Members Jarrett Ellis Posted April 5, 2010 Members Posted April 5, 2010 Went out Saturday morning intent on fishing crappie. Unfortunately, got to the bait shop and they ran out of minnows by 7am. I was pretty bummed out, but we went up anyway, just thought I'd use jigs. We couldn't get bit on a jig to save our life. I quickly gave up crappie fishin and we started targeting bass. (Grand Glaize) Found the bass already halfway back in the coves. Mostly around baitfish near deeper water (20ft) I hooked one keeper sized largemouth but he got away, then a few minutes later I had my biggest fish of the day, a 4 1/2 lber. Around 2 o'clock the fish really turned on and I started throwin a sexy shad KVD red eye rattltrap. We probably caught 20 white bass in the matter of an hour or two. To top it all, my buddy drags in a 9.5 lb Largemouth.... I could strangle that guy sometimes! Anyway, it was the largest bass I've personally seen pulled out of that lake, and a good deal bigger than my biggest.. caught on a megabass jerkbait. We took pictures and released the biggest bass. Anyone ever tried white bass? They seem to be easy enough to catch once they're on.
motoman Posted April 5, 2010 Posted April 5, 2010 WOW! That things a PIG! Good report. - White bass are easy to catch, and good to eat! (if that's what yah mean) Just cut out the darker meat in the fillets and they're good to go.
Members Jarrett Ellis Posted April 6, 2010 Author Members Posted April 6, 2010 WOW! That things a PIG! Good report. - White bass are easy to catch, and good to eat! (if that's what yah mean) Just cut out the darker meat in the fillets and they're good to go. Yeah, to eat em. Seems like the MDC views em as pest fish looking at the regulations (no minimum size, 15 per angler) and they are a ton of fun to catch! I hooked up with a white bass that was 1 1/2lb and I thought I had a 5 lb bass on the line!
motoman Posted April 6, 2010 Posted April 6, 2010 Yeah, to eat em. Seems like the MDC views em as pest fish looking at the regulations (no minimum size, 15 per angler) and they are a ton of fun to catch! I hooked up with a white bass that was 1 1/2lb and I thought I had a 5 lb bass on the line! - Jarrett, if you want a real good time. Come down and white bass fish any night in the summer. Usually picks up after Memorial Day, and not until after dark. Fish the same area you were in, throwing what you were, or even Cabelas Rad Shads or Bass Pro Static Shads, in virtually any color. And you can catch them all night like that. It's great cause the boat traffic really tapers off, and it's relatively comfortable outside (compared to daytime temps), and you'll catch them the same rate you guys were all night. Sundown to Sun-up; that's the key. It's not uncommon to get into a school of whites with 4 and 5 pounders in them! That's a HOOT! - Those bigguns will straighten hooks/split rings, rip out hook eyes; basically destroy a crankbait. Heck, I've gone thru 3-4 a night before! So I don't recommend throwing any pricey cranks. - I've heard some people say white bass can be a bit fishy (I don't notice it though), and there's a couple recipes here on the boards to rememdy that if so; but I've found the white meat plenty tasty.
Members Jarrett Ellis Posted April 6, 2010 Author Members Posted April 6, 2010 - Jarrett, if you want a real good time. Come down and white bass fish any night in the summer. Usually picks up after Memorial Day, and not until after dark. Fish the same area you were in, throwing what you were, or even Cabelas Rad Shads or Bass Pro Static Shads, in virtually any color. And you can catch them all night like that. It's great cause the boat traffic really tapers off, and it's relatively comfortable outside (compared to daytime temps), and you'll catch them the same rate you guys were all night. Sundown to Sun-up; that's the key. It's not uncommon to get into a school of whites with 4 and 5 pounders in them! That's a HOOT! - Those bigguns will straighten hooks/split rings, rip out hook eyes; basically destroy a crankbait. Heck, I've gone thru 3-4 a night before! So I don't recommend throwing any pricey cranks. - I've heard some people say white bass can be a bit fishy (I don't notice it though), and there's a couple recipes here on the boards to rememdy that if so; but I've found the white meat plenty tasty. Wow, that sounds like a blast.. I was thinkin that a real big white bass would probably be like wrestlin a 5lb bluegill... I'm definitely gonna give that a shot this summer! Seems like anything that looks like a shad that you can drag through or around those bait balls will draw em. I'd heard a couple people say that about white bass being fishy too, but I don't remember the last time I had fish I didn't like, even giant catfish which some people don't like either. .
motoman Posted April 6, 2010 Posted April 6, 2010 Wow, that sounds like a blast.. I was thinkin that a real big white bass would probably be like wrestlin a 5lb bluegill... I'm definitely gonna give that a shot this summer! Seems like anything that looks like a shad that you can drag through or around those bait balls will draw em. I'd heard a couple people say that about white bass being fishy too, but I don't remember the last time I had fish I didn't like, even giant catfish which some people don't like either. . - You said it Jarrett, anything that replicates a shad, they'll hit. There has been a night or 2 that they've been REAL finicky, and we had to throw maribou jigs to get them to hit; but those nights are few and far between. Give it a shot, I'm sure you'll love it!
Members FishinJack Posted April 6, 2010 Members Posted April 6, 2010 Are fishing around dock lights or do you float your own lights?
motoman Posted April 6, 2010 Posted April 6, 2010 Are fishing around dock lights or do you float your own lights? - We try to go in like fishing ninjas! .................real neaky-like in the dark. - But in all seriousness, on moonlit nights, it's not uncommon to use no lights. But, when we fish the Glaize, it's real dark around the state park. So we use a cheapy 12v flourescent light, just so we can see how close to the shore we are; and those miner style headlamp things to see when we get them in the boat and unhook them. We don't use the lights to attract fish............but sounds like we should? The old fella that taught me how to night fish and turned me onto the whites, only uses the same style lights. No mention of using them to attract fish. - We really just have several areas we fish, with different topography. We work those spots until we find them; sometimes they're here, sometimes there. - I never thought to have a crappie light in the water? That's a good thought. - Is it recommended?
Members Jarrett Ellis Posted April 7, 2010 Author Members Posted April 7, 2010 MAN THAT IS A GREAT FISH!!!!!!!! Congrats HA! That was my buddy Jeff's fish, I was just takin pictures!
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