Polar Bear

[J-Doc]

_{Anyone hear the winning pattern or what part of lake the bag was caught?}

I don't think anyone ever "spills the beans" on things like that but rumor is....someone caught 5 fish within first 2hrs on a grub in Van Winkle (don't know any more than that) and upgraded in Cliffty with the A-rig.

Another person was rumored to be catching fish in 70ft of water. (That's all I know)

I personally think fish are down deep on ledges like they do in the summer but deeper due to the water being warmer down lower (in the 50's). The fish come up at random intervals during the day to the 20ft range or less, feed for a few mins and then go back to the warmer water.

After going from Monte Ne to the Dam in the last 2-3 days and covering water all over the place, 40-45ft is the magic depth and you have to find the schools that are packed up like wolves and mark a waypoint. Then figure out what they will bite and stay on them until you fire up the school.

THAT is what I would do different. Also, if I had side scan, it could save a lot of time and gas. Structure scan and sonar only see straight down. If I could idle past a bank at 4-5mph and see fish on it, I'd stop and explore more vs. covering an area with sonar and totally miss a good spot because I was too far left or right of where the fish were.

[jolicious]

I was so tired from not much sleep the night before and from casting that a-rig all day and jerking on jerkbaits that I sat down the last 20mins and almost fell asleep. I was done.

Whatever - you were stone cold snoring at 3:15....

[J-Doc]

Whatever - you were stone cold snoring at 3:15....

I cannot confirm or deny these allegations

I will say, I was seriously tired. Once I sat down, it felt too good to get back up. That and I just didn't have but a few casts left in me. I honestly don't know how the pros do it for 3-4 days straight and 3 days of practice just before.

I mean I LOVE FISHING but after yesterday, I'm done for at least a week! Lol

[Feathers and Fins]

That would be because you are staying up to late playing Hello- Kitty.

The pros learned to simply sing Soft Kitty to their kids.

One creates Play to all hours one puts them to sleep.

[skeet88bt]

I don't think anyone ever "spills the beans" on things like that but rumor is....someone caught 5 fish within first 2hrs on a grub in Van Winkle (don't know any more than that) and upgraded in Cliffty with the A-rig.

Another person was rumored to be catching fish in 70ft of water. (That's all I know)

I personally think fish are down deep on ledges like they do in the summer but deeper due to the water being warmer down lower (in the 50's). The fish come up at random intervals during the day to the 20ft range or less, feed for a few mins and then go back to the warmer water.

After going from Monte Ne to the Dam in the last 2-3 days and covering water all over the place, 40-45ft is the magic depth and you have to find the schools that are packed up like wolves and mark a waypoint. Then figure out what they will bite and stay on them until you fire up the school.

THAT is what I would do different. Also, if I had side scan, it could save a lot of time and gas. Structure scan and sonar only see straight down. If I could idle past a bank at 4-5mph and see fish on it, I'd stop and explore more vs. covering an area with sonar and totally miss a good spot because I was too far left or right of where the fish were.

Thanks for the info J-Doc. I figured nobody would give up an exact pattern but a general description would be nice...lol I think we would have been better off moving out deeper like you said but that's fishing I guess.