They Were Deep for us 4-21-26

[Bill Babler]

Neighbor and I started where I had the topwater bite yesterday. 0700 start with surface temps at 65.6.  Water Ice Tea color. 

They were not on top, but DEEP.  School after school of shad anywhere from 26’ to 40’.  

Wolf Packs of pre-spawn Big K’s chasing them. Didn’t restart the boat till 11:00. 

Have no idea how many, but caught the majority on FFS, shaking a minnow.  

1/2 oz. Dixie Jet jigging spoon worked too along with a 2.8 Keitech. 

These 2 K’s were 18”. Really to many 15” plus to keep track of.  Those 2 were the longest. 

 

 

 

[Quillback]

Nice!  You're showing too much background, I think I know where that spot it.  😎

Looks like it was nice and calm, it was windy on Beaver yesterday early and got worse as the morning went on.  

Congrats on another great fishing day!

[rps]

Quillback, I am of course wrong, but looks like downstream of ER and upstream of Big M. Way out on flat gravel points.

[Quillback]

11 hours ago, rps said:

Quillback, I am of course wrong, but looks like downstream of ER and upstream of Big M. Way out on flat gravel points.

I think it is way downstream from Big M.  

[rps]

You are probably right.

[CarpSlayer]

Im going to the James River area tomorrow. What would you throw at them to catch some bass?

[Bill Babler]

I’d look for topwater early and depending on water color and bottom composition maybe a crayfish crank or jig. You can try a chatterbait or blade also

[Champ188]

Bill, you're like those guys on the Dr. Rick (Progressive Insurance) commercials ... I get you up shallow and you're whacking on them, and next thing I know, you've drifted back out into the abyss again. Guess we all tend to drift into our comfort zones, huh? 😁

[Bill Babler]

I expected them to be on top like the day before. 
I just followed the chow. 

The day before there were shad schools all over the top. With no weather or pressure change what so ever the shad were either suspended at 26’ or on the bottom at 40’. There were wolf packs of pre spawn BIG K’s crashing them and lying under them. 

It was pretty clear what had to be done🤪🤪

 

[Champ188]

I'd be wise to take that advice and follow the food out deep myself, but apparently I'd rather stay up shallow and practice casting while the bite goes on out behind me. Probably why I put my boat up and just beat on the old Titleist these days from June until October.