Help me fish the rocks

[shoff]

In a lake I fish there is an area of some large boulders in about 8 to 9 feet of water.  Some of these rocks come right up to the surface.  I have tried fishing on them with out much success.  I am able to fish in between the rocks and catch some little ones.  My best guess would be that larger fish are holding on those rocks.  

Any help with techniques would be welcomed.  

[Grey Wolf]

What techniques have you tried ?

[Guest muddy]

I fish the situation freuently ; 3 ways I like, I am sure there are others

1. 1/8 to1/4 ounce jig head,round,60 degree angle with a 3.5 *** Brush Baby , dark colors, let it sink, cast about 15 to 20 ft from the roks, pay attention a lot of good hits on the drop. Also once to the bottom, I throw it to one side of the rock and hop/skip it over the rock

2. Crawfish DT 12 crash it against the rock and the bottom

3. 5 inch *** salty ***, 3/0 exg hook and cast away from the rocks,parellel to em and just let the lure do it's thing on the way down

[shoff]

I have tried with 1/2 oz jig, with craw trailer.  Various soft plastics that mimic something on the bottom.  Tried running swimbaits over and stoping them on the back and front side, running them along side.

[thetr20one]

Throw a tube or senko all around the outsides of it and on top and let it fall off with a slack line. Watch for the pop on your line while on freefall. and like muddy says throw a medium or deep crank all around it.Even over it . The crank will bang off the sides and bottom triggering a reaction bite. If it hangs up give it a little snap and it usually will come free. I fish a area with van sized boulders and they will hold large concentrations of fish. Watch your line though these boulders shred it up sometimes I retie after cast if the fish are in the rocks.

[Guest muddy]

How many times a day do you retie when fishing the rocks? I FIND MY SELF RETIEING MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN FISHIN THE ROCKS.

[Tin]

My best guess would be the bigger fish are not on rocks but instead on either the deeper ones you can't see or hold on a break where there is deeper water in front of those rocks. Chances are you and every other angler fishes those rocks hard. Find something different around those rocks or different about certain rocks in that area.

[thetr20one]

Man I love rip rap and jigs . I would bet I tie 300 knots a day in a tourney. I took a buddy fishing and he was like how do you tie so fast. (trilene knot). I have this thing about knots kinda OCD.

[Rayraff]

Man I love rip rap and jigs . I would bet I tie 300 knots a day in a tourney. I took a buddy fishing and he was like how do you tie so fast. (trilene knot). I have this thing about knots kinda OCD.

You should tie the Palamor knot. It won knot wars and it easier+faster to tie

[thetr20one]

I use a double palomar with braid always but I really have found little difference in real world strength with flouro or mono. One area in particular I fish has sharp sandstone rip rap and you usually have to cut about 5 feet of line off at a time. The Trilene knot is so fast for me to tie it's second nature.

[smallieking]

i love fishing rocks   well think about what lives around rocks...... crawfish   and lots of them   my favorites are jigs and then crigger and speed craws   the yum crawbug is also great baits for rocks    if they come out of the water topwater poppers work great for smallmouth    largemouth will come up too though