june 30 night fishing baxter area

[merc1997 Bo]

got out for a bit and put in at H around 7:30 p.m.. caught a 4 lber. right off the bat, and ended up with 10 keepers. had a couple other 3's, and most were better than just keepers.

pattern was to stay in the back half of coves. depth of most bites, around 15 feet. best producing setup was a senko rigged on a 3/16 NuJig with a 3/16 bullet weight on the line. i did catch two of the keeps on a 1/2 Elite with brown and blue skirt and blue trailer.

the bass were scattered and not really bunched up. just a bite where you happened to get one.

bo

[m&m]

Bo, how was the water level around there?

Mike

[Quillback]

Good deal Bo.

[merc1997 Bo]

Bo, how was the water level around there?

Mike

hahaha, it is the same lake level as the rest of the lake. about 919. the water is pretty tinted. i would say 2 to three feet back in the coves, and the main lake a bit clearer, but not all that much.

bo

[merc1997 Bo]

what a difference one day makes. went back and bites were very hard to come by. just had four keepers, and all of them came on a 1/2 jig. depth of bites was 15 to 18 ft. got home ahead of the storm though.

bo

[soa06]

Fishing a night tournament tonight, couple young gun rookies here. Got any pointers? We pre fished last night some around Joe bald and pretty much had the same result as you but I sinned some, I didn't even pick up a jig. Ssshhhh don't tell.

[merc1997 Bo]

i am guessing that many of those bringing in bass in the derbies right now might be brush pile fishing, especially those that seem to be getting them consistently. i do not know where the first brush pile is and have never been a brush pile fisherman. but, with the lack of trees, good brush piles can now become good places to be fishing. you do need them to be in the right depth of water for current circumstances though.

bo