Return To The Big M 5/23/2013

[Quillback]

Launched out of Big M today at 0600 with Jeb in the back of the boat. We zipped out to some gravel points that have had a topwater bite the last couple of weeks and we did find a good bite that lasted for about an hour, got a bit of wind across the points and it put them down for some reason, you would have thought it would have really fired them up, but it didn't. After that we fished buck brush throwing shakey heads and jigs, picking up fish here and there and an occasional top water fish. The bite really slowed down about 1030 and we were on the trailer at 1:30 PM. We did pick up a few more in the last cove we fished c-rigging. Ended up with close to 50 bass, no big ones, but a couple of 2.5 lb. bass, quite a few chunky 13-16" spots and a couple of smallies. Lots of fun.

Jeb did a little Jika rig fishing, got a few fish with a trick worm on it.

Water temp 71 when we left, visibility about 6 - 8 feet. Moss has pretty much disappeared in the area.

[dtrs5kprs]

As it warms up, try a jika in the 3/8 or 1/2 oz range with a beaver or brush hog, and put it down in some trees. Should get going as it warms up, and that darn thing really goes into, and comes back out of the wood.

[abkeenan]

As it warms up, try a jika in the 3/8 or 1/2 oz range with a beaver or brush hog, and put it down in some trees. Should get going as it warms up, and that darn thing really goes into, and comes back out of the wood.

Dave doesn't know what he is talking about. Brush hogs on a jika rig won't work and never will. Like oil and water. Never ever try it with the Blackberry color either.

[Quillback]

As it warms up, try a jika in the 3/8 or 1/2 oz range with a beaver or brush hog, and put it down in some trees. Should get going as it warms up, and that darn thing really goes into, and comes back out of the wood.

Thanks, good idea, maybe find some big mamas by dropping a creature into their living room.

[Quillback]

Dave doesn't know what he is talking about. Brush hogs on a jika rig won't work and never will. Like oil and water. Never ever try it with the Blackberry color either.

OK, I'll stick to green pumpkin

[riverfish]

im gonna second quill on what he found today GOOD JOB! by the way quill i was the one that put in right along beside you this morning in the older grey nitro one thing i will add though is i found overall pretty much the same pattern as you but when and where i was able to find bushes on the flats that had a little more water on them say 2.5 to 3 ft there was a might better quality of fish there i had three fish over 4lb today flipping a sweet beaver right up in the heart of the brush as well caught several on top water nothin to shout about though some were keeper size but nothin great i was able to catch some dandy spotted bass in the three to three and a quarter pound range on a dd22 suspended over fifty feet of water on the bluff end points and in the guts of the deeper pockets i fished until four and as hard as its been for me to catch anything other than males here lately i wouldnt be one bit bashfull about carrying my best five to the scales today... i wish every day was as good

[jeb]

Sorry I made you walk all the way back to your truck to shut your lights off, Riverfish. I tried to get your attention from where it was parked, but didn't want to climb in your truck w/o permission. Sounds like you had a great day! Nice work.

[dtrs5kprs]

Thanks, good idea, maybe find some big mamas by dropping a creature into their living room.

PM coming your way on this.

[Quillback]

PM coming your way on this.

Thanks!

[Quillback]

Good meeting you Riverfish, you had a great day!