Justin Clark Posted January 6, 2020 Posted January 6, 2020 Folks I need some intel. I am making my 1st trip to Texas to go bass fishing! I work for a fishing tackle distributed and I won a sales contest and it was a trip to fish in Texas and sounds like we are going to Choke Canyon. It will be around the end of March and I am just wanting to get a feel for what tackle and how we might be fishing at that time of the year. I am from Michigan so our largemouth don't get to big my PB is 7lb 2oz hoping to break that on this trip. Any info you can share with me on the lake would be great. Thanks! 1 Quote
Justin Clark Posted January 24, 2020 Author Posted January 24, 2020 So I finally got the official dates March 20th thur March 25th any idea of some baits I should bring with me? Quote
Basseditor Posted January 25, 2020 Posted January 25, 2020 Lipless crankbaits, Senkos (wacky and T-rig), swimbaits, jigs... You’ll find lots of grass and brush/trees. But you can fish deep (up to 40’) near the dam too. Who is your guide? Quote
Trox Posted January 29, 2020 Posted January 29, 2020 Just finished a tournament there and it was won by punching grass up river. I came away with big bass fishing chatterbaits and ribbon tail worms just outside of the grass right across from the Calliham State Park boat ramp. Also, further into the cove, there is some pretty sweet structure in the middle of nowhere that some good numbers can be found by throwing a jig, dropshot, or a carolina rig on 'em if you are savvy enough to find it (hint, towards the back grass line of the covew, middle-right) During pre-fishing I caught a 20lb bag flipping jigs on a cloudy day with on and off drizzle towards the shoreline between grass patches above the 99 bridge. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to repeat that bite during tournament day so on day two, I went to that first area I mentioned and caught the two biggest bass of the collective two-day tournament before 9am on a jackhammer. One the inside of the grass, and one on the outside. Bite died off in that area by 9:30 and it was a grind for the rest of the day. I am not entirely sure how the grass will be in March, but the only place (unless you REALLY pushed through some thick grass) you could throw to the shore without a somewhat weedless lure was above the 99 bridge (and even then it was only select spots clear enough to drag a jig and such effectively). The grass is healthy and THICK throughout the entire lake. Really no avoiding it right now. 1st and 2nd place was won in the grass... Unfortunately, it was a kayak tournament and I didn't feel comfortable punching grass sitting level to the water, as I'm not really a kayak fisherman. Covered about 15 miles of water in two days though! I didn't fish the main lake area at all during the tournament since the wind was howling and it wasn't the best conditions for someone who had to paddle, but that was the only time that I had ever not been in my boat out there... All my pre-fishing was from the boat. and main lake was TOUGH. Same conditions with the grass and only way that I was able to catch was to graph the grass lines, find a small school, and yank a few out of it. Unfortunately, the wind kept me off that pattern during tournament day Hope this helps. It was fun writing about my most recent experience and reminiscing a bit! Have fun! Picture of the 20lb sack caught above the 99 bridge (all on jigs) during a pre-fishing sesh for an added bonus. They're in there! Quote
Justin Clark Posted January 30, 2020 Author Posted January 30, 2020 On 1/24/2020 at 10:56 PM, basseditor said: Lipless crankbaits, Senkos (wacky and T-rig), swimbaits, jigs... You’ll find lots of grass and brush/trees. But you can fish deep (up to 40’) near the dam too. Who is your guide? I think we are fishing with Scott Springer and Scott Soisson the boss set everything so not 100% Quote
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