So Yall Want To Learn Toledo Bend?

[mguidroz]

yeah I am, with the 409 Bass club

If you are leaving out of Big Bass, look me up so you can tell me where the fish are..... Lol. I will be in a blue and white Phoenix. Marcel

[Catt]

Let's forget the grass and look at the structure which we all know is simply the shape of the bottom of the lake.

Let's look at Community Flat out of White Oak and around to Housen' without the grass. The most contrasting bottom is White Oak Creek and the Sabine River on the north side, the rest is fairly bland. Look for areas where the creek/river is next to the flat, then look for under water points, humps, ridges, cuts/guts all found here.

Now add grass and timber...hot spot!

There are some cuts, drops, or depressions on the flat but ya really have to search to find em.

Summer and Winter I'm near the river/creek, Fall and Pre-Spawn I'm on the flat.

[JacobG]

Just a thought.   (Boat Positioning.) Important??? Knowing how to approach your area, where the fish are positioned, and how to present your bait. Should this be equally of importance to us as color, types of baits. To some it seems of great importance. Just a thought.

[Drewbe]

Catt, where do you teach pe? I taught pe in Calcasieu parish for 12 long years!!

Ps. Thanks for all the reports and tips

[shaneus]

what is the best color top water to use on the bend, I don't really fish topwater so I don't own very many, but the spots I've been fishing I think they will buy it first thing in the morning, do they bite more of a spook or more of a pop r

[Bearonthewater]

Shaneus,

 

First, congrats on your new TB PB...........great fish.

 

For topwater, seems like the one-knocker spook has given me the most success on Toledo Bend.

Bone color to be specific.  The knocker has seemed to do so much better than the original silent spook as it has the ability to really call them up from the depths when fishing deeper water.

 

Chug Bug would be second best for success.

 

But then again, that's just me and my 2 cents.

[Catt]

JacobG, boat positioning can be the difference between catching & skunked.

Drewbe, Victory Baptist School in south Lake Charles

Bone Orange Belly

[JacobG]

Catching & Skunked. Should open some eyes, one would hope.

[shaneus]

I am aggravated with my self.....i got on a school of 4-6# fish today, i hooked one much bigger than the 9 i caught. I think it would have been in the 12# range, I had it coming to the boat, she headed straight down when she got close and i had the drag locked down all the way POW & SNAP, rod broke then the line.......after my tournament this weekend i will give yall some more info on the pattern and area......more to come

[Catt]

Never lock the drag down!!!

1/3 of the line test unless its braid the I set 2/3 the max drag.

[Catt]

my mistake 2/3 max drag on both

[Catt]

Kick bass this weekend y'all

[Bass_Fanatic]

Im heading up there at 3 today and fishing till tomorrow around noon.  Look for a Black/White/Red BassCat Puma w/250 ProXs around Housen/Six Mile.  Good luck everybody, hoping the big moon helps out the bite!

[shaneus]

Won my club 3 fish tournament with 19.4 this weekend, pictures to come

[Bass_Fanatic]

Won my club 3 fish tournament with 19.4 this weekend, pictures to come

NICE!!!

 

I caught 23 fish...top 5 went 28.5lbs.  Had a 8, 7, and a 6!  Fishing creek bends next to grass flats with 12" worms.  I see if I can post some pics.  

[Bass_Fanatic]

Lets see if this works...I also caught another over 6lbs that I didnt take a pic of.

[Catt]

Well y'all did listen & kicked bass

[shaneus]

i had one right at 9, 8, and a 3 but he was dead so he weighed 2.5

[hunterfishes]

well have to put down my rod this week I'm off to my first day in 7th grade today  (id rather be fishing lol)  Wow shaneus thats cool wished i could catch one that big, were they in catt's  magic depth range  15' +- 3'   were going back this weekend can't wait. My dad gets to fish friday but  alone because of school but i'll be there Sat, Sun and Mon.

[Bass_Fanatic]

well have to put down my rod this week I'm off to my first day in 7th grade today  (id rather be fishing lol)  Wow shaneus thats cool wished i could catch one that big, were they in catt's  magic depth range  15' +- 3'   were going back this weekend can't wait. My dad gets to fish friday but  alone because of school but i'll be there Sat, Sun and Mon.

All of my fish Friday came in 12-15 ft. 

[shaneus]

most of my fish were in grass over 22 fow with water being 5 feet deep, grass grew to 17 feet

[hunterfishes]

Wow homework on the first day of school give me a break lol. all done  now.  Mr.Shaneus, & Mr. ***atic thanks for the report. I'm  passing them along to dad for friday.  our worm bite has been slow so hope the report helps narrow  down  the pattern. were you fishing  at night  or during  the day? 

[Bass_Fanatic]

We caught fish both at night and day.  The 7lber was caught at 9 am.

[shaneus]

only thing i got during the night was mosquito bites! All my fish came with sunlight

[shaneus]

I'm heading up Sunday evening to fish and work on the lake house, fishing first thing Monday morning, hopefully my monsters are still there