First Trip To Loz

[keith b]

I am a co-angler fishing the Everstart next week looking for help,.

I have never seen LOZ so I have no idea about lures for this lake.

Currently I am sitting 29 in points with the top 40 going to the championship after this one.

All I need is a few fish a day and I should be good. Looking to figure out 7 lures I should tie on.

Thanks for any help in advance.

[fishinwrench]

Kieth, what are your strengths? The bass don't know which body of water they are in, so do what you do best.

The water is cooling down and by next week there will be strong patterns both deep and shallow. Shad are everywhere so the fish don't have to expend much energy to feed so regardless of where you're fishing you'll probably do best by trying to elicit reaction strikes vs. trying to coax fish with slow retrieves or repeated casts to the same spot.

Fish can and will be positioned around shallow docks and wood, suspended under the deeper docks, and ambushing shad from brushpiles at any depth from 4-20ft.

FWIW, My personal confidence baits for big fish this time of year are a 3/8 jig and craw for pitching shallow stuff, a 5" swim bait for fish that are suspended right under the docks, a DD-22 on 12# line for bumping deeper brushpiles, and a full size Super spook.

Hope you get the bites you need (You Will) and good luck at the following Championship

[keith b]

Thanks for the info I like to power fish most so I will start that way. Who doesn't like to work a spook first thing. Been told the spinnerbait bite is good.

Anyone else got suggestions keep it coming.

[UnCivE]

Megabass vision 110 jerkbait is pretty popular... I know guys who do well fishing it all year at LOZ. I personally always have one tied on when I fish up there... plus stuff very similar to the 4 baits fishinwrench mentioned.

[keith b]

Thanks for the input on the 110's , I can use the ones I bought for the table rock event that was cancelled by the tornado.

[Jerry Rapp]

assuming you can weigh in 12 inch spots, a shakey head should be in your bag also. You never know when a few 1.5 lb football spots would look very good. An old trick back in my day, was a white one minus cranked along the sides and corners of any dock. Good luck! And like wrench said, you will do good, just fish your strengths and be semi prepared for docks or deep fishing. Depends on who you draw,

[UnCivE]

I agree with Jerry, shakey heads with zoom trick worms have saved a number of trips for me when nothing else was catching fish. And, of course, a senko will catch em when nothing else will. I tend to catch a crapload of sublegal fish on these two baits though.

[podum]

Don't forget a white swim jig if the spinnerbait is not producing. I've had days where they wouldn't hit the blade but nailed the swim jig. Same thing applies with the 3/8 jig and craw. Substitute a pumpkin chompers on a stand up jig head. Also, the shakey head for the heavy spots is on the money.

[keith b]

Thanks for all the ideas guys hope it helps me.

I will check again Tues. night so if anyone else has more ideas post them.

I hit the road at 0600 Wed. and I travel without a computer.

Will update how things come out Sunday night

[CollegeFish86]

Get some beaver style baits on a shakey head and get some pearl staycee pointers in the deep diver. also in the mornings take a bone colored spook and throw it in the stalls. also if you can find the small a-rigs throw those with the 4" grubs. That should help you get a limit every day.