8-11-15 night fishing

[merc1997 Bo]

went to the lower end, and it was a hunt them back up again trip. finally got them located and ended up with 8 keepers, with two on them in the 3 lb. range.

best depth was still 15 to 20, but the lure of choice sure did change. ended up catching them on a 1 oz. SpinJig with a #6 colorado blade.

so, it ended up a decent trip after figuring out what was going on. had one lmg, and the rest were a mixture of k's and brownies.

bo

[Sore Thumbs]

Are you catching them that deep after dark?

[merc1997 Bo]

yep, this is after dark. there really is not going to be bass up shallow when the vegetation that has been under water is rotting. it gives off co2 not o2. now completely dead bushes with water up in them would be completely different. you might find a slightly different situation up a river with current, but most of time when you are dealing with dying vegetation, fish will vacate it until the dying is completed.

the 1oz. SpinJig really did the job since the bass were very inactive because of the front that went through, and you can really cover deep water and get a speed up fast enough to trigger a bite.

bo

[abkeenan]

yep, this is after dark. there really is not going to be bass up shallow when the vegetation that has been under water is rotting. it gives off co2 not o2. now completely dead bushes with water up in them would be completely different. you might find a slightly different situation up a river with current, but most of time when you are dealing with dying vegetation, fish will vacate it until the dying is completed.

the 1oz. SpinJig really did the job since the bass were very inactive because of the front that went through, and you can really cover deep water and get a speed up fast enough to trigger a bite.

bo

First off nice report Bo. Secondly that is a interesting and observant take on why you don't think the fish would be up shallow. Makes sense. Lastly, with that single spin you just keeping it moving bumping bottom? Dragging it like a jig? Hopping it up and letting it flutter back down to bottom and repeating? I believe I am actually going to be able to get away next weekend and will be fishing the dam area on Saturday night.

[merc1997 Bo]

First off nice report Bo. Secondly that is a interesting and observant take on why you don't think the fish would be up shallow. Makes sense. Lastly, with that single spin you just keeping it moving bumping bottom? Dragging it like a jig? Hopping it up and letting it flutter back down to bottom and repeating? I believe I am actually going to be able to get away next weekend and will be fishing the dam area on Saturday night.

with the 1 oz. i am really zipping it along the bottom. i change speed of cranking all the time, and will pause it to allow it to coast back to the bottom. it is on this pause and coasting that most of the strikes occur. the SpinJig will really thump and vibrate as it is coasting back to the bottom. you do have to experiment with blade size as the blade size needed from one trip to the next can always change. just as some times you need a rattle on your jig to get a bite and the next trip they will not hit it with a rattle.

bo

[Quillback]

Thanks for the report Bo - Excuse my ignorance, but what do you mean by a spin jig? Is that another name for a fish head spin?

[abkeenan]

Thanks for the report Bo - Excuse my ignorance, but what do you mean by a spin jig? Is that another name for a fish head spin?

No. It is basically his regular NuTech Jig with a spinner blade arm attached.

[Quillback]

Cool, thanks!

[merc1997 Bo]

quill

this is what i was using, but in a 1 oz. and a #6 nickle colorado blade.

bo

[Codywskeeter1521]

Awesome report and great job. I was debating on fishing friday night but think I'm going to give it a try. Thanks merc for all the grest night reports. I really appreciate it.