BigAngus752 Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 We are headed to Center Hill Lake starting 10/8 for our first time to a high Tennessee reservoir. A little nervous as we come from central Illinois where "clear" water means you can stick your hand in the water up to the wrist and see most of your fingers. Any tips for this time of year? Having trouble finding out what the water temp is at Center Hill right now. Wondering if we will be fishing deep Ned rigs or if the baitfish have moved into the shallows. I've done my due diligence and research and I've got numerous spots mapped out. Any suggestions would be appreciated! Quote
38 Super Fan Posted October 2, 2017 Posted October 2, 2017 On 9/30/2017 at 6:50 PM, BigAngus752 said: We are headed to Center Hill Lake starting 10/8 for our first time to a high Tennessee reservoir. A little nervous as we come from central Illinois where "clear" water means you can stick your hand in the water up to the wrist and see most of your fingers. Any tips for this time of year? Having trouble finding out what the water temp is at Center Hill right now. Wondering if we will be fishing deep Ned rigs or if the baitfish have moved into the shallows. I've done my due diligence and research and I've got numerous spots mapped out. Any suggestions would be appreciated! Hopefully someone who knows Center Hill will chime in, I've never fished there, but I know some of the other highland reservoirs in that general area pretty well. I'd expect water temps to be upper 70s, maybe low 80s. It's that tricky transition time here now where Bass are spread out, and hard to predict. Topwater is pretty good on these type reservoirs right now, and this is also that time of year when Bass pull up shallow on the flats. So don't overlook those ugly flat banks with nothing on them, those are the kind of banks that have been my best producers the last couple trips out. Good luck! 1 Quote
BigAngus752 Posted October 2, 2017 Author Posted October 2, 2017 6 hours ago, 38 Super Fan said: Hopefully someone who knows Center Hill will chime in, I've never fished there, but I know some of the other highland reservoirs in that general area pretty well. I'd expect water temps to be upper 70s, maybe low 80s. It's that tricky transition time here now where Bass are spread out, and hard to predict. Topwater is pretty good on these type reservoirs right now, and this is also that time of year when Bass pull up shallow on the flats. So don't overlook those ugly flat banks with nothing on them, those are the kind of banks that have been my best producers the last couple trips out. Good luck! Thank you! Quote
38 Super Fan Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 On 10/2/2017 at 7:10 AM, BigAngus752 said: Thank you! Well it's been a few days, did you leave any Bass there for the rest of us? Quote
BigAngus752 Posted October 14, 2017 Author Posted October 14, 2017 9 minutes ago, 38 Super Fan said: Well it's been a few days, did you leave any Bass there for the rest of us? Wow, almost worst possible scenario for catching SM. Rained for over 24hrs straight which caused rise in water level which caused them to open multiple sluices for extended periods. But we fished anyway! We got out twice. We both missed hooksets (I missed one BIG fish and my wife missed FOUR hooksets). That was because we had never fished shaky heads and ned rigs before. New technique and maybe not the greatest setups for them. We had trouble "feeling" what was going on and just wiffed when we swung late. But I caught some Kentuckies on spinners later on which was cool because I've never caught spotted bass before. They are pretty fun fish to catch, actually! Really put up a fight on the spinners. It is a really beautiful lake. We will go back! Preferably during spawn... Quote
38 Super Fan Posted October 15, 2017 Posted October 15, 2017 3 hours ago, BigAngus752 said: Wow, almost worst possible scenario for catching SM. Rained for over 24hrs straight which caused rise in water level which caused them to open multiple sluices for extended periods. But we fished anyway! We got out twice. We both missed hooksets (I missed one BIG fish and my wife missed FOUR hooksets). That was because we had never fished shaky heads and ned rigs before. New technique and maybe not the greatest setups for them. We had trouble "feeling" what was going on and just wiffed when we swung late. But I caught some Kentuckies on spinners later on which was cool because I've never caught spotted bass before. They are pretty fun fish to catch, actually! Really put up a fight on the spinners. It is a really beautiful lake. We will go back! Preferably during spawn... Hey at least you caught a few. Spotted Bass are feisty little dudes, they are fun, it's too bad they just don't get very big around here. No doubt you'll do better if you are able to go back in Spring. 1 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted October 16, 2017 Global Moderator Posted October 16, 2017 Wow rain in the state of Tennessee? It must have missed me, I have only seen rain twice since Labor Day in knoxville during daylight hours. One of which was last Sunday which I'm guessing is when you were fishing 1 Quote
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