Put This In Common Sense For Me..

[buzzfrog]

first year fishing this early.. i have watched countless vids about spawn, with no help, i may be dumb... So my lake temp is 60 some, so if i am fishing the bank, then i want to cast along it. That lets me throw around there beds and puts me in the zone. Right?? Also how deep do bass spawn out? if i cant seem close to the shore does that mean they are not there. Should i stay away from flipping and pitchin docks and just throw a squarebill and spinnerbait along side the shore.. sorry but i still feel confused, i usally fish in summer and no matter how or what i do, i usally catch a few.

[Bluebasser86]

They will usually spawn in protected areas near the shoreline. How deep they spawn will depend on water clarity, might be a foot, might be 20 feet. I like soft plastics fished around cover for spawning fish but a spinnerbait or swimbait cast into likely spawning areas will find a few fish too. Docks are one of my favorite areas to fish for spawners because it seems like one of their favorite places to spawn. Fish on beds aren't always easy to catch. Don't get discouraged but pay very close attention to how fish react to certain baits and presentations. Sometimes if you find something that works on one fish it will work on most of them, sometimes you have to do something different for each fish. Pay close attention to each fish if you can see one on the bed. They'll each have their own "personality" sometimes and you'll have to do something different and push the right buttons to get a bite. Bed fishing takes a lot of practice to get good at.

[whitwolf]

This Is just an opinion and I'm truly not trying to be a smart alek but simply go fishing.

If possible cover as much water as you can , have some fun, and fish. If the fish are In pre-spawn which I know they are you'll catch some fish.

As for what to throw, throw what you have confidence In and cast, and cast, and cast.

[buzzfrog]

thanks for the help, so say if the slope shoreline goes out 5 feet then drops to like 8 feet and is close to cover then may be a good chance. ok let me ask this, will they bed shallow, even if it isn't close to the bank. There is a cove were i fish, i see bass fisherman in boats(sure they have electronics to help) pull up to entrance of cove and just cover it from side to side. My opnion is that this is a shallow cove and the are spawning every were in it(not just next to the shore but as long as it is shallow everywere,... Geezz I hope that made since.

[buzzfrog]

This Is just an opinion and I'm truly not trying to be a smart alek but simply go fishing.

If possible cover as much water as you can , have some fun, and fish. If the fish are In pre-spawn which I know they are you'll catch some fish.

As for what to throw, throw what you have confidence In and cast, and cast, and cast.

hey man i understand but loading around 4 rods and a tackle bag, and walkin a mile or so along the shore wilth nothing lately is getting very old. I catch dinks in a few ponds but really want to try my and at something bigger than a lb. idk, though I do know not having a boat is getting old.. i *** ya guys

[whitwolf]

I assume you're fishing Hickory?

[buzzfrog]

ow wow, didn't know you were rght on top of me, yea i am, when my little bro has tme from school were are gonna hit up rhodhiss, well castles brigdge boat landing and walk the ins and outs along the shore. have tried James and norman from the shore, thats like a needle in a hay stack man

[whitwolf]

If I were you I would head to the Wittenburg access. There are miles and miles of shoreline you can cover with plenty of points, coves, and flats, and most have deep water nearby.

[buzzfrog]

isn't that right across the 127 bridge,then turn left, been there a couple times if that is right.. hey personal question, you can neglect it if ya want, what is your top producer around here... i have luck after the boats leave running a buzbait around the docks.. thats in summer though,,,anywat thanks

[sdoug805]

hey man i understand but loading around 4 rods and a tackle bag, and walkin a mile or so along the shore wilth nothing lately is getting very old. I catch dinks in a few ponds but really want to try my and at something bigger than a lb. idk, though I do know not having a boat is getting old.. i *** ya guys

I don't have a boat either so I go wading around in the coves. It definitely helps get your lures out farther and cover a lot more water.

[whitwolf]

isn't that right across the 127 bridge,then turn left, been there a couple times if that is right.. hey personal question, you can neglect it if ya want, what is your top producer around here... i have luck after the boats leave running a buzbait around the docks.. thats in summer though,,,anywat thanks

It really depends but you can't go wrong with a jig or plastic worm.

[WRB]

If you are walking the shore and looking for beds, then you need to;

have good polarized sunglasses, a wide brim dark color hat to shade your eyes and keep the sun to your back. You are looking for beds with bass near them; beds are usually a lighter color then the bottom and anywhere from 1 foot to 3 feet in size and located near something that protects the bed from wind. If you see a bass swim off, wait until it returns, this happens a lot with spawners.

A Texas or drop shot rigged soft plastic worm, creature bait or Senko in a color that you can see easily; white for example. If you don't see any beds sites with bass nearby, then keep walking until you find them. No beds then start fan casting the Texas rigged worm in whatever color you prefer and fish the area.

Tom

[buzzfrog]

thanks yall, i went this evening and free styled it, as in shoe-less water is still freezing to me, lol walked with the shore line and waided about a foot into the water. didn't see any beds, though i dont have a pare of polarized, hope i can fan some to fit my face, agian thanx yall... i did take a jerkbait rod with me, and nothing got completly skunked. i did watch the boats role in and seen alot with football jigs and jerkbaits. give it a good try again Friday..

[buzzfrog]

It really depends but you can't go wrong with a jig or plastic worm.

hey wolf, i here alot of people talking at the "not just fishing store" about how lots of 6 lb toads get pulled out of rhodhiss. i am sure they are hey my buddy heard stories.. but as a kid back in the day me and my cousin would take his boat out and slay em on power worms in the red shad color, back then i dont think it was called that then.. anyway looks like a good lake

[NZ6]

When pond fishing or walking banks on your local lake treat it like deer hunting stealth is good shadows, rocks falling all that suff will spooke a fish .