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Great day wish I would have felt up to it ...... can't keep you out the water for nothin Shane you should just wear your swim trunks when ya go fishin lol.
Hey thats supposed to be pre-fishing not pre sore mouthing haha jk. Nice bass, those are speekin my language
I'm just weeding the rats out of my spots :lol:
In all seriousness, tourney is 4 weeks out. I just prefer to get on staging fish early and track them as they move up through finite zones, much easier for me to target smaller depth, countour and substrate zones by observing the fish as they start moving up in the earliest stages of prespawn, that may be the difference between big females and small males.
Yeah if it stays warm tho your fish might move past those places because they'll be in post spawn. Just a thought. Now ive noticed those smalls move up before the large mouths do. And those smalls seem to spawn deeper. At least in dorena lake thats how its been since they been added. But those smalls here are just starting to adapt to the lake there kinda funny sometimes with how there caught. They also seem to be hiding a lot in dorena like around structure. ( if u find it)
EDIT: what am i tginking its only march they spawn for months lol!
do you usually hook your fish with the tailing hook? or does it vary to complete randomness
That's a good question. I wasn't aware Colby kept records.
Colby: Nice looking fish! Sorry you did not get the one you wanted, but that is an awesome consolation prize.
I have never used a swim bait like the one in your picture (a Huddleston type). So I have a few questions if you don't mind.
1. Do you use a swimbait as a search bait or just when sight fishing?
2. Do you get smaller fish on a swim bait as well as big fish or mostly big fish?
3. If fishing in an area where the bigger fish seem to be mostly in the 3lb range would it be a waste of time to throw a swimbait?
4. How do you work them, do they have built in action or do you need to provide it? (Steady retrieve, like a jerk bait, etc)
5. Would my 8.5' salmon rod (1-3oz) make for a suitable rod?
Thanks for any insight you can provide.
GraphiteZen: I laugh every time I read your signature!
Thanks for the quick reply.This one is a glide bait, it has substantial left to right gliding movement