Advice for Bank Fishing

[Quillback]

53 minutes ago, alek said:

Yeah, I think you're right about fishing it from a boat.

This sounds an awful lot like what I'm seeing called a Carolina rig, which looks like another good way to fish from the bank.

This is actually the way we've been doing it most of the time, which is how my uncle showed us. We bait the hook as you say and then cast about 45 degrees or more upstream to let it drift downstream. When the line is essentially as far downstream as it can go, reel it in and recast.

I got ahold of the AFGC guidebook, and it says that only single point hooks can be used with bait on the Bull Shoals Tailwater. Since then, we've been using single hooks with the Powerbait. Do you, or anyone else, know if Powerbait counts as bait, and as such, we should be using single point hooks, or can we use treble hooks?

Thanks again, Quillback!

I'd go by what the guide book says.  I have not fished the tail water with Power Bait and I was unaware you could not use a treble.  

[alek]

On 8/10/2024 at 11:10 AM, Quillback said:

I'd go by what the guide book says.  I have not fished the tail water with Power Bait and I was unaware you could not use a treble.  

No worries. Thanks again for your advice!

[WET fly]

Alek, if you want to avoid the hassle of tying multiple knots, losing 3-way rigs and messing with bait, the maribou jigs sold by Lilley’s Landing on Lake Taneycomo are the most consistent and productive trout catchers that I know of. The sculpin pattern is a great all-around choice. Use the 1/16 or 3/32 oz. jigs in light current, 1/8 oz or heavier in the big flows. Never tried it on the White, but a 1/64 or smaller jig under a float can be dynamite on Taneycomo. I’m sure it would work well on the White and could be a good option for the boy. 

[alek]

8 hours ago, WET fly said:

Alek, if you want to avoid the hassle of tying multiple knots, losing 3-way rigs and messing with bait, the maribou jigs sold by Lilley’s Landing on Lake Taneycomo are the most consistent and productive trout catchers that I know of. The sculpin pattern is a great all-around choice. Use the 1/16 or 3/32 oz. jigs in light current, 1/8 oz or heavier in the big flows. Never tried it on the White, but a 1/64 or smaller jig under a float can be dynamite on Taneycomo. I’m sure it would work well on the White and could be a good option for the boy. 

Thanks for the advice WET fly! I hadn't heard of those in particular, but I've read about marabou jigs. There are several videos about D2 brand marabou jigs that I've seen on YouTube, and those types of lures seem to do really well!

[Daryk Campbell Sr]

On 8/14/2024 at 9:06 PM, alek said:

Thanks for the advice WET fly! I hadn't heard of those in particular, but I've read about marabou jigs. There are several videos about D2 brand marabou jigs that I've seen on YouTube, and those types of lures seem to do really well!

If you click on the Riverside link on some of the forum pages, it takes you to the website.    Phil Lilley is the owner of both this forum and Lilley's Landing Resort and Marina.  Here is a direct link to the jigs.  They are different than most marabou jigs.  The link takes you to a page that describes them as well. 

https://www.lilleysriverside.com/lilleys-jigs.htm

Phil has many videos on YouTube called One Cast.   I suggest the earlier ones for beginners.   He does them daily. 

[alek]

8 hours ago, Daryk Campbell Sr said:

If you click on the Riverside link on some of the forum pages, it takes you to the website.    Phil Lilley is the owner of both this forum and Lilley's Landing Resort and Marina.  Here is a direct link to the jigs.  They are different than most marabou jigs.  The link takes you to a page that describes them as well. 

https://www.lilleysriverside.com/lilleys-jigs.htm

Phil has many videos on YouTube called One Cast.   I suggest the earlier ones for beginners.   He does them daily. 

Thanks, Daryk! I'll check 'em out.