent about 15 minutes from take off graphing to finally find what I was looking for, an actual school of bass. I ened up about 3/4 of the way back into Aunts Creek where the channel bend tucks really tight to the shore line, there's two boat docks that sit right over this channel.

The fish I graphed where located in the water column from 10' to 40'. I dropped down a white 3/4oz spoon and let it hit the bottom, one pump up and BAM, first fish on, a chucky 2-1/2 pounder. I worked the bottom with the spoon and picked up 4 more. Then I started working the water column watching my graph picking up 7 more. Out of those 12 bass, 8 where keepers with the best going 4 pounds.

I left that area for about 2 hours to give it a rest and to explore some other similar areas to see if a pattern could be linked, no such luck with linking a pattern, so I returned to the honey hole and slowed down my presenation with a PB&J 3/4oz football jig. That presentation yielded me another 5 keepers.

One thing I did noticed about these spoon fish is they where not streaking, which tells me the spoon bite will only get better and better in the next few weeks when they get into there full blown feeding / streaking mode.

My perdiction for this upcoming weekend after the cold front passes is a full blown spoon, streaking bite.

Looking forward to this weekend

[Tom Spence]

Sounds like a great day. I've been hoping the spoon would turn on soon. I hope to get out there this weekend.

[S&M]

t1365,

The spoon bite is getting good partner. I've been spooning for the last month and half. I actually picked up my limited with a spoon at the last AIA tournament. I just looked at the weather report and Friday looks like a better day weather wise, so I'm heading out then. It might be to soon after this cold front, but I'm a sucker for punishement.

I just love spoon fishing when the bass are in full blown streaking. It's the best video game around when that graph turns into a light show.

Hows the new boat working out for you?

[Tom Spence]

You're not kidding. Its a whole new world of fun when you can watch the fish go after your bait on the graph. The boat is great. Have only had it out twice but I hope to be out this weekend. Maybe Friday but I have a pretty early curfew that day. Might go Saturday too.

[FishinCricket]

Hmm.. I suddenly hate you both... LOL (< Joke from a wishful fisherman)

[Bill Babler]

Great Report! Sounds like a blast.

That spoon and deep grub bite has been going on quite a while now. Most of these K's are located just where you described them. Some on the main channel however, usual spoon spots including humps and channel swings. Man if there is a deep dock present that makes it super good. 1/2 way back in some of the big coves and creek arms on channel swings can be great. We have been drop-shotting nice K's on guide trips for the last month, in these exact locations. A couple of weeks ago, Bill had about 50 fish in a location like you discribed. Buster had a morning very similar up Long Creek. His clients caught and released over 70 on night crawlers. The usual parade of shiner fisherman, have been at it for a month, filling their freezers.

Usually we would be over joyed to hear this, but this is a very strange year. When I can go down a bank throwing a jig or wart in the Middle of December catching 4 to 7 pounders, it make it pretty hard to pick up a spoon, and dangle it deep for K's.

Look at what its taking for these derbys. 18 to 24 pounds a week. If you weigh-in a Kentucky, you are pretty much out of the money, unless it is one of those Hog Momma's like the 4 pounder you had. Just not enough 4 pounders out there. Those deep Kentucks are not going anywhere, and I'm going to keep hammering these big LM and Small Jaws, as long as they will have it.

Your probably right, this cold snap may be the start of the end of the shallow bite. We'll all join you out after the deep ones. Super Report