Big M area 4/4

[Quillback]

Nice day to fish, but had trouble finding any quality.  Tossed cranks around to start, fished an area that had worked for me last week, but yesterday could not get a bite early on the cranks.  Went to a jig and struck out on it also.  Started fishing the Ned and a Carolina rigged lizard and picked up random, but small fish on those baits.  Mostly 12-14" largemouth males that were on the bank. 

Wind picked up a bit early in the afternoon, so I decided to crank a chunk rock bank with a Wart, caught my only keeper sized bass on the Wart and a couple more small males.

I'm pretty sure those males are on the bank ready to build beds, I did a little checking and saw what appeared to be a few beds in shallow water.  Water is so murky it is hard to be sure, but I believe they are starting to build beds.  Water temps were 58 main channel and 60 back in one cove I was in, and those are the temps that get those males busy.

When I put the boat on the trailer, I saw something sitting in the grass a few feet from the edge of the ramp, looked like a crank bait, I thought no way, but it was a 6 XD.  How it ended up where it was is a mystery to me, but there it was.

Caught 22 bass, all short, except one.

[176champion]

Thanks for report Quill!!

With the storms that came thru last night, im thinking water gona get dirtier..

[96 CHAMP]

I got to fish yesterday morning also, I was able to pick some up on a shakey head, no keepers, they would pick it up and come toward the boat & could hardly tell, sneaky suckers i tell ya. On a good note went to Battery outfitters in Golden Monday morning, took the battery in question with me, it was 2 years out of warranty and he told me it should last much longer than that and replaced it at no cost. So a big thanks to them, I'm thinking his name was Tony but not sure. 

[vernon]

 

I got to fish yesterday morning also, I was able to pick some up on a shakey head, no keepers, they would pick it up and come toward the boat & could hardly tell, sneaky suckers i tell ya. On a good note went to Battery outfitters in Golden Monday morning, took the battery in question with me, it was 2 years out of warranty and he told me it should last much longer than that and replaced it at no cost. So a big thanks to them, I'm thinking his name was Tony but not sure. 

Good for you - them babies ain't cheap.

[Quillback]

 

I got to fish yesterday morning also, I was able to pick some up on a shakey head, no keepers, they would pick it up and come toward the boat & could hardly tell, sneaky suckers i tell ya. On a good note went to Battery outfitters in Golden Monday morning, took the battery in question with me, it was 2 years out of warranty and he told me it should last much longer than that and replaced it at no cost. So a big thanks to them, I'm thinking his name was Tony but not sure. 

Next time my batteries need replacing I need to go there. 

[marcus]

ohhhh man the spring spawn is almost on!

[m&m]

Quill, thanks for the details. I saw a big bass sitting on a bed in about 4' of water in the back of a cut behind a dock on Tuesday. WT was 58.6 and I just watched for a while and didn't throw to the fish. I agree they are getting ready. My next time out will include a couple of TW lures on the deck. 

Mike

[Carl W]

 

Quill, thanks for the details. I saw a big bass sitting on a bed in about 4' of water in the back of a cut behind a dock on Tuesday. WT was 58.6 and I just watched for a while and didn't throw to the fish. I agree they are getting ready. My next time out will include a couple of TW lures on the deck. 

Mike

What is a TW lure?

[Quillback]

Top Water.

[Champ188]

Or Tackle Warehouse.