Heading out tomorrow.

keithdog · 07-27-12, 09:41 PM

I'm going to be on the water by 4AM tomorrow and I'm hoping things have turned around. After 2 months of severe drought, record highs averaging between 92-101, and a weed kill treatment a month ago, the fishing went south real quick. But it's been a month since the weed treatment, and we've had about 3 inches of rain the past two weeks. Plus today, the temps finally dipped back into the low 80's after dropping into the 60's last night. Tonight is supposed to hit 62 degrees, and tomorrow will only climb to 82. All in all, I think the bass might be active tomorrow and moving back towards the shallows. I've got 8 rods rigged and ready to go in my little 12' jon which makes it a bit crowded, maybe more than a bit. Tied on to start is a spinnerbait, buzzbait, rattlin rouge, jitterbug, frog, jig n craw, crankbait and senko. Lots of other options waitting to be tied on as well depending on conditions changing and what the bass tell me. AND, I am utilizing some things the Secret Santa gave me as well!!!

Now time for bed. Three AM comes way to fast.

kennethdaysale · 07-27-12, 09:50 PM

Keith that weed kill you're dealing with can be frustrating but I have found that sometimes......after the weeds have been gone for a while the fishing can actually improve. The baitfish have nowhere to hide and the bass will get used to roaming and gorging instead of hiding and ambushing. A local lake that goes through the same weed kill/weed grow cycles has produced some excellent days for me by fishing almost exclusively with cranks. Just find the right size speed color depth and you got it licked.

Good Luck

keithdog · 07-27-12, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by kennethdaysale

Keith that weed kill you're dealing with can be frustrating but I have found that sometimes......after the weeds have been gone for a while the fishing can actually improve. The baitfish have nowhere to hide and the bass will get used to roaming and gorging instead of hiding and ambushing. A local lake that goes through the same weed kill/weed grow cycles has produced some excellent days for me by fishing almost exclusively with cranks. Just find the right size speed color depth and you got it licked.

Good Luck

Your right Ken. I've dealt with this every 3 years at our lakes for a long time now, and like you said, give it time and it can really turn around. Two weeks ago, I was out on Flint Lake which is where I am going tomorrow. The water seemed to have cleared up a bit from the nasty ugly green/brown it was right after the treatment. The bite was still very slow, but what fish I did catch were taken mainly in open water where as you said, they are roaming and chasing baitfish.

Dave63 · 07-27-12, 10:18 PM

Good luck!!!

WatterBoy · 07-27-12, 11:58 PM

Good luck, Keith! Looking forward to the follow-up report to see how you do.

USMCbassman · 07-28-12, 12:38 AM

Good luck! Hope you catch some nice ones!

Hoosier · 07-28-12, 05:05 AM

Im hitting the lake in a few myself and as a fellow Hoosier, I can tell you i cant wait to see if this precipitation helps out the areas fishing.

AUFred · 07-28-12, 09:41 AM

Good Luck! I hope it is a grat day on the water. I want to go but too tired and too hot at the moment.

keithdog · 07-28-12, 01:32 PM

Well, it was basically a lousy day fishing. Was back home by lunchtime. I was on the water casting at 4Am and imediately hooked up with a decent bass on a Jitterbug. Then had 2 blowups in the next few casts. I caught my second bass on the new buzzbait I got from my Secret Santa. That buzzbait made by Warrier Baits is awsome! The planer head really allows the buzzbait to literally slow crawl across the surface with no effort. A few casts later, I hooked into another on my Rattlin Spook. By now I'm thinking, this is going to be a good day. About half an hour later I landed a nice two pounder on the Strike King Caffein Shad jerkbait. By now it was about 5:45AM and everything pretty much shut off. Around 9AM I hooked into another bass on a the Strike King 3XD crankbait my Secret Santa also gave me. That was cool. Two of the lures I got from the Secret Santa exchange produced for me today. Around 11:00 I caught two more on an Xcaliber 3/4 oz. lipless crank I recieved from a previous Secret Santa exchange. And that was all she wrote. Of course, the skies were nice and cloudy all week while I was at work but today there wasn't a cloud to be had. Just super bright sunny skies. That always makes it tougher. Winds were blowing hard out of the north east. So I caught about 7 bass in 8 hours. But hey, beat going to work. There were some bass blowing up on balls of shad occationally, which I was glad to see. I hadn't seen much sign of shad this year untill now. I'm hoping things will turn around come fall.

WatterBoy · 07-28-12, 01:50 PM

Thanks for the report, Keith. Sorry the fishing wasn't a little better for you, but good to see that you at least caught a few!

USMCbassman · 07-28-12, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by keithdog

But hey, beat going to work.

No doubt about that, I had to be in at 8 this morning and the whole time we were standing around everyone would ask how's your morning going and I'd reply it'd be a lot better if I was fishin'.

