Scot Ferguson

1st thing. Congrats Catt!!!! My daily report. Fished 1215 area. Landed 6 today........had a good 3 pounder come off right at boat. Had a BIG fish roll on my frog with not much line out.......bout took rod out of my hand! Got a poor hook set because of the craziness. It got off. The 6 I did land all came on frog.....or trick worm if they missed the frog. Water in 1215 looks lots better than San Patricio. Lots of grass too. I'll try again tommorow

1st day on the Bend on over 20 years. Didn't get out till 230. Caught 10....all up shallow. All on Zoom trick worm...black. San Patricio area.

Thanks for the advice!!!

How's it going y'all? Hope y'all can possibly help me with a few questions. I'm staying on Toledo Bend next week.....and was thinking of going over to Rayburn to give it a shot for a day.....maybe 2. Never been on the lake before. From where I'm staying it looks like the closest place I could fish Rayburn would be putting in at Townsend park. Looks like alot of timber and little cuts around there.......that is looking by satellite view. Is this a decent area? Don't wanna waste my time if there is a better area close by. Not looking for yall's secrets.......just wanna have a chance at some decent success to catch a few. Any help GREATLY appreciated!!!!!!

Thank you!

Can someone help me with a technical question? With this thread being so long....its impossible to go thru it all at once. Is there a way to pick up where I left off? Or to select to go to a certain page? Instead of starting a the 1st page or last page and turning pages all the way through?

I picked the week of the 17-24.......cause it was week of the full moon. No other reason

My trip to TB is only 3 weeks out. Been pouring over maps......packing wheel bearings......servicing gear....etc. Excited to be back on the big pond after 22 years away from it. I'll be staying in San Patricio. Any tips or advice would be appreciated.

I've seen talk on here of a Rat-l-trap in gold..black back.....orange belly. Is this what it is? Lectric Gold

Where can I find the Tommy Martin chip?

Does one version work better than another? Premium Hotmaps.....Platinum Hotmaps.....Navionics Plus??? I've heard each version can be better for one lake.....than another lake. I know how important finding those ditches can be in spring. Hoping to hear what works best for y'all on TB.

Once my map gets here......maybe I can find what you speak of on there. We're all good.

Hey there y'all. I'd like to give a brief description of myself and my situation. As a young man.....20 years old 1990 or so.... I got stationed at Ft. Polk. I was from Ohio....and loved to fish but never really bass fished. I soon learned of a lake Toledo Bend. I read some bass master magazines......bought me a little gear.....and went out to the Army Rec area and rented a boat.....$25 a day as I recall. I learned pretty fast and caught fairly well. Pretty soon a I was hooked. Bought myself a boat.....a Ray Craft from a dealer in Leesville. Joined a bass club.....the Deridder Hawg Hunters. Learned alot from those guys......and done pretty well. Even made top 6 a year or two. After the service I got me a job offshore and stayed in Louisiana. In 97.......times got hard for me......I sold my boat to finance moving my family to Ohio for work. Bass fishing was so poor compared to what I was used to on the Bend......i just flat gave up. Packed my gear away......and went to catfishing. About 5 years ago.....a fella showed me that Ohio bassin could be ok. About 3 years ago I got back into a boat. A Bass Cat. Started travelling a little. KY lake.....Barkley.....and I'm bad tore up with it again. Well.....at 48 years old......Ive decided the time is right to visit TB. I always fished the South end of the lake when I lived there. Pirates Cove........Buck Creek........Six mile...etc. I've already planned a trip....10 days...3rd week of March 2019 (week of full moon). Booked me a cabin.....up in San Patricio. I known the lake has changed over 20+ years.....and I've never been north of Negreet. I found this page.....and ordered me a Hook n Line map. I'm gonna study hard......and try not to aggravate y'all with too many questions. But I'll go ahead and ask one now. What is the best map card for Lowrance......that will show me creek channels......ditches....etc.???.I appreciate any advice y'all are willing to share with me!!!