Fishing Report May 24

[Bitethis]

Hit CC launch at approximately 10:15am, trolled up the lake right past cove until the next cove. Water was stained and 74f. Caught a few LMBass on PB&J Nedrig, caught 5 on Blk/Blu Jig with trailer. Caught 1 on jitterbug (Water was like glass). Started throwing a 6" green pumpking ringer worm...and SLAM! Took out drag....took 10 minutes to get the fish landed as I didn't want to horse it and loose the fish. Was a Flathead catfish, over 12lbs...I put her back to finish spawning.

After that action, went to Turnback, fished that arm for rest of day and landed over 30 LM bass (most on a 1/2oz white/chatruese booyah spinnerbait), over 20 crappie (1 keeper for every 3 fish caught) all on a Strike King Mr.Crappie Shadpole CT in Refrigerator White on a 1/16oz lead head. The water was 77F back into Turnback. Minnows were working, but not as effective as the Shadpole.

[9LB]

I need to throw the spinnerbait. It is one of those lures I just have 0 confidence in. I was gettin bit real good on the topwater in the morning.

Do you throw the spinnerbait all day long ? First light etc.

[Unimog]

Same for me, I have several of them, mostly the high dollar lucky crafts and never get bit lol. I don't just chunk and wind it either. Confidence is a huge deal in fishing.

[Bitethis]

I usually have it tied on most the day, and throw it most the day...if it is getting bit. I usually like to throw it in the wind, but Saturday there wasn't any of that. I like throwing it on banks that have chunck rock,, lay downs, and stand ups. I like to throw the bait just past the lay down, and run it over the top and let it drop a bit once it comes over the log. I will throw it past a huge rock in the water, and bring it around the back side of it, or throw it past a stand up and try to make it bump into it on the way by. Of on banks where there are shrubs in the water or at the water, I will throw it right in there.

Spinnerbaits don't get hung up that easy, and can cover a lot of water fast! I have a HUGE amount of confidence in them, but that wasn't always the case. They can be fished so many different ways too. I am pretty much a chunk and wind kind of guy with Spinnerbaits. Unless there is a lot of structure...then I like to chunk and bump...make it knock into stuff on the retrieve. If the topwater bit is on, a spnner bait is a great wake bait...toss it to the bank and hold your rod tip high while reeling it back quick enough to keep on surface...everynow and then lift it up out of water slightly, just enough for the blades to knock around, and then continue waking....WHAM!

Hop you find the confidence to use this kind of bait, it is too much fun to not use it!

[REDSOXWSCHAMP]

I always have a spinnerbait tied on, when fishing stockton. I like to cast parallel to bluffs that are wind blown