7 bass is pretty good, I'll spend that much time on the water and catch 3-4 dinks! LOL! Thanks for the report...sad to hear it wasn't better though. Sounds like the fish are starting to thrive again after the weed kill though

AUFred · 07-28-12, 07:08 PM

Bluebird skies are a tough way to go. You saw fish, you caught fish and you stayed mostly dry. Not a bad day and no work calls.

keithdog · 07-28-12, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by AUFred

Bluebird skies are a tough way to go. You saw fish, you caught fish and you stayed mostly dry. Not a bad day and no work calls.

True. the possitive thing is yard work got done. hahahaha If that can be possitive.

07-27-12, 09:41 PM	#1
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Heading out tomorrow. I'm going to be on the water by 4AM tomorrow and I'm hoping things have turned around. After 2 months of severe drought, record highs averaging between 92-101, and a weed kill treatment a month ago, the fishing went south real quick. But it's been a month since the weed treatment, and we've had about 3 inches of rain the past two weeks. Plus today, the temps finally dipped back into the low 80's after dropping into the 60's last night. Tonight is supposed to hit 62 degrees, and tomorrow will only climb to 82. All in all, I think the bass might be active tomorrow and moving back towards the shallows. I've got 8 rods rigged and ready to go in my little 12' jon which makes it a bit crowded, maybe more than a bit. Tied on to start is a spinnerbait, buzzbait, rattlin rouge, jitterbug, frog, jig n craw, crankbait and senko. Lots of other options waitting to be tied on as well depending on conditions changing and what the bass tell me. AND, I am utilizing some things the Secret Santa gave me as well!!! Now time for bed. Three AM comes way to fast. __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

07-27-12, 09:50 PM	#2
kennethdaysale BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: rock hill, sc Posts: 2,315	Keith that weed kill you're dealing with can be frustrating but I have found that sometimes......after the weeds have been gone for a while the fishing can actually improve. The baitfish have nowhere to hide and the bass will get used to roaming and gorging instead of hiding and ambushing. A local lake that goes through the same weed kill/weed grow cycles has produced some excellent days for me by fishing almost exclusively with cranks. Just find the right size speed color depth and you got it licked. Good Luck __________________ Sometimes you gotta risk it to get the biscuit.

07-28-12, 01:32 PM	#9
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Well, it was basically a lousy day fishing. Was back home by lunchtime. I was on the water casting at 4Am and imediately hooked up with a decent bass on a Jitterbug. Then had 2 blowups in the next few casts. I caught my second bass on the new buzzbait I got from my Secret Santa. That buzzbait made by Warrier Baits is awsome! The planer head really allows the buzzbait to literally slow crawl across the surface with no effort. A few casts later, I hooked into another on my Rattlin Spook. By now I'm thinking, this is going to be a good day. About half an hour later I landed a nice two pounder on the Strike King Caffein Shad jerkbait. By now it was about 5:45AM and everything pretty much shut off. Around 9AM I hooked into another bass on a the Strike King 3XD crankbait my Secret Santa also gave me. That was cool. Two of the lures I got from the Secret Santa exchange produced for me today. Around 11:00 I caught two more on an Xcaliber 3/4 oz. lipless crank I recieved from a previous Secret Santa exchange. And that was all she wrote. Of course, the skies were nice and cloudy all week while I was at work but today there wasn't a cloud to be had. Just super bright sunny skies. That always makes it tougher. Winds were blowing hard out of the north east. So I caught about 7 bass in 8 hours. But hey, beat going to work. There were some bass blowing up on balls of shad occationally, which I was glad to see. I hadn't seen much sign of shad this year untill now. I'm hoping things will turn around come fall. __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

07-27-12, 10:18 PM	#4
Dave63 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Farmersburg, IN Posts: 341	Good luck!!!

07-27-12, 11:58 PM	#5
WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	Good luck, Keith! Looking forward to the follow-up report to see how you do.

07-28-12, 12:38 AM	#6
USMCbassman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 532	Good luck! Hope you catch some nice ones!

07-28-12, 05:05 AM	#7
Hoosier BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Vincennes, Indiana Posts: 128	Im hitting the lake in a few myself and as a fellow Hoosier, I can tell you i cant wait to see if this precipitation helps out the areas fishing.

07-28-12, 09:41 AM	#8
AUFred BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Prattville, Alabama Posts: 801	Good Luck! I hope it is a grat day on the water. I want to go but too tired and too hot at the moment.

07-28-12, 01:50 PM	#10
WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	Thanks for the report, Keith. Sorry the fishing wasn't a little better for you, but good to see that you at least caught a few!

07-28-12, 07:08 PM	#12
AUFred BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Prattville, Alabama Posts: 801	Bluebird skies are a tough way to go. You saw fish, you caught fish and you stayed mostly dry. Not a bad day and no work calls.

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