So Yall Want To Learn Toledo Bend?

[Bass_Fanatic]

Did you try to punch any?

[mguidroz]

Did you try to punch any?

No, the friend I took has never punched before so we fished the outside line. I just wanted him to catch a few fish.

[Bass_Fanatic]

No, the friend I took has never punched before so we fished the outside line. I just wanted him to catch a few fish.

Gotcha. Glad y'all caught a few. The punch bite should just be getting better and better right now!

[jcdogfish]

Ya'll punching deep grass edges or mats?  What weight for the deep grass.  I've only punched the mats so I usually use 1 to 1.5 oz.

[Bass_Fanatic]

I use 1.5oz hack attack jigs normally. I punch both, but rather punch deep edges.

[jcdogfish]

Thank You!! I'll be up there this weekend.

[Bass_Fanatic]

Good luck and let us know how you do. If you punch, look for deep grass points close to channel swings.

[Catt]

Good luck and let us know how you do. If you punch, look for deep grass points close to channel swings.

Don't ya know ya can't punch with a jig

[Bass_Fanatic]

Don't ya know ya can't punch with a jig

Tell that to the bass

[Catt]

Tell that to the bass

No don't tell the bass!

I'm often chastised by some on this site that a jig is an ineffective tool for punching grass.

I just grin & wink.

[ToledoMard928]

The wind, the wind, the naughty wind! 

I spent Saturday and Sunday in Housen and yes the wind was blowin. Finally able to get my son and his buddy up to the lake for a day or two. We started off on the outside edge of the grass line and was catching a few but thick grass and wind was more than two 12 year olds could handle. We move to the back of hurricane throwing flukes and t-rigs. We caught a few but the size was not as good as we were catching out deeper. All in all it was a great weekend with two fine young anglers. They were planning their next trip before we were on the road good headed home. Great time great memories.....take a kid, or two, fishing!

[Catt]

Mard928, Hurricane...west side from the mouth to about midway then the east side.

After 1 1/2 dozen personal messages, text, & e-mails let's address lake level.

Yea it's @ 168 & dropping & no it ain't a concern!

It's November...168 is right on schedule!

This is completely normal

[RonnieF]

Has the lower lake level made hydrilla mats more visible/matted?

For punching grass down south in the clearer water, do y'all normally stick to watermelon type colors or will the black/blue colors work also?

[Bass_Fanatic]

The grass is matted in a lot of areas. I like to punch with a sun perch looking jig. I believe the bigger fish key in on bream in that grass.

[RonnieF]

Thanks BF. Heading up anytime soon? I'm headed up Saturday morning & will be there most of the week. Planning to trailer south and try some punching.

[jcdogfish]

As much as I don't like punching I guess I'll be doing some of it around six mile and housen.

[Bass_Fanatic]

I won't be back for a little while. I'm heading up to Arkansas Saturday to fish the Basscat championship, then need to start learning Rayburn for the Texas Team Trail in January.

[RonnieF]

Good luck man. Don't forget the 8 lb flouro! I hear that clear water is tough.

[Bass_Fanatic]

Good luck man. Don't forget the 8 lb flouro! I hear that clear water is tough.

Yea, I don't think I'll be punching with 65lb braid up there lol...I wasted about $300 on junk that I'll never fish again once I get back. Wiggle warts, Ned rigs, jigging spoons, green crawfish cranks, ect. It's gonna be cold too!!

[Catt]

Bass you punching main lake?

[Bass_Fanatic]

Bass you punching main lake?

Yep, that and main mouth of main creeks.

[Catt]

Y'all hear anything about an 11# caught in the mouth of Lowe's Creek?

[shaneus]

Not yesterday, I'm up here till Wednesday, graphed lots of fish deeper, only small ones on the drop shot. A guy at the ramp said they caught 20 keepers shallow on flukes and senkos, maybe they moved up with the cold front, no punching fish, no top water fish, trigs and drop shot, no Crankin fish either.....fished housen and six mile

[ToledoMard928]

Fished Pirates and Housen Saturday with the same results Shaneus....Threw spinnerbaits early and went to Trigs and jigs around 8 am on outside edge and punching matt with little success.  I graphed some of my traditional spots (main lake near creek or river) and found very little bass or bait activity.  I did graph a large school of bait in around 35 fow in a creek channel with what looked like whites around it, could not get them to bite either.  Finally after wearing my 12 year old out punching grass we transitioned to flukes, senkos and waky over and on the edge of the grass line.  Caught two short fish...saw some bait but little feeding activity.....Just wasn't my day.

 

Friend of mine was able to catch 3 keepers on spinnerbait and 2 on Jig...biggest around 4#....Crazy thing is he was within talking distance and we nearly scratched..

 

On a positive note spent about 11 hours on the water with my favorit fishing partner....and as tough as it was he had a blast!!!  Once we were home and unpacked he was on Youtube looking up punching grass techniques on youtube....he is addicted.

[Catt]

I've gotten reports from the main lake structure near river or creeks & major creeks like 944, Mill in Lowe's, & Caney.

Spinner baits, Traps, T-rigs 1/4 oz, & Jigs