Hot baits for CFF8

[minner]

I just wanted to help all you TN fellas coming down to the Big G so I figured I throw a couple pointers at you (since you don't fish here much) to make sure you weigh in that trophy sack.

Hot pink flukes seem to be working around channel markers in the Browns Creek area, make sure you hit all the red ones, although the greens ones can hold fish later in the day. While you’re down that far, make sure you drive all the way to the dam, and jig a couple 3/4 oz. Little George tail spinners next to the intakes, the big ones have also been relating close to the flood gates in the middle of the hot summer days this year. A lot of times they are suspended so it may take you sometime to find their "zone", but stay with it. If you find areas where they've sprayed the grass, make sure you fish it hard.... White booyah buzzbaits with Chartreuse blades seem to be doing the trick. Flipping 1 3/4oz bubble gum colored jigs around boat docks in 20 feet of water will also bring a few pigs to the scales. I would highly discourage fishing the grass, but if you find that is a must, (other methods should produce fine) ripping DD22's in the rainbow trout color through threw grass mats can sometimes prove productive. Remember to stay shallow, and close to the banks. Right now I have been killing the 5+ pounders sight fishing on shore lines, dead sticking and drop shotting lime green finesse worms on those bedding bass you will find this time of year. Oh, and I almost forgot. Count yourself lucky if you can wrestle in a 6-7lb sack. If you do find yourself lucky enough to get such a huge sack, make sure you quit early. You don't want to take risks riding them around on the rough afternoon waters, sometimes that makes them "car sick" and can make them turn belly up. No sense risking it, just tie up and wait at the dock for the rest of us unfortunate souls.
Hope this helps,

minner

 

[churly]

Thanks for the advice! Iprobably gonna run up to the dam and pitch a 2oz. pink roostertail to the fish bedding in 40ft of water, then I am gonna go over to the red marker buoy and do a hand stand on itemoHoppingmad man its a tough pattern to stick with but it has produced some good 2-3lb sacks for me. Sorry minner, I had toemoPoke
Looking forward to seeing you all!

 

[Guest]

Ok, when I see you all say "bedding", I am thinking that you are referring to bass that are still spawning. Surely there aren't any more bass that are spawning this late in the season, especially this far south. In the far north, and into Canada, yea, they are spawning, but down here??

 

[minner]

Oh yeah.............they are all over the place...............but just don't cast aimlessly ,you gotta wait till you see them...........don't want to spook them off with an inaccurate cast......

emoPoke

 

[Jmax]

Thanks guys, I printed this out and made copies if anyone wants one, I'll try this. I just laid them right next to my Mickey Mouse and Snoopy Rods with 6 lb line and Zebco 202s I plan on using.emoAngel Jmax

 

[churly]

Jmax - 7/11/2006 2:53 PM

Thanks guys, I printed this out and made copies if anyone wants one, I'll try this. I just laid them right next to my Mickey Mouse and Snoopy Rods with 6 lb line and Zebco 202s I plan on using.emoAngel Jmax

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[Bprice]

Minner, that was brilliant... you forgot about ripping Silver Buddies on the outside of the grass.

 

[Guest]

I just spoke with Reed Montgomery, who is a guide on Guntersville, and he said that he highly doubts that bass are still spawning on G-ville, and that if they are, it's in the headwaters, and even then, it's highly unlikely.

 

[Bprice]

Obviously you didn't get the joke man, and I hope you didn't actually call a guide! emoLaugh

 

[DHaun]

At CFF7, a couple of the heavy hitters were very-very secretive whispering to eachother prior to the launch but I overheard them...The secret pattern was a big pink spook ripped across the surface as fast as possible in 75ft deep water near the bluffs with Zebco 202 gear ratio being critical. Apparently the big females were suspended off their beds around 67ft deep and would actually tear to the surface to attack the spook. Watch out for these guys at CFF8 - If they bring fish to the scales with bulging eyeballs like red snapper then you know where they were!

 

[RangerRob]

Actually ... I've heard that those Homer Simpson crankbaits can be deadly on those mid-summer spawners on the G...

I'm gonna throw a Banjo Minnow all day on one of those Penn Internationals that's the size of a 50 gallon drum with a rod that has a 3" circumference tip and 120 lb test ... ya know ... 'cause I hear'd they grow 'um big down'arr.

emoBigsmile

 

[Bprice]

To clarify.... I have never outlawed grabbling... it is completely legal and encouraged.

I was thinking about adding a trash fish pot to the tournament... say a $1 per boat for biggest trash fish... cause I'd lock through to Wheeler and catch a huge drum.

 

[Guest]

emoBang And no, I didn't call Reed. I IMed him. emoEnforce to Minner

 

[minner]

 

[churly]

All jokes aside, you would be surprised at how late some fish were spawning on that lake. In fact, it was discussed in the "thin bass on the G" a few days ago. I saw fish on beds in Mud Creek durring the full moon in mid June.

 

[minner]

Bprice - 7/11/2006 12:05 PM

Minner, that was brilliant... you forgot about ripping Silver Buddies on the outside of the grass.

I didn't want to give away my secret weapon, dang it. But since you brought it up......................Silver Buddies fished in a slow retriving jig style (like this: /l/l/l/l/l/l/l/l ) along weedlines. I have actually found more success with the Bass Pro shops brand called the "Lazer Blade" with their hologram design on the side. I think it's coloration better imitates the feeding skipjack fry found in the grassline this time year. You WON'T pick up a lot of small bites using this method but you will catch quality fish. You are really only looking for about five good bites.

 

[Bprice]

Agreed Churly... I did a little more research and some bass prefer, whether out of nature or necessity to spawn as the water gets warmer. Competition for bed space surely has something to do with it too, as you said before.

 

[Bprice]

Minner I thought you would be more into Nalon's special bait... the Gay Blade

 

[Jmax]

DHaun - 7/11/2006 3:14 PM

At CFF7, a couple of the heavy hitters were very-very secretive whispering to eachother prior to the launch but I overheard them...The secret pattern was a big pink spook ripped across the surface as fast as possible in 75ft deep water near the bluffs with Zebco 202 gear ratio being critical. Apparently the big females were suspended off their beds around 67ft deep and would actually tear to the surface to attack the spook. Watch out for these guys at CFF8 - If they bring fish to the scales with bulging eyeballs like red snapper then you know where they were!

Geee Davo, I wonder who he is talking about????emoScratch emoLaugh emoLaugh Jmax

And to think, we came in third and forth,...they should have listened better.emoBigsmile

 

[Davo]

No one buys the deep water bite on pink jigs. Oh well, let's just see if we can win some more $$$ with that bang up pattern. This time though I'm gonna try lime green.