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Updated 4-8-2011 |
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Lures To Try |
Most Recent Colors and Sizes |
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| Crankbaits |
Shad Colors Mostly, Blue orange and chartreuse backs |
Light line. Fish as slow as you can once bait reaches bottom or cover. 10 - 12lbs. line | 8-14 | Fishing small to medium crankbaits over hydrilla beds. If you just fish it slow and stop retrieving when you feel the hydrilla you can avoid hanging the grass. | - | - | - | Points where bait fish are present. |
| Spinnerbaits | Big thumpers in mostly gold and Chartreuse/white and all white during low light conditions. | Slow Retrieve. Tip that grass now! | 4-16 |
Fish over grass off into open water. Find isolated hydrilla clumps and fish around them as if the were stumps |
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Deeper grass on points and ledges. |
| Carolina Rig | Black, June Bug and Pumpkin. | On hot days this simply works. | 10-17 | Best way in the world to catch bass of all sizes here, year round. | - | - |
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Primary points and drops leading into pockets, coves and creeks. Irregular features along old river channel. |
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Gold, Chrome and Chartreuse Oh and did I mention white. 1/4 - 3/4 oz. |
Good Hooks, tender sweeping hook sets. | 6-8 | Ok, if you are reading this you are looking for ways to catch fish. This may be the best way to do it in winter and spring. | - | - | - | Anywhere water is 12 foot or less. Over grass edges. | |
| Jerkbaits | White or Shad Colors | Light line and good hooks. Long pauses. | 2-12 | Make sure lure is running within 3 feet of the bottom or the grass. | - | - | - | Anywhere water is 10 foot or less. Or over clear deep water. |
| Jigs |
Black/Black or Brown and maybe some red mixed in. 3/8 or 1/2 oz. Need Pumpkin and green pumpkin now too. |
Flipping dock and grass lines. | 6-18 | Get out the map and look for places where wood cove will likely be found, anywhere from 7 - 25 feet deep. | - | - | - | Main lake points and any cover you find. My advise with a jig is to keep one tied on and try it every where you fish. |
| Tie up a worm or lizard on lighter line and weight. Say 1/8-5/16 oz. | Set hook twice with short bursts. | 10-14 | Work over grass pausing often. Big fish like it slow. You must use these baits before eliminating any area. | - | - |
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| BuzzBaits | Great during lower light, use chartreuse for sunny attempts. And Black any time they seem to miss other colors | - | 17-25 | Anywhere grass is seen but yet you can get the bait through. | - | - | - | - |
| Poppers | Greatest top water bait there is try it here much and you will see. | Feel the fish then set the hook. | 12-17 | All top water will be picking up fast. | - | - | - | - |
| Spooks | Not as good, as often, but will bring bigger and more determined fish. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |