Newbe

[jigicant]

Just baught my first bass boat. I went fishing this morning and caught a few very small fish on a rooster tail. Do you all have any advice on lures to use or tips. I need all the help I can get. I know i shouldnt try it during the day and i know to fish deep. I live in Kentucky and where i fish the water temp is around 79. Clear water. Around 10-12 feet of visibility.Just graduated high school and am getting into college and I need something to do Â*in my little town. (One Lake). Thanks.

[Rich]

Congrats on the boat!

Need a little more info-what kind of cover is in the lake-weeds, rocks, flooded timber, etc.-that is a good starting point.

[keeb]

maybe a worm, or a crankbait.

[hershey]

Texas rigs, tubes, tiki stiks, and jigs in shallow cover. Carolina rigs, deep running crankbaits, and jigs on deep drop offs.

[bassbum]

JB,

Welcome to the site. Congratulations on the boat, that is way cool!!!

Sandra

[jigicant]

Thanks guys. Ive noticed that there are a lot of fallen timber from the banks that run into the water. What should I throw in those areas.

[hookset0888]

i'd throw a soft plastic like a senco,grub sinking minnow,etc or a jig. i really like the new booyah swiming jigs myself

[fisherman_craig]

Hey man,
Welcome Aboard! I would use a floating Tiki Stick or a Texas rigged purple zoom worm.
Good luck!
Enjoy that boat!

[zman]

Welcome JBfisher, where are you going to school and where in kentucky are you fishing?

[jigicant]

Im going to Eastern Kent. University. I fish at Laurel Lake. Its not too great of fishing but i still like to go.

[FLfisher]

id use a crank or a jig...worms should work good too...mayb tiki wacky style

[MAHAT]

im a newbie too, thats awesome you got a boat, i have to fish off of this 10 footer with a 20 horsepower engine...

[jigicant]

I lucked up finding a good one. Well guys keep the tips comin. thanks.

[Bin]

welcome, these people here know everything just ask if thay dont know the answer thay will find it

[macgyver]

[quote author=jbfisher link=board=news;num=1120331615;start=0#5 date=07/05/05 at 09:23:53]Thanks guys. Ive noticed that there are a lot of fallen timber from the banks that run into the water. What should I throw in those areas. [/quote]


Yes those are usually referred to as laydowns. Where the tree is partially in the water, and partially out of the water. Those are great places to fish, but everyone else will fish them also Throw lizards and craw type baits around the timber, or senko type baits also. Cranking those laydowns would also work work, along with topwater, and spinnerbaits. Yeah I know lots of things have and will work. You just gotta find out what they want. Also make note of "EXACTLY WHERE THE FISH WAS LOCATED" when you get a bite. Many times on laydowns/points/weedbeds the fish will stack up identically on different cover/structure. For example, when prefishing a tourney we found fish on a muddy point, on the north side of the point, with weeds beds in 2 feet of water. We continued to fish this pattern and caught fish continually on all the points with similiar features. We did not catch any on the south side of the points ??? I personally can't tell you why they were all on the north side, but they were. Allows you to fine tune your time on the water to the productive areas, instead of fishing the shoreline all day Also look for drop offs under you and behind you. Those are many of the places most folks don't fish. So the fish are a little less pressured. I would use a c-rig or deep diving crank around those types of areas. Sounds like you got lots of time to "Learn the Lake" And that's why locals win many tourneys

Lizards