Coming Down To Tr On 27Th

[arsenal1477]

hey all,

the old man and i are heading down to tr in a few weeks for our annual spring trip(been going down every year for the last 28 yrs). we are mainly night fishermen and do well every year on the tride and true salt craws. last 4-5 years we have limited our night fishing and focused more on trying to get into the same fish during the day as we do the night. we usually fair pretty decent but i read all these forums religously and i can never remember boating 15-20lbs of bass during the day. any tips? we will be staying at oak hill in little aunts, but we make an attempt to run all over the lake. im also going to be trying a new bait sometime during the trip called a Y-Not by Stanley. picked up a pack or two, seem like they may be a fun bait to try. anyone heard of it or tried it out? looks to be a nice, bulky alternative to gene larews reg/biffle craws. any ideas would be great. seems like the lake has a ton going on from the early spawning, warm temps, lake turn over. last year we were on the lake around 11pm our last sat night there during a thunderstorm(not smart) but but the both of us limited out in an hour and a half with a few 5lb bronze backs and a few 4lb buckets(id say each of us had 20-25 lbs of fish, all released of course:)). never had that many keepers in such a short span, trying to enhance those odds during the day.

[dtrs5kprs]

If you can find some decent spawn banks and coves the little green stuff (fish doctors, shakey heads) should get you 11-13#. To me, the 20# type sacks scream sight fish, or deeper staging fish, although if things are right you can get there in a hurry winding a redfin.

Not much of a night fisherman, so not sure what types of water you normally fish. Used to do it some at Bull Shoals, but from my few attempts at the Rock the types of water that hold fish must not correspond.

[arsenal1477]

Thanks for the help. In all honesty, we fish just about all water except deep. We very rarely go much deeper then 25 ft. Where ever we find the fish is the range we typically like to stay in and I know that this time of the year you find them mainly 15ft deep al the way up to the bank unless a major cold front comes flying thru. Never heard of a redfin, may have to try that one out. I appreciate the help. If your every interested in getting into night fishing let me know. I know of some fairly decent places to try on the rock.

[dtrs5kprs]

Fins will be in the local shops or in the topwater or striper section at BPS...they are the big jointed version, about 5 1/2 or 6". Throw 'em ahead of the boat and wind them back sloooowly so they don't dive and do leave a V wake behind them. Helps to change out to lighter hooks, rings, and add a tail. All you need is a chrome and a shad color. Not all of them will run right, some dive too much.

Should start up soon and just get better as post spawn fish start to pull out. It can be a real big bite.