Super User roadwarrior Posted July 20, 2014 Super User Posted July 20, 2014 Wacked 'em good both days. Saturday my buddy from Sheffield, AL and I caught 17 bass, 11 smalljaws and 6 green bass. All but two of mine were caught on a Siebert 3/8 oz PB&J jig/ Rage Tail Craw (PB&J), The other two were on a DD22 Sexy Shad. My buddy fished a 3" tube and all his fish were smallmouth. Everything was feeding in 20'-25' of water. Today we fish yellowtail (threadfin) for three hours on ledges at 20'-28'. We caught around twenty green bass, a couple of smallmouth and a hand full of catfish. The bass ranged 3-5 lbs with plenty of attitude! We fished with a couple of other boats who had similar catches, including a 7 1/2 largemouth. Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted July 20, 2014 Super User Posted July 20, 2014 That sounds pretty good. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted July 21, 2014 Author Super User Posted July 21, 2014 The fished are stacked this time of year. So if you can find one, you have found them all! For recreational fishermen your best bet is to troll deep diving crankbaits around areas you identify with potential. Oddly, the fish tend to be concentrated in very specific spots. Get a bite and throw out a buoy, then fish the immediate area throughly. We anchored yesterday and only moved 15 yards or so twice. Another suggestion is to mark several spots over time. The fish move or become inactive and you need alternatives. However, recheck proven holes, you never know when the fish may show up again. Although we were able to find live bait yesterday, our primary tools are generally jig and purple worms, specifically the Thumper (blue fleck). Jigging spoons are another option, but plan to lose a few. Remember "If you aren't getting hung-up occasionallly, you're not in the right spot!" Quote
Super User senile1 Posted July 21, 2014 Super User Posted July 21, 2014 Nice write-up, Kent! That sounds like some great times on the water. Quote
Super User K_Mac Posted July 21, 2014 Super User Posted July 21, 2014 Sounds like a great time RW. I love fshing deep water structure. One of these days I am going to figure out how to get down there. Thanks for sharing. Quote
Super User RoLo Posted July 22, 2014 Super User Posted July 22, 2014 Great lake and a great report! Sounds like you boys are really dialed in. Roger Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted August 18, 2014 Author Super User Posted August 18, 2014 The bite is still on! Quote
Surpriser Posted August 20, 2014 Posted August 20, 2014 April through early July was excellent fishing for me on Pickwick. The last 4 weeks have been much more challenging but I'm noticing some bigger bass are starting to move into shallow places for the first time since Spring. There's still plenty of Summer heat on the way so I'm curious to see how the fish behave. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted August 20, 2014 Author Super User Posted August 20, 2014 Focus on the ledges. Quote
Surpriser Posted August 20, 2014 Posted August 20, 2014 Focus on the ledges. I'm without a electronics on my kayak. I bought a contour map and tried fishing ledges that I identified on that, but without a graph to see what's underneath me, it's quite a challenge and my few ledge efforts have been unsuccessful. A lot of the better looking ledge areas also equate to a super long paddle for me. I can't complain though; my limited water access forces me to spend more time in an area and really pick it apart and get better at reading the water. 1 Quote
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