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Hello all ive been away for awhile, hope that don't happen again. really enjoy reading all the post on here, good info and like to see ppl sharing what they can to help out others! have to do some work on my camp next weekend, hopefully can get on the water a couple hours late Saturday evening and fish till dark. will start off shallow and see what's going on. Be going out of Harvey ramp, fishing that area of lake, has the frog bite or trap bite picked up yet? will report back have a great day

Very nice fish Red! im on my way over there now, gonna fish a few days. Glad to hear the frog bite is still good!

That's a nice haul wormaster. I'm heading that way next week, a buddy wants to fish some. I'll start shallow for sure, haven't learned the off shore stuff yet. It's been an unusual summer, I've caught nice solid fish shallow all summer. It's easing into the best time of year for me, love me some fall fishing!!

I went out Wednesday morning, nice overcast skies, got on a decent frog bite. Caught 3 real quick, biggest 5 lb, others was 4 and a 2 1/2 i stayed shallow an caught a few more keepers on a senko and a craw.

Welcome back Red looks like an excellent day fishing, you sure those ain't the wife's fish! Lol im headed that way after work Friday, will let you know if I have as much luck with my frog as you did thanks for the info

Well Riley, didn't get to fish any, had to fix a couple water pipes. Always something!! Thanks anyhow for the info. Hopefully two weeks all I'll have is mowing an can squeeze in a trip on the water

Thanks Riley im headed that way today, hopefully I'll get a chance to fish in the morning.

Ok guys, I'm off all week and headed to Rayburn for a few days, of coarse most of my time will be doing chores around the camp, but if I was to sneak off a couple times to bass fish, where they at? most of them deeper? I need all the help I can get, Thanks

I was able to catch a few on frogs, nothing big though. Then started flipping lizards and brush hogs in the flooded brush an grass. Caught a few more doing that, biggest one around 5lbs. With the higher water, seems a lot more fish is still shallow, IMO good luck with your tourney, should be a Hot one!

I'm headed over there Thursday after work. Guess I'll start shallow, should be plenty of water, lol. may c-rig some a little deeper, would like to find some bigger fish myself. Are they in any kind of summer time pattern that you noticed, fishcaller?

I stopped yesterday at the bait store in Zavalla, the lady that runs that place is really nice an a fisherman/women herself. She told me they have been doing good on the Spro popping frog. Didn't have one, I'm a ribbit-top toad guy. But I bought one an several other things. I had a blast with that frog, caught several nice keepers, only two dinks, but hands down I believe it out fished my top toad. i added a new frog to my arsenal, lol. The bluegrass senko worked wonders too. Now I'm dealing with the rain and wind. Hopefully I'll get a chance in the morning before my propane man comes out to fill bottle at camp. Yall be careful and good luck!

Yeah Tonto seems like most ppl fish early morning and stay till about 3-4:00 that's a lot of fishing. I have a camp up there, I enjoy a few hours in the morning, then the evening till dark has a lot less boats. I used to fish all day, but with the grass growing and chores to keep up, plus the late evening bite is great at times. good luck an let us know how you did! Hopefully I'll be up there, if you see a white skeeter with a guy that looks like he's struggling catching bass, wave, that's me!! Lol hope everybody has a safe an happy Memorial Day!!!

I was able to fish Friday late evening an into the night some, caught some on senkos in 6-8 fow, the frog bite for me turned on around dark, in the flooded grass. Nothing big, 4 lb'r biggest one. Caught 6 total. Sat morning hung a few on my trusty top toad ribbit frog, to me, that frog gets it done. Again nothing real big, but a blast. Then noticed they was busting the water on the outside of the grass, tossed my yellow magic at them an the top water bite continued for awhile. Caught several fish, only carried 4 home, the wife an a couple grandkids wanted a fish fry. Really enjoy that top water action, and now is the time of year for it. Headed back Wednesday if the weather looks a little better. hear Toledo had a little pressure last weekend, lol

Bass_F have a question, when you jumped in after your dads bass, was the water cold? I feel for him, that's the worse thing to see, a nice one get off so close to the boat! Had to wade out the other day at the ramp, water still has a slight kick to it, lol

Well I was able to fish some Saturday morning and went back later that evening. Caught a few on my frog, nothing over 4 lbs. Had more blow ups than strikes. I'm thinking I need to learn more about fishing off shore, have very little experience at this. Any an all info or tips would be very much appreciated!! Good luck an let us know how you've done out on the water! Happy Mothers Day to all you wonderful mothers out there!!

Thanks wrp i really like seeing them inhale that frog!!

Anybody been on Rayburn this weekend? Haven't had time myself, but sure like reading what y'all guys have been doing. Will make it this coming weekend, hopefully! I'll let y'all know how I did. Is the frog bite hot??

Yeah Red, it is getting tough for me too. I'm headed that way mid week, I'll chunk some plastic at them. Still waiting on them to inhale my frog! Lol It don't get any better than that!

Nice fish Red, i got on the water Sunday evening late, was able to get two solid hours of fishing in. Caught 3 decent keepers. Fished mon and tue and just couldn't get on them. Was fishing flooded areas the whole time, senko, craws and lizards. Even tried my frog, had a blow up, but that was it!! One day there on, and the next is totally different, at least for me! Lol

BL, it does take a bit of getting used to it, especially without a weight. You have to leave a little slack in your line, not a lot. watching your slightly slack line helps, but when mine is dropping from the cast, I'll twitch mine. Couple different reasons, first it's to get all the slack out of the line, lightly feeling my senko, I know I don't have to wait for a lot of slack to be taken out when it gets hit. Second, a lot of the time a bass will hit it on the fall, with a very light twitch, I feel I have a better chance of feeling the strike. And when the senko is falling from the cast, by lightly twitching you change up movement of the fall. If a bass is watching it and thinking about hitting it, a sudden change and quick little movement of the bait usually results in a strike. now this is how I taught myself to use this weightless, I'm sure other ppl have there best way also. theres no right or wrong way, just have to try a few and you'll automatically go with what you feel is better for you.

That's the best way to learn, nice folks like that helping out there fellow fishermen! A senko worm can be rigged several different ways, an all are deadly at different times of the year. They have videos on this site about rigging them, great info. I've been catching on them in 2-6 fow back in the flooded timber an brush. It's a great bait! good luck, and never feel bad about learning the hard way, I've been there! Lol

I went out for a couple of hours this morning, caught a couple of dinks. they sure have more room to hide, I flipped brush with craws, senkos. Threw traps and loud looking spinner baits. Kinda windy where I was, decided to go back to camp an get some chores done. Try an regroup lol will be back this evening, hopefully

I'll be out there Monday, how much rain they get? an how much on the north side?

BLGarrison, this time of year the lizards and baby brush hogs do real good, senkos are good year round. The rattle trap around the grass or hydrilla is excellent. Red rattle trap should catch you a few. good luck, let us know how you do!

Got out this past weekend for a couple times, caught several on the red trap, being bluebird skies and bright sun, went with the chrome trap with blue/green back, they was hitting it a lot better. Also did fair on a black 6" lizard with blue tail. All in all had a nice weekend, biggest only around 4 1/2 lbs but had fun! these warmer nights will help that water temp jump up fast, fishing should only get better from here