I saw multiple 6 or 7 lber's What to use on a creek or river dam?

[jerebro]

I was fishing this huge creek dam in my area... Robinson's Dam in KY. I was walking on the dam, fishing behind it (water flowing toward me) by the corner of it where there are a bunch of trees submerged. The water was very clear and this old man I met there had hooked onto 2 and 3 pounders multiple times off dark green tubes. After he tells me that, I turn arround and look below, just out to the left toward me from where the water from the dam is crashing down, and see 2-3 mega bass which appeared to be smallmouths as well. They were probably 4 or 5 pounders easy. I am not a good judge past 2lbs, i just don't have that experience yet but i want it.

What advice do you have for me fishing this hole and what baits seem to work best? I have access to a lot of different types of worms, lizards, tubes, rapalla's including x-runner's, topwater frog, mepps 1,2 and 3's, Rooster Tails, GYCB swimsinko's, GYCB grubs(a nice assortment), Rage Green Punkin space monkey, Bass Magic swimbait minnows, Gulp Alive craw dads, gulp bait galore and more. I am just a beginner though with artificial bait so I have a pretty wide varitey.

The dam is aprox. 150 square yards. Pretty large, but plenty of room to stay all day long. The water is fairly clear but would like advice on muddier situations as well. I have access to multiple dams of this size from the same creek and fish it from a cone often with a small trolling motor.

Thanks for all your help!

[roadwarrior]

Start with the GYCB Grubs and Swimming Senko, but you will

also want to pick up some 3 1/2" tubes to fish with 1/8 oz

inserted jig heads.

http://www.insideline.net/articles/swim_senko.html

8-)

[farmpond1]

Wow!  Those smallies grew 2 extra pounds between just the body of your text and the subject heading!  LOL

Listen to RW.  He knows what he's talking about.

[smallieking]

I have caught some of my biggest smallmouth on the smallest baits i would ever throw. I am a huge fan of microcraws. Try a small 3inch yum baby crawbug for those gaint bass and see what you come with.

[hawgwalker]

Treat the area as if it were a bed and throw something once and leave it there. If that area is home to the fish it will know every square inch and eventually it will investigate.The more wary the fish the longer it will take. If you happen to catch one of the smaller fish release it far enough away so it doesn't return for a while