Beaver 08.02

[bferg]

Hit up Beaver in the Rambo area Sunday AM from 5:45 to 8:15. We were fishing off of points around ledges with stand-up timber from 0-20 ft of water. It was another rough morning for us. Tried cranking, drop shotting, shaky heading- caught a nice bass on a crawdad crank and a nice fish on a shaky head with a hand poured senko style worm in purple. Also missed another nice fish. Strange thing was every hit we had happened right after the lure hit the water- as if we threw it right to their mouth and gave them no choice. Shad and small bass are EVERYWHERE you look out there!

So, the colorado boy continues my brutal summer of learning Beaver!

On another note- a sparse fog made for a BEAUTIFUL sunrise and the stripers were straight BUSTING the top of the water all over- they were hitting the top in 60 ft of water- near the drop off from 30 feet- but on the deep side of the drop- if that makes sense.

Couple of questions:

1. What do you guys like to use on your drop shot rigs here? Sunday I used a white fluke jr. some and also an Aaron's Majic worm in purple/brown.

2. What do you guys like to use on shaky head rigs- I tried a blue/white trick worm and a purple senko style worm- 5 inches. Also tried green.

I think I need to do some homework on my jig and soft plastic color selection out here...

[Bird Watcher]

Have you tried the C-rig?

I've only bass fished Beaver one time in my life, but all of the other lakes that I know of in the area have a Carolina Rig bite in the summer.

I would look for Primary and secondary points with gravel and I would fish +/- 10' of the thermocline for starters.

Just a suggestion. Stick with it. You'll figure them out.

[LarryC]

There tearing up night crawlers on the drop shot now...25 feet deep and deeper over trees. The only problem is finding the keepers. I went Friday and caught one that would measure while using up a whole box of worms.

[rps]

IMO soft plastic colors that work on white river lakes: watermelon/red, watermelon candy, junebug, smoke and what was originally called motoroil - a semi translucent brown purple

The guys at hook, line, and sinker enjoy a good reputation for knowing Beaver. I bet they will share information easily.

The c rig suggestion is a good one.

Good Luck.