Need a few tips!

RatLTrap · 04-17-06, 02:46 PM

I wanna go fishing today, but if it's going to suck again I DONT WANT TO!!! so you guys need to help me decide what to throw!

I was fishing jigs in brush, and catching some big fish, but now they stopped hitting, and I can't catch anything bigger than a pound. Obviously im doing something wrong!

Here is my weather conditions

http://www.weather.com/outlook/event..._topnav_sports

The water is kinda murky, and there are plenty of laydowns, and rocks, and structure, and just open area's.

Any baits, or idea's i'de appreciate any help!

JB · 04-17-06, 03:00 PM

I've been getting mine under shady laydowns using the zoom vibra craws, or paca craws, the bass seem to have moved off the bank about 10-15 feet, in 3-5 ft deep.
I've been throwing the rogue, but they are just looking at it, but the walleyes up here are tearing the rogue up!

bassthumb32 · 04-17-06, 03:04 PM

Throw A Crankbait Or Spinnerbait Over Wood. Last Night They Were Out In The Middle Of The Lake On Submerged Wood.

KenDammit · 04-17-06, 03:17 PM

do you know your water temp? Has a cold front just moved through? seen any beds? There could be a lot of reasons the fish have moved. I would start with a spinnerbait to try and find some fish..get some idea of how they're moving. After I've kinda got a location deal going and some location..I'd switch to a soft plastic..always a horny toad and then go from there. I'll work it in a ton of different ways swimming it..deadsticking it, topwater, swimming and killing it..and usually that produces fish for me.

IL.bassin36 · 04-17-06, 04:09 PM

Trap I'd bet that your fish spawned out and you're catching bucks.

Denny_K · 04-17-06, 06:36 PM

If all else fails down size....never hurts Denny

ROBZILLA · 04-17-06, 07:29 PM

Trap if your getting stuck up in the brush use a bobber and a dead stick, float it into the brush ever so slightly. set the depth according to the water I say 3 feet off bottom, you don't have to do anything the waves will move your dead stick rig up and down. But drop shot it to keep it down near bottom!

lizardsrule · 04-17-06, 08:36 PM

FLUKES!

Lizards

Curado · 04-17-06, 09:40 PM

I've been catching them around wood and rocks on some crankbaits, jerkbaits, and soft plastics. I also caught my 1st couple of drop shot fish here recently.

04-17-06, 02:46 PM	#1
RatLTrap BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,059	Need a few tips! I wanna go fishing today, but if it's going to suck again I DONT WANT TO!!! so you guys need to help me decide what to throw! I was fishing jigs in brush, and catching some big fish, but now they stopped hitting, and I can't catch anything bigger than a pound. Obviously im doing something wrong! Here is my weather conditions http://www.weather.com/outlook/event..._topnav_sports The water is kinda murky, and there are plenty of laydowns, and rocks, and structure, and just open area's. Any baits, or idea's i'de appreciate any help! __________________ Roodhouse, Illinois

04-17-06, 03:04 PM	#3
bassthumb32 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Fort Loudon, PA Posts: 682	Throw A Crankbait Or Spinnerbait Over Wood. Last Night They Were Out In The Middle Of The Lake On Submerged Wood. __________________ MY LIFETIME GOAL IS TO KEEP AT LEAST A SMALL CASE OF BASSTHUMB FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

04-17-06, 06:36 PM	#6
Denny_K BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 324	d- size If all else fails down size....never hurts Denny

04-17-06, 07:29 PM	#7
ROBZILLA BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Markham, Ontario, CANADA Posts: 1,901	Trap if your getting stuck up in the brush use a bobber and a dead stick, float it into the brush ever so slightly. set the depth according to the water I say 3 feet off bottom, you don't have to do anything the waves will move your dead stick rig up and down. But drop shot it to keep it down near bottom! __________________ Hang E'm High Till The Gills Go DRY! BARRIE,ONTARIO,CANADA

04-17-06, 08:36 PM	#8
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	FLUKES! Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too!

04-17-06, 03:00 PM	#2
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	I've been getting mine under shady laydowns using the zoom vibra craws, or paca craws, the bass seem to have moved off the bank about 10-15 feet, in 3-5 ft deep. I've been throwing the rogue, but they are just looking at it, but the walleyes up here are tearing the rogue up!

04-17-06, 03:17 PM	#4
KenDammit BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Richmond, KY Posts: 691	do you know your water temp? Has a cold front just moved through? seen any beds? There could be a lot of reasons the fish have moved. I would start with a spinnerbait to try and find some fish..get some idea of how they're moving. After I've kinda got a location deal going and some location..I'd switch to a soft plastic..always a horny toad and then go from there. I'll work it in a ton of different ways swimming it..deadsticking it, topwater, swimming and killing it..and usually that produces fish for me.

04-17-06, 04:09 PM	#5
IL.bassin36 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: So. ILL. Posts: 947	Trap I'd bet that your fish spawned out and you're catching bucks.

04-17-06, 09:40 PM	#9
Curado BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 333	I've been catching them around wood and rocks on some crankbaits, jerkbaits, and soft plastics. I also caught my 1st couple of drop shot fish here recently. __________________ http://www.harttackle.com

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