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[WeekendWarrior]

7 foot heavy rod is what I use, some even go with a longer rod. You go from a 7 foot heavy to even a 6'6" rod and it feels like a spinning rod. I also exclusively use Seaguar Invizx in 15 to 20 lb. test. Just got my 3000 yard spool of 20 lb. today matter of fact. Only way to buy it is in bulk 1,000 or 3,000 yard spools for the better price breaks. Paid $166.54 for 3,000 yards off Internet which I think is pretty darn good price, should last me a while I hope.

[WeekendWarrior]

Weekend Warrior......I do not fish deep much with heavy weight. I find a lot of bass in deep brush over 20 ft that has slipped off of where it was it was brushed in . But rarely use anything heavier than it takes to get down to where I am going.

I love hair jigs. they tend to fall a lot slower that skirted. But you still get the benefit of the weight when its down plus I think the hair helps avoid some snags. If I had my druthers I would uae my 5/16 oz hair jigs with a baby brish hog trailer on it. Just absolutly love that setup on on 10 or 12 lb mono down to 20 ft or better. Father down slower it sinks.

Hello oldplug, yes I do that a lot as well. When using a 3/4 oz. or heavier you are getting a reaction strike vs. a feeding strike.

[Old plug]

Manny ----- Right now there is a hell of a lot of nice ones. Hard to take them on lures. The shad are soooooo thiick. Nothing and I mean nothing compares to a shad and nothing smells like one. You can be assured they know the difference. Saturday night my son and his wife were down for Fathers day. We fished off the dock under light. My daughter in law insisted on getting 2 dozen minnows. We never caught anything on a minnow. With shad we had caught in my little net we caught somewere around 25 crappie between 12- 13 except one and it was about 11. I am a firm believer if they are feeding like they are now on shad they are in bo mood to play and your going to have a hard time with anything else. But just wait till they eat there way through these things. Looking forward to that very much.

[Omega jig bass]

Has anybody tried co polymer line? If so what do you think. I think it's a good cheap alternative to FC,

[fishinwrench]

Has anybody tried co polymer line? If so what do you think. I think it's a good cheap alternative to FC,

I use P-Line CX Premium which is a co-poly. I wish it was a tad limper but I love it for its abrasion resistance and knot strength. It also doesn't seem to degrade (rot) like mono. It has an incredible shelf life.

[mixermarkb]

So what is the water color like today around the gravois/dam? I'm thinking about heading down tomorrow for a few hours-

[Manny]

When I was exclusively on points I carilona rigged with power pro braid then the rig with 3 to 4 foot fluorocarbon.

Was using a carilona rigged seinko but I seem to injure more fish, as the always seem to ingulf the bait way to deep.

I have been exclusively on bluffs now.

There seems to always be a sweet spot on a bluff where I always seem to catch them.

Now I just hit these areas of the bluff.

And with having numerous bluffs to hit means more running.

This method for me keeps me out of dead useless water.

But before I head in I'll find a bluff I haven't hit and fish the hole thing until I find the sweet spot.

[Flatbottom Boy]

I fished a few bluffs the other night but I was hitting the very small portions where the bank seemed to slope some, like a part of the cliff collapsed into the water and created a more gradual drop versus the 6" to 40' drop that is along most of the bluffs around McCubbins. Granted I wasnt c-rigging but rather casting the spinner bait right up on the bank. Most of the time there was fish there....but like Glen said there had to be shade.

Once you find fish are they schooled up in that deep water or are you just picking up one or two? I know out on Kentucky lake they tend to hold in schools out on the ledges and if your luck it can be cast after cast of pigs.

[Manny]

I fished a few bluffs the other night but I was hitting the very small portions where the bank seemed to slope some, like a part of the cliff collapsed into the water and created a more gradual drop versus the 6" to 40' drop that is along most of the bluffs around McCubbins. Granted I wasnt c-rigging but rather casting the spinner bait right up on the bank. Most of the time there was fish there....but like Glen said there had to be shade.

Once you find fish are they schooled up in that deep water or are you just picking up one or two? I know out on Kentucky lake they tend to hold in schools out on the ledges and if your luck it can be cast after cast of pigs.

I seem to have most luck on bluff points and about 30 to 40 yards in , on main lake.

I also look for bluffs that have shelves not just straight drop offs. That's when I'm talking about sweet spots on a bluff.

They seem to like the little shelves.

I fish no more than 15' away from a bluff. I throw a Texas rigged 10" black worm. I hit the bluff and pull line off real so that it falls straight vertical. Once I hit the first shelf I crawl it slow as possible towards me to the next little shelf and so on. They seem to hit in the 12 to 15' range. Although I might be in 60' of water.

Don't count out bluffs in shallower water to, like 15 to 30 feet deep.

I myself keep the current in mind. On points for sure. They will usually always be on the current side.

As for schools... I don't personally think bigger bass 5 plus lbs. school like 12 to 15" fish.

They sit and ambush. Where schools follow the bait. The big bass I think wait for the food to be brought to them. So it's just usuall 1 or maybe two off a sweet spot.

These are just my thoughts and opponion, I'm sure it does not always apply.

And I even brake my own rules sometimes.

[fishinwrench]

I went out this afternoon/evening and caught 4 keepers and several shorts. The best fish (3lbs+) came shallow on a big spinnerbait and the other 3 keepers came from 10-12' brushpiles down in the clearer water on a worm. It's clearing up fast in the Gravois. Water temps are 82-84°.

The muddy upper ends are still cooler than the clearer water down further.

If I was fishing for a heavy sack I'd stay up in the mud all day long.