The Big M 8/28/2013

[Quillback]

Not a heck of a lot to say, caught a couple of keeper LM's, one on an Ole Monster, another on a Trick worm, half a dozen shorts, 3 on a 1.5 squarebill thrown at surfacing fish, the rest on a Trick worm. Talked to a TR veteran who was probing the deeper water with a FB jig, he had caught 10 with 2 of those being keepers.

Water temp 84-85.

[merc1997 Bo]

Not a heck of a lot to say, caught a couple of keeper LM's, one on an Ole Monster, another on a Trick worm, half a dozen shorts, 3 on a 1.5 squarebill thrown at surfacing fish, the rest on a Trick worm. Talked to a TR veteran who was probing the deeper water with a FB jig, he had caught 10 with 2 of those being keepers.

Water temp 84-85.

some of the problems with catching bass up this way during the day is the lack of timber on any of the flats anymore. up above eagle rock many of the river channel breaks are too deep for where the bass want to be. plus, i really do not think there is anything like a decent bass population up that way anymore. that is not to say that on ocasion that some decent bass can be caught up there. our other problem is with the lack of cover and fishing pressure, we have forced bass to become open water feeders. there are plenty of shad out in the lake and a bass does not ever have to go to the bank or bottom. if we still have trees for them to suspend in, then there would be some hold up in trees while resting. then, they would be easier to locate and catch. a bass suspended in open water is a bit hard to catch. if can catch them actively feeding on a shad ball, then you have something going. or, if you can even track them following a shad ball around, there is hope. right now when dealing with the ones out with the shad, you have to keep in mind, the shad are quite small. an 1/8 oz. maribou jig might be a very good bait to put out there because it is similar in size to what they are eating.

now when dealing with the bass at night, here is why i have been wearing them out on a 1/2oz. NuJig. the key is to find areas that the bass have been working on the shad during the day. lots of remains go to the bottom, and that is a smorgass board for the crawdads. catching on now?? the bass that feed at night are finding those areas that are loading up on crawdads and are eating lots of them. now, with that said, be prepared to have to find a different area from one night to another because a big pack of bass can eliminate a whole truck load of crawdads.

there is my two cents worth about the current fishing conditions.

bo

[Quillback]

Thanks for the advice, makes sense to me. It almost makes we want to take up night fishing. But I like sleeping at night.

[bfishn]

merc, you gettin' any bonus cats doin' that?

[merc1997 Bo]

merc, you gettin' any bonus cats doin' that?

i did catch one 4lb. flathead monday night.

bo