This Years IHSA highschool bass tournaments!

keggs17 · 04-15-11, 08:37 PM

Hey Guys. Today was our second anual IHSA highschool bass Tournament, And unfortunatly it didnt go so well, 40 mph winds,Rain,and white caps, we fished in the morning from 7:45-12:00 and caught only one fish, What baits are usefull in these conditions? the water was murky/muddy and there was alot of vegitation (hydrilla,moss) and the average depths range from 5ft to 39ft with verry steep drop offs, the lake is banner marsh in case anyone knows of it.

Apt79 · 04-16-11, 10:31 AM

I always seem to do well with a rattle trap in conditions like that. The lake I fish is really windy with no cover and when the wind is wippin most of the time they seem to be close to shore sitting in the wind. I like to throw that bait right close to shore, almost like flippin a jig or plastic. Give it a second and start crankin. That seems to work for me and with the added cloud cover and rain that bait should get their attention.

keggs17 · 04-16-11, 12:56 PM

Thanks!, i did have a white/orange rattle trap tied on, What colors for a rattle trap would you suggest for very murky water?

keithdog · 04-16-11, 04:53 PM

I've been doing some fishing in those conditions lately and have done fairly well on both a red Yozuri Rattlin Vibe lipless crank and a white/gold blade spinnerbait. I'd be working in close to shore around cover in the wind blown areas if poss. Sometimes thats hard when working in that kind of wind, but it pays off most of the time.

keggs17 · 04-16-11, 07:30 PM

thanks keith, the fish were also suspended in some deeper water. what would u recomend for this? jerkbait?

04-15-11, 08:37 PM	#1
keggs17 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Peoria, IL Posts: 55	This Years IHSA highschool bass tournaments! Hey Guys. Today was our second anual IHSA highschool bass Tournament, And unfortunatly it didnt go so well, 40 mph winds,Rain,and white caps, we fished in the morning from 7:45-12:00 and caught only one fish, What baits are usefull in these conditions? the water was murky/muddy and there was alot of vegitation (hydrilla,moss) and the average depths range from 5ft to 39ft with verry steep drop offs, the lake is banner marsh in case anyone knows of it.

04-16-11, 04:53 PM	#4
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	I've been doing some fishing in those conditions lately and have done fairly well on both a red Yozuri Rattlin Vibe lipless crank and a white/gold blade spinnerbait. I'd be working in close to shore around cover in the wind blown areas if poss. Sometimes thats hard when working in that kind of wind, but it pays off most of the time. __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

04-16-11, 10:31 AM	#2
Apt79 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: canton,oh Posts: 70	I always seem to do well with a rattle trap in conditions like that. The lake I fish is really windy with no cover and when the wind is wippin most of the time they seem to be close to shore sitting in the wind. I like to throw that bait right close to shore, almost like flippin a jig or plastic. Give it a second and start crankin. That seems to work for me and with the added cloud cover and rain that bait should get their attention.

04-16-11, 12:56 PM	#3
keggs17 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Peoria, IL Posts: 55	Thanks!, i did have a white/orange rattle trap tied on, What colors for a rattle trap would you suggest for very murky water?

04-16-11, 07:30 PM	#5
keggs17 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Peoria, IL Posts: 55	thanks keith, the fish were also suspended in some deeper water. what would u recomend for this? jerkbait?

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