Any Advice?

[MIbassin]

Hey guys,

 

Tomorrow i am taking a short little trip up to my family friends private lake in PA.

 

I have posted about this lake before. It is about 80-acres and is a shallow weedy lake that is filled with so many pickerel you can't believe but there are also some HUGE bass in here. The smallest bass I have ever caught was 2.5lbs and the biggest was one my dad caught at 7.2lbs

 

Now, It seems like the bass numbers are down but i just think it is because pickerel jump on your lure first. Do you have any suggestions or advice to help me catch the most bass possible?

 

I plan on bringing some big swim baits like a big rat bat, 8 inch punker, and my 8" hudd because i feel like they will keep the pickerel off and there are bass in here very capable of eating these swim baits.

 

The weather has been stable for the past 3 days with only a stray storm. The weather for tomorrow and saturday will be about 80 with a mix of clouds and sun.

 

Thanks!

 

Also, there is one place where the lake sort of drops off about 2 feet but other than that, it is just submerged weeds and some sparse logs and lots of tall reeds on the shoreline for cover

[smallieking]

what lake?

[Crestliner2008]

In order to discourage the pickeral and encourage the largest bass, you might consider a large top water bait at night. The old Musky Jitterbug is still an excellent producer.

[STPC]

In my experience, pickerel prefer fast moving, flashy baits like spinner baits.  I would stick to slower moving tactics to discourage those pickerel.  If you do happen to hook into one, hopefully it will at least have some size to it b/c they are fun to catch.

[einscodek]

swimbaits at a weedy lake sounds like a frustrating outing to me..

[Mainebass1984]

Although I am sure you would catch plenty of pickerel that pond sounds like a great place to fish a frog.

[MIbassin]

I should clarify, the lake is about 3-8 feet deep depending on the foot the weeds only grow to about 2-3 feet below the surface