Rock Walls

[Charles Honeysuckle]

Ok guys I've been fishing on rock walls with crankbaits and spinners had some luck when it gets dark but if its mid day what should I do

[rockchalk06]

Are you talking a pour concrete rock wall or dumped rock wall? On the dumped rock walls I like to bounce a jig up and down. I have also been having a decent time using a drop shot with a trick worm over them. Not sure if I am doing it right or not as I am a newby with the rig, but I catch fish.

[Sam]

Look for changes amoung the rocks.

Hit the spots where the big rocks are next to the smaller rocks, etc. Any changes can be good places for the bass.

Check out any places where there is grass or wood in the rocks.

Football head jigs and pigs can work wonders as can a MOJO and drop shot rig.

Bounce your crankbaits off the rocks. I like to use #5 or #7 Shad Raps in rocks, with the understanding that you will lose some. If you use a crankbait bouncing along and off the rocks you can produce strikes. But you will tear up your cranks and lose some in the rocks.

Rocks heat up faster in the winter and attract fish. During the hot days of summer the rocks still heat up and cause the water temperatures to be higher which can make the fish pull off for deeper water among the submerged rocks and drop offs.

Who knows what they want or where they will be within the rock areas. But they will be there. You will have to try various lures and techniques to find the pattern.

And please check your line. Mono and flouro can get torn up easily in rocks. Think braid with a flouro leader. Be sure to retie after two or three fish.

[Dinky]

Put a rage craw on a 1/16 oz swim bait hook--or just use it weightless-- and let it sink down the wall slowly. Keep an eye on your line and make sure you can adjust your drag if the hog heads toward the boat and under it.

[Highhawk1948]

Don't run into too many of the rock walls where I fish but I know I would throw a dropshot when the bite stopped. Maybe work it out a little deeper towards your boat.

[TourPT]

I fish a lot of places that have rock walls, rocky shorelines and such. Jigs and cranks are excellent choices. I agree, banging them in the rocks it a great way to attract strikes but on some days I have found working such along the edge of where the rocks meet the lake bottom can be killer, stirring up the lake bottom a little like a crawfish does.

Another thing I love to do is to work a frog around these shorelines. Have had some excellent fishing throwing a frog around the rocks.

One lake I fish has a rocky shoreline that drops off to 18 ft of water just a few feet from shore. I have caught bass right next to the shore on a frog and then came back down that bank with a jig, spinnerbait or a crankbait and caught bass off the drop off. That shoreline is about a mile long and we have caught a ton of bass off it using this system.

[Sam]

TourPT, there is a rocky bank on Lake Anna in Virginia that we fish and we usually catch them about 10 feet off the bank on the drop off with #5 Shad Raps.

Never have thrown a jig or spinnerbait in this area as the Shad Raps produce strikes and bass.

Thanks for the input. I may throw a jig next time I go to One Fish Anna and also take my chances with a spinnerbait and frog.

[TourPT]

TourPT, there is a rocky bank on Lake Anna in Virginia that we fish and we usually catch them about 10 feet off the bank on the drop off with #5 Shad Raps.

Never have thrown a jig or spinnerbait in this area as the Shad Raps produce strikes and bass.

Thanks for the input. I may throw a jig next time I go to One Fish Anna and also take my chances with a spinnerbait and frog.

Jig fishing a mile long rocky shoreline along the drop off does take some time but usually results in catching our bigger fish. We try to speed it up some by looking for anything different on that drop off, and working that area over good, however just the smallest little thing, small change in bottom contour for example, can hold fish. It’s not the fastest way to cover that type of water but the results are worth it IMO.

As for the frog, other then the fact I am addicted to fishing hollow body frogs and have been for the past 7 years, I have actually won a couple tournaments frog fishing the rocks. It’s often over looked as far as frog fishing goes but IMO anywhere you have bass in say less then 5 ft of water, it does not matter the cover or even if there is no cover, if the bass are there, there is a good chance they will hit the frog.

That’s not to say that cranks and other lures are not good choices for the rocks for they are, this system just seems to work best for me on this body of water. I still throw the cranks there and actually do well with them, but if I can get away with fishing my two favorite lures, the jig and the frog, so much the better.

[Sam]

TourPT, thanks for the input. I may try a frog and definitely throw a jig and pig.

Sincerely appreciate the feedback.

[tennsopher]

Depending on the depth of the water beside the wall,I would opt for a tail spinner i.e.little george type bait.I used them a lot when I was living in Tennessee and Kentucky.Just throw it out and let it fall on semi-slack line watch for the line to jump slightly and set the hook.