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I have a couple of buzz baits but never cought anything on em. I hear that when they hit them they do it hard. I do have three rods though and I like how you split up your technique to lake bottom, middle/versitile, and top water. I think I may start doing that as well.

Thanks a lot I decided to move away from the dam rocks and started walking along to find some lillypads and sticks in the water. Used a senko and sure enough I got a fish. I think im sold back on to these things again (the first fish I ever caught was on a senko). I will definitely try out royal is this the right place to start walking around? Lake royal entrance

Wow thanks for the great info everyone. I have some senkos and will definitely start trying them out. Are there any great places where these may be more effective then others? What I mean is what type of cover or bass locations (weeds, points, rocks, pier) will benefit from the senkos. Are their any colors that work well in the stained to muddy water here? I use mostly dark colors. I can't wait to get out and try some senkos I already have some and some jerk baits so I will try those out tonight. Right now I mentioned I mainly stick to the dams as I don't see much lily pads or underwater grass or logs. Any great shore places on Mercer, Burke, or Royal I should be checking out? I would love to put together a regional guide to the fishing around NoVa. You guys have great tips and I'm sure BassResource could sticky a NoVa fishing guide if we had enough interest.

Hello everyone, I'm relatively new to fishing only been at it 5 or so years now. I have been monitoring these forums since many people from NoVa seem to be active posters. I just wanted to say hello and ask for any advice you may have on various fishing spots, techniques or lures for the lakes and ponds we have here. What I already do... I usually go to Lake Braddock (i guess its private but I have friends there and it is for residents or friends of residents) and fish the dam, casting parallel to the shore. I use spinner-baits (dark green skirt)in the evening and bounce them off rocks on the bottom later in the summer I switch to poppers and top water fun stuff. I have had great success using these methods but I would love to expand to using stick baits and things of that nature. I have heard, and read about the bass filled waters of Lake Royal but I think I have always gone to the 'wrong' end. Maybe everyone here is not talking about the side that is muddy and shallow and near the playground? Anyway no luck near the basketball areas. I have tried woodglen lake and just repeat my "lake braddock technique' and do ok there. I really could use some help with lure types and locations where the bass may hangout. I don't believe I am a total noob at fishing as I have read a ton and have many a book on bass fishing. I know to look for cover and drop-off's but I lack the handed down knowledge that can only come from experience. If any wise NoVa fishermen could help me out that would be great! Also I am thinking of trying royal tomorrow on the side I have never visited if anyone wants to meet up. By the way I have no boat so I only fish the shore. Thanks for the advice

I was surprised to see a the pm's. I guess everyone is afraid of people overcrowding the lakes and ponds. Although I'm not new to the area, I would love to explore better places to fish as well, maybe you could share some of the pm's info with me. Anyway, I have had a great time at lake braddock(semi private, i see lots of outsiders there though), and mercer. I am not sure of the etiquette here about info sharing so I wont go crazy talking about places. (if you are interested in spots i will gladly share) I wish this forum were a bit more open, but I guess if I were an even better fisherman I would want to keep my job security intact and go easy on the sharing.