MLF at LOZ

[nomolites]

5 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

I fish out of a 18' bass boat (sometimes even on mid-day during the weekends) and there's no denying that things get sketchy at times, and sometimes it's impossible/dangerous, but the really cool part is that IF you can get to the area you want to fish chances are you'll have it all to yourself and the fish will not have been harassed for quite a while. 

I fish from a metal 18' and as long as you are not a throttle masher it is doable in most conditions and the fishing is just darn good and at times unbelievable.  Of course it is not advisable to undersize(shaft length or thrust) your trolling motor if you fish LOZ.....

Mike

[merc1997 Bo]

i watched the last period on tuesday.  we just jumped in behind a boat and followed and it turned out to be the shyrock kid.  he was doing his usual, flipping, and we did watch him catch a couple of those 12" monsters.  we then went looking around and came across dove, and got to watch him catch another one of those mlf lunkers, and also heard the tracker update.  seems like short had somewhere around 30 lbs., second had 26, and shyrock was third with 24 and seemed as though dove was 4th with 18.  the way loz was fishing, i would bet the most damage was done in period one, while there were some good fish still up shallower.

 

my buddy that i fished with is one of those that believe bass do not live past 15 ft. deep in loz.  so, he is a boat dock beater.  so, i was pretty much bored the entire time we fished as boat dock fishing is pretty much a one man project.  if i got a chance to throw at anything just about the time the lure hit the water, he was on the troller and my line was wound around the corner of the dock.  however. i did catch a couple of 4's and a couple of 3's, and several smaller ones.

we actually did a test while fishing.  we started at 4 in the afternoon, and in the gravois arm, where the water is quite clear.  this was a test of floro, 12 lb. against florescent braid 50 lb., me using the braid of course.  results were i caught 4 more bass, and also had two more of the bigger bass.  for lures, he used a tungsten weight and the same 10 inch worm that i used.  i fished my worm on a 3/8 oz. Elite Series jig head.  most bites were coming from 10 to 12 ft. deep.  my buddy admitted that his "invisible" line did not help him in getting more bites than me, and he was getting first throw at everything.  bottom line was to fish the right depth at the right speed to trigger bites, and in this case,  i was falling slightly faster than his setup.  we did compare sink rates before we began fishing.  we did conclude our test at 6pm.  i wanted to do the test with plenty of sunshine.

well, back to the mlf guys.  most fish at a hectic rate looking for the next pecker head.  i do understand that the intention is to make it viewer friendly so there is plenty of catching footage.  i wonder if they might consider a point system that rewarded catching bigger sized bass?  it would be nice to actually watch how some of them would go about catching better quality bass.  one last thought, i wonder why in such a pecker head battle that i have never seen one contestant put on a little in-line spinner??

bo

[fishinwrench]

Are they scoring 12 inchers here ?    

[WeekendWarrior]

Yes

[Champ188]

Dang, Bo. You've even got those 3-4 pounders trained to follow you around at LOZ. I'm impressed, per usual.

[WeekendWarrior]

6 hours ago, merc1997 said:

i watched the last period on tuesday.  we just jumped in behind a boat and followed and it turned out to be the shyrock kid.  he was doing his usual, flipping, and we did watch him catch a couple of those 12" monsters.  we then went looking around and came across dove, and got to watch him catch another one of those mlf lunkers, and also heard the tracker update.  seems like short had somewhere around 30 lbs., second had 26, and shyrock was third with 24 and seemed as though dove was 4th with 18.  the way loz was fishing, i would bet the most damage was done in period one, while there were some good fish still up shallower.

 

my buddy that i fished with is one of those that believe bass do not live past 15 ft. deep in loz.  so, he is a boat dock beater.  so, i was pretty much bored the entire time we fished as boat dock fishing is pretty much a one man project.  if i got a chance to throw at anything just about the time the lure hit the water, he was on the troller and my line was wound around the corner of the dock.  however. i did catch a couple of 4's and a couple of 3's, and several smaller ones.

we actually did a test while fishing.  we started at 4 in the afternoon, and in the gravois arm, where the water is quite clear.  this was a test of floro, 12 lb. against florescent braid 50 lb., me using the braid of course.  results were i caught 4 more bass, and also had two more of the bigger bass.  for lures, he used a tungsten weight and the same 10 inch worm that i used.  i fished my worm on a 3/8 oz. Elite Series jig head.  most bites were coming from 10 to 12 ft. deep.  my buddy admitted that his "invisible" line did not help him in getting more bites than me, and he was getting first throw at everything.  bottom line was to fish the right depth at the right speed to trigger bites, and in this case,  i was falling slightly faster than his setup.  we did compare sink rates before we began fishing.  we did conclude our test at 6pm.  i wanted to do the test with plenty of sunshine.

well, back to the mlf guys.  most fish at a hectic rate looking for the next pecker head.  i do understand that the intention is to make it viewer friendly so there is plenty of catching footage.  i wonder if they might consider a point system that rewarded catching bigger sized bass?  it would be nice to actually watch how some of them would go about catching better quality bass.  one last thought, i wonder why in such a pecker head battle that i have never seen one contestant put on a little in-line spinner??

bo

Curious as to how you hear the score tracker update? And I can guarantee you fish are caught plenty deeper than 15 foot on LOZ, oh sorry wrong no fish here but 12 inchers ?

[merc1997 Bo]

1 hour ago, WeekendWarrior said:

Curious as to how you hear the score tracker update? And I can guarantee you fish are caught plenty deeper than 15 foot on LOZ, oh sorry wrong no fish here but 12 inchers ?

you are preaching to the choir about catching deep fish on loz, but maybe you can explain that fact to my buddy.  he never listens to anything i say.  yep, this time of the year, there are plenty of big ones caught 20 plus feet.

we were close enough to hear the official give the update to curt dove.

bo

[merc1997 Bo]

1 hour ago, Champ188 said:

Dang, Bo. You've even got those 3-4 pounders trained to follow you around at LOZ. I'm impressed, per usual.

loz continues to really produce quality bass.  there was a hs boy that brought in a 5 fish 26 lb. sack two weeks ago.  he told me that he caught them from 12 to 

32 ft. deep.  that is sure a great job by a young angler!

bo

[fishinwrench]

38 minutes ago, merc1997 said:

loz continues to really produce quality bass.  there was a hs boy that brought in a 5 fish 26 lb. sack two weeks ago.  he told me that he caught them from 12 to 

32 ft. deep.  that is sure a great job by a young angler!

bo

That's what sharing of waypoints can do for ya.   There are a good bunch of guys that work real hard at sinking brushpiles and then study the best angle to fish them from.   If you get in with the right group you can get some really lucrative tips.  

Honestly though that really doesn't make you a truly good fisherman, it just gets you paid fairly often.   The guys that don't bother with all the work it takes to sink brush and catalog waypoints, but still can hammer 'em......Those are the true badasses.

[96 CHAMP]

I am confused as why some of the guys on this forum do not fish in the pro circuits, I reckon it's the money & associated cost.