NEW TO JUST ABOUT ALL OF IT.

[sportsman0822]

JUST BOUGHT MY FIRST BOAT. I AM BRAND NEW TO THE CHICK. BEEN OUT A FEW TIMES WITH FRIENDS ON THEIR BOATS, BUT ONLY TWICE NOW ON MY OWN. GREW UP BASS FISHING PONDS , BUT THAT IS IT. SO LIKE I SAID IM A NEWBIE FOR SURE. WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ADVICE CONCERNING FISHING. BASS PRIMARILY, BUT AS I UNDERSTAND IT IS CROPPIE SEASON, AND I DO LIKE CROPPIE. I’VE EATEN THEM NEVER COUTH THEM. I DON'T KNOW THE RIVER AND I DON'T KNOW THE LURES SO ASSUME I KNOW NOTHING. I'M TAKING MY DAD OUT THIS WEEKEND FOR THE FIRST TIME AND HE DOES NOT KNOW ABOUT THE BOAT YET. I AM HOPING TO SURPRISE HIM. IF ANY ONE COULD HELP PUT US ON SOME FISH THIS WEEKEND I WOULD BE SO GRATEFUL. emoThanks emoPlease emoAngler

 

[derek81]

Where do you plan on putting in?

 

[sportsman0822]

WITH THE WATER LOW, AND NOT KNOWING THE AREA VERY WELL I HAVE BEEN PUTTING IN AT SODDY CREEK, AT THE BIG BOAT RAMP I FORGET WHAT ITS CALLED. THE ONE BEHIND THE CEMETERY. I FIGURED IT WAS THE SAFEST FOR THE NUB THAT I AM. AFTER THE WATER RISES DEPENDING ON WHERE I AM WANTING TO DO MOST OF MY FISHING I WILL PUT IN AT CHESTER. I HAVE HEARD BAD THINGS ABOUT NAVIGATING CHESTER THIS TIME OF YEAR. ESP FOR A NEWBE.

 

[Pointer 78]

Welcome aboard. Glad you decided to join. We'll send someone out to fix your caps lock.

 

[Fastwin]

To be a successful fisherman you have to start by turning off your caps lock. emoEnforce

 

[sportsman0822]

caps lock off. sorry in engineering all text on dwgs is caps so i keep it on all the time. emoSorry

 

[Mike Hernandez]

emoWelcome aboard!

 

[Oldman]

emoWelcome emoWelcome emoWelcome

 

[TOMMY 20RXD]

WELCOME FISH HARD

 

[porkchop-xb]

welcome emoBigsmile emoWelcome

 

[bub591945]

Welcome to the forum. Don't know a whole lot about the Chick, but heard several people been catching them on shad colored rattle traps in shallow water. Find shallow water that is respectively close to deeper water. Kinda like secondary points. Just a suggestion for this time of year. Hope this helps out, and good luck!

 

[sportsman0822]

Thanks
I'm going out to get a map this evening, and maybe a lure or two. I'm hoping I can use the map to locate some of the spots people are talking about on here. an maybe help keep me out of trouble until the water rises.

 

[NITRO7]

WELCOME BEST OF LUCK

 

[Tico1625]

Good luck! Happy fishing!!

 

[tankstr20]

Welcome! I would consider fishing 3 lures! rattle trap,jig,crank bait... I fish lake Guntersville and they are in shallow water. I would try to find 2ft to 4ft of water and see what happens. emoSmile

 

[stratos21xl]

Welcome aboard!

 

[fish4life]

emoWelcome Theres tons of big bass in that lake=)

 

[SS810]

emoWelcome emoWelcome

 

[sportsman0822]

thank you for all of the input guys hopefully the rain will hold off and allow dad and I to get out an give it a try.

 

[sportsman0822]

i just bought a new trap friday, and i have a good supply of cranks about what size jig do you recomend? i guess i can give them all a try.