need help deep water fishin

kvn765 · 09-25-07, 08:52 PM

Hi, I fish lake sam rayburn on a regular basis (every weekend) and i have never really been taught on deep water fishing. I am looking for advice on finding good spots to fish and how to actually fish deep water. I am wanting to fish more tournaments then i do now and really beleive i could catch better stringers in deeper waters then always brush fishing any advice on what to use or how to locate good spots/ ledges? Thank yall!!! If have AIM always looking for friends to fish talk with!

zooker · 09-25-07, 09:14 PM

kvn
get a good topo map..this is the key to finding spots.. when the water is hot -like now- any point with currant flow would be awesome.. look for a creek channel bumping up against a point or a mid lake hump..old road beds with currant flow.. think deep 12-15 would be alright..if your in weeds -not to many weeds grow that deep- a carolina rig or a deep diving crank would be the ticket.. the key with the crank is wackin bottom.. if your not hittin bottom get a deeper diving crankbait..

zooker

Bender · 09-26-07, 12:04 AM

I normally like to fish 10-12'. I like to use shaky head worms and hula grubs on jig heads. Put the boat in 6-8' and cast out over the break. Drag your lure in as slow as possible and stop when you hit the weedline for a while (20-60+ seconds). I have found that slow is good when fishing deep. Also when it is hot I throw a 10 foot diving crank over deep water off breaks to catch suspending fish. Crank it as slow as possible to keep it at the right depth.

stevomac59 · 09-26-07, 12:11 AM

Try looking for drop=off's. If you can troll then do so. If you can't use some JIGS or DEEP water cranks

cdubya · 09-26-07, 11:55 AM

don't go too deep or you'll find that there's nothing there due to lack of oxygen. I don't know as far as deep points on your lake but in Lake Murray there's points that get to 300+ feet deep which is of course way too deep..

kvn765 · 09-26-07, 10:13 PM

Thanks all for the tips ... 10 - 15ft of water is what i have been thinking i am just very un familiar with deeper water fishin and get unconfident and impatient. I am really wanting to be able to find better quality.

reel cool 2 · 10-02-07, 11:06 PM

I fish a lot of what I consider to be deep water for my area. Bare in mind to me deep water is 30 feet. I look for deep water flats near drop offs or near
shallow. This seems to be good secure feeding water for quality Bass. At any
time in this type of water situation fish could be on or near the bottom but,
will in the course of the day suspend higher or even come to the surface to
feed. I am prepared with many combinations. Heddon sonics and drop shot
rigs for bottom. Lipless crank baits and also poppers when you see surface
activity. Now I'm not Bill Dance but 50 years of fishing has taught me well.
I hope that you can relate to your water from this. Best of Luck -Reel Cool 2

09-25-07, 08:52 PM	#1
kvn765 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: orange, Tx Posts: 12	need help deep water fishin Hi, I fish lake sam rayburn on a regular basis (every weekend) and i have never really been taught on deep water fishing. I am looking for advice on finding good spots to fish and how to actually fish deep water. I am wanting to fish more tournaments then i do now and really beleive i could catch better stringers in deeper waters then always brush fishing any advice on what to use or how to locate good spots/ ledges? Thank yall!!! If have AIM always looking for friends to fish talk with!

09-25-07, 09:14 PM	#2
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	kvn get a good topo map..this is the key to finding spots.. when the water is hot -like now- any point with currant flow would be awesome.. look for a creek channel bumping up against a point or a mid lake hump..old road beds with currant flow.. think deep 12-15 would be alright..if your in weeds -not to many weeds grow that deep- a carolina rig or a deep diving crank would be the ticket.. the key with the crank is wackin bottom.. if your not hittin bottom get a deeper diving crankbait.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

09-26-07, 12:11 AM	#4
stevomac59 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Laredo, TX Posts: 455	Try looking for drop=off's. If you can troll then do so. If you can't use some JIGS or DEEP water cranks __________________ stevomac59 Always strapped...with a rod

09-26-07, 12:04 AM	#3
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	I normally like to fish 10-12'. I like to use shaky head worms and hula grubs on jig heads. Put the boat in 6-8' and cast out over the break. Drag your lure in as slow as possible and stop when you hit the weedline for a while (20-60+ seconds). I have found that slow is good when fishing deep. Also when it is hot I throw a 10 foot diving crank over deep water off breaks to catch suspending fish. Crank it as slow as possible to keep it at the right depth.

09-26-07, 11:55 AM	#5
cdubya BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 31	don't go too deep or you'll find that there's nothing there due to lack of oxygen. I don't know as far as deep points on your lake but in Lake Murray there's points that get to 300+ feet deep which is of course way too deep..

09-26-07, 10:13 PM	#6
kvn765 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: orange, Tx Posts: 12	Thanks all for the tips ... 10 - 15ft of water is what i have been thinking i am just very un familiar with deeper water fishin and get unconfident and impatient. I am really wanting to be able to find better quality.

10-02-07, 11:06 PM	#7
reel cool 2 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 16	I fish a lot of what I consider to be deep water for my area. Bare in mind to me deep water is 30 feet. I look for deep water flats near drop offs or near shallow. This seems to be good secure feeding water for quality Bass. At any time in this type of water situation fish could be on or near the bottom but, will in the course of the day suspend higher or even come to the surface to feed. I am prepared with many combinations. Heddon sonics and drop shot rigs for bottom. Lipless crank baits and also poppers when you see surface activity. Now I'm not Bill Dance but 50 years of fishing has taught me well. I hope that you can relate to your water from this. Best of Luck -Reel Cool 2

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