12/26/14 Shell Knob To West Mill Creek

[J-Doc]

Oh it's some kind of frustrating. I'm on a mission to find out how to get past it. There has to be a bait or method that will get the brain washing spiraling circles out of their eyes and break the hypnotic trance they are under.

Just yesterday I found some really large fish. Had them swim up to the spoon really quick and when I let it settle and just flick it a little, they lost interest and would swim back down. They wanted it super fast and wanted it to run from them. Tried it several times and only way I could get their attention was to jerk the spoon repeatedly with short strokes and reel it up quickly. Acting like a fleeing baitfish. They would rocket upwards after it and then as soon as I stopped they would stop. I could watch them on the graph. It was painful to see......multiple times too.

[5bites]

Thanks for the comments gentlemen. It was frustrating seeing them wadded up like that and nothing. I thought my boys and I were in for a slugfest. At the same time if we had got on those we wouldn't have had as much fun jerkbaiting.

[dtrs5kprs]

Sometimes a smaller spoon will work if they are whites. The old BPS tungsten spoon, or a lead spoon from the do it casting spoon mold. Those are both heavy for size, giving you a 1/8 or 1/4 oz profile in a spoon that will still get down. Grub or the old gray road runner is worth a drop too.

[J-Doc]

I'm thinking a grub could do it. I will definately give it a try.