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Cindyjo

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I have been out many times since my last posting with varying degrees of success. I was out again Saturday from 2:30 - 4:30pm. I usually fish only 2-3 hours since I live on the lake and can go anytime. Using my side scanner I locate the quick drops off. Work up to the edge slowly watching the sonar. (both the side scanner image and sonar image on the screen at the same time). Once I was in the 15-16' depth the bass could be seen on the sonar. Using a spoon I would vertical jig as I approached the correct depth. The bass were hanging there and boom, they would hit. Missed several and caught 8 with two keepers. The shad are running near the bottom. You can see them all over using the side scanner. There are so many shad I'm surprised to catch any fish. Long plumes of shad 50'+ long and several feet wide. I assume the bass were at that depth since the thermo would show up at 18'. There is good fishing as long as you are willing to take the time to determine the correct pattern and spend time locating the fish. Water temp was 55 degrees.

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Actually I started vertical jigging in 35-40' of water. As I moved up the water column thats when I found them in 15'. This was in the open channel.

I tried downloading pics earlier this year but the server just kept circling.

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thanks for the info have gone out in the baxter area in the last three hours of the day have had prettyt good luck with 3/8 football jig pbj with some type of dark green triler from 2ft out to 10 real real real slow also using shakey head with watermelon red centipere catching 10 to 15 most eve have seen no to very few shad in coves and bays only large schools of big gizzard shad no threadfin as of yet good luck to all

two old poops fishing

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