Would love some advice.

[Catt]

1 hour ago, Jermination said:

catt i love me some "do nothing" banks, a lot of money have been won off of those kinda holes! Never been to that lake but i put those marks on there after a quick 30 second scan and that would be the first hole i'd check 

 

That's why I count at least 25 points ?

 

Your screen shot cuts these off

 

 

[WRB]

2 hours ago, Jermination said:

catt i love me some "do nothing" banks, a lot of money have been won off of those kinda holes! Never been to that lake but i put those marks on there after a quick 30 second scan and that would be the first hole i'd check 

I pointed out this main lake underwater point near the dam by the small at bay in my 1st post along with 3 others that are very obvious to knowledgable structure anglers.

The problem is pre spawn and limited spawning areas near that big bass holding spot, but lots of good looking structures in the adjacent area. For that reason I am suggesting to study those 4 zones for fish holding elements not obviuos on a topo map.

The shallow north end is basically a bowl looking at elevation depth changes and if covered with vegetation becomes a spawning and good summer area for number of bass. I wouldn't expect big bass to migrate back into shallow water without a creek channel for safer deeper water nearby.

I will stay with my original few minute look at this lake and lure selection.

Tom

PS, spend far more time replying to this thread then map study, it's a small lake!

 

[Fishes in trees]

You need a depth finder.  If you're trying to fish competitively in a kayak tournament,  with out a depth finder, you are basically shooting yourself in the foot.  Your best hope for success, on this small 100 acre or so lake, is to guess who is the best fisherman and just follow him around and fish like he fishes.   After a while, this will make you very popular.

 

A Hummingbird Little Buddy depth finder is less than $300, does everything you need, it comes with a clamp so that you can point it down into the water when you need it and then pull it up when you are so shallow you don't need it.

[Catt]

1 hour ago, WRB said:

I wouldn't expect big bass to migrate back into shallow water without a creek channel for safer deeper water nearby

 

Well looky there...creeks  ?

[NittyGrittyBoy]

All I did was find a map, if you click the link the map is crystal clear. I'm not doing you guys' homework ?

 

I'm just sitting back and learning myself.. I knew if I posted topo map, yall guys would chime in. I baited the hook, and yall took the bait!! 

[Catt]

1 minute ago, NittyGrittyBoy said:

I'm just sitting back and learning myself.

 

Dude I'm still learning ?

 

I read every thread on this site, even the ones from them Yankees!

[GReb]

In addition to everyone else I’ll say to focus on 4-8 foot of water using cranks and bladed jigs. We’ve been tearing them up on similar lakes in central MS. Points, flats, and rip rap

[WRB]

Didn't someone say there are Florida strain bass I this small lake? 

Tom

[Jermination]

7 minutes ago, WRB said:

Didn't someone say there are Florida strain bass I this small lake? 

Tom

that's what i had read

[Catt]

With all that shallow  water in Alabama this Cajun is gonna be throwing a frog.

[BubbaBassin’]

1 hour ago, WRB said:

Didn't someone say there are Florida strain bass I this small lake? 

Tom

F1 Tiger Bass, Northern strain and Florida strain mix supposedly.

 

Edit, if anyone feels like some reference on size of these bass, check out the Lee County Lake FB page. This guy zack is killing 6+s everyday.

[BubbaBassin’]

@Catt @WRB So I went and prefished today, skunked, and I come in to the shop, boys caught a 8.8 and a 9.7 today on beds. I’ve never fished the spawn before from a kayak or boat. Please if anyone has any advice I would appreciate it.

[WRB]

Bed fishing sitting low in a kayak is a handicap because you can't see well at a distance.

Bed fishing tools: wide brim hat to shade your eyes form overhead glare. Good polarized sun glasses to see through water surface glare and enhance the fish colors from the bottom like dark Amber. Small compact lures that mimick egg eater minnows in high visual colors like pearl white tubes drop shot rigged. Males are easy to catch but you need to locate and wait out the big females. Bed fish are not eating the lure, they strike to kill it or move it so hook sets are visual...you see the bass mouth open, the lure dissapears set the hook.

Can you stand up in your kayak? Standing will broaden your visual sight seeing range.

Look for lighter bottom areas that indicate a bed site, then look at the bed for any small pebbles near the center, that is your target zone for the lure to hit bottom. Locate the male bass, the female may not be visual at first or may not be in the area. Bed fishing takes time

 and difficult during a tournament.

Tom

[BubbaBassin’]

1 minute ago, WRB said:

Bed fishing sitting low in a kayak is a handicap because you can't see well at a distance.

Bed fishing tools: wide brim hat to Shad your eye form overhead glare. Good polarized sun glasses to see through water surface glare and enhance the fish colors from the bottom like dark Amber. Small compact lures that mimick egg eater minnows in high visual colors like pearl white tubes drop shot rigged. Males are easy to catch but you need to locate and wait out the big females. Bed fish are not eating the lure, they strike to kill it or move it so hook sets are visual...you see the bass mouth open, the lure dissapears set the hook.

Can you stand up in your kayak? Standing will broaden your visual sight seeing range.

Look for lighter bottom areas that indicate a bed site, then look at the bed for any small pebbles near the center, that is your target zone for the lure to hit bottom.

Tom

I can’t stand in it sadly, but I will keep everything else in mind. Can I fish other ways if all the big bass are covered with anglers? Supossed to be 50+ anglers on a 100 acre lake.

[WRB]

There will be staging females holding around the first deeper break line near the bed sites. The females move back and forth from the break line to the bed sites. Try using a C-rig lizard dragged along the break line and fan cast the area.

Tom

[Catt]

#1 Movement without movement  ?

 

Ya gonna tick em off!

 

At the begin of pre-spawn the bass are more aggressively feeding & want a faster retrieval rate with plenty of movement. 

 

When it's bed time the bass are more concerned with spawning than eating. You wanna slow your foward movement down but you still want movement. You want that lure to sit in one place while you impart movement with you rod tip. 

 

The longer that lure sits there the most ticked that bass becomes.

[scaleface]

A 100 acre lake . Why not just go junk fishing and try to figure out a pattern along the way .

[imbatman]

Do you see any type of bait at all?  I doubt a pond that size has much of a shad population so I bet bluegill and crayfish are their main foods and bass hate bluegill around the spawn and will pursue them for meanness right now.

 

I have found bass in those smaller lakes get very keyed into the natural forage.  In a lake that size I have to believe your are putting your bait in front of fish so maybe it is more about the right bait.  Small juigs in "craw" color if the bottom is not all mucked up or maybe a dropshot with a small bluegill colored (maybe junebug) trick worm.