Fun trip yesterday 8/20/2016

[likinmo]

Me and the wife had fun yesterday just past Mcubbins point on the main lake creek channel. Fishing around main lake boat docks that hung over 20-30 ft of water. I tied on a drop shot and finesse worm for the wife. ( she like that rigging). I tried a 12 inch worm. While I was getting nothing the wife was whacking them. So I changed to a drop shot with a purple finesse worm and began to whack them even better so the wife put on the purple finesse as well and for the rest of the after noon we tore em up. Nothing huge but wow it was still fun getting bit all day long! We put in at Mcubbins point at 2 pm and got off the water at around 6:30 pm. Just a real fun day except for the wind and wake boats but I was prepared for it so still a good day! No pics sorry.

[96 CHAMP]

Good day of fishing, congrats

[Old plug]

16 minutes ago, likinmo said:

Me and the wife had fun yesterday just past Mcubbins point on the main lake creek channel. Fishing around main lake boat docks that hung over 20-30 ft of water. I tied on a drop shot and finesse worm for the wife. ( she like that rigging). I tried a 12 inch worm. While I was getting nothing the wife was whacking them. So I changed to a drop shot with a purple finesse worm and began to whack them even better so the wife put on the purple finesse as well and for the rest of the after noon we tore em up. Nothing huge but wow it was still fun getting bit all day long! We put in at Mcubbins point at 2 pm and got off the water at around 6:30 pm. Just a real fun day except for the wind and wake boats but I was prepared for it so still a good day! No pics sorry.

Just wonder about the size of the drop shot you were using. Regular type or the big ones lake a few of us around LOZ use with 3/4 oz weight and 8"trick worms. Ingot out  twice last week for 2 hrs in the evening and totaled 7 keepers, and a pile of smaller fish.

[fishinwrench]

Sounds like the DS bite is on fire.  

[Old plug]

It has its time and place like everything else. It has been going on for the big ones like I use most of the summer around my dock. That is why I been saying there must be one hell of a season going on out there. 

i can guarantee you though when the bass are holding tight to the brush 99% of the fishermen me included me will prefer something else. It is a almost certain disaster to use up close to brush cables are any other obstruction. Maybe the smaller one might be better but with 3/4 of lead on the end it's not. Mostly I flip it and pitch it but last time out I was dragging it. You might think well it's like a Carolina rig but it is nothing like a Carolina rig. Carolina run primarily on the bottom DS  bait never touches the bottom. It just bumps along shaking the worm running above it. 

[likinmo]

It was the smaller weights and about a 6 inch finesse....but I got most of the bites draggin it like you described!

[Old plug]

I will have to try a small one. How much line did  you have between your bait and the weight. On mine 3/4 oz ones it is about 18" I  have not had much luck when I got it down to a foot or so. Also tie a 2 -4 inches above the hook. Takes a lot of the stisting out of the bait. Plus my weights are are hand poured with a swivel in them. I  modified a old egg sinker mold to make them.

[likinmo]

My hooks are about 15 inches above the weight.

[96 CHAMP]

On August 21, 2016 at 9:48 AM, fishinwrench said:

Sounds like the DS bite is on fire.  

I didn't realize you could drop shot fish on LOZ with all the boat traffic, I guess it's possible, just never crossed my mind I reckon

[Flatbottom Boy]

The state park/upper glaize isnt anything like main lake traffic. Still annoying but most days tolerable. Go way up and some days it can be rather quiet...just take your time there are some "tricky" spots!