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d**n now we gotta find some else to pick at you about

Gentlemen remove your hats & observe a moment of silence please Muddy if you jig is in the water you better be paying attention

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You would choose those spots because of the shallow water hazards which are probably rocks or stumps.

Welcome back I'll the rest answer for themselves 8-)

Bass anglers must get a proper mental picture on structure fishing; anglers must recognize from the beginning that not all good-looking structures harbor bass. But never will bass be found that are not related to structure in some manner. Structure is a portion of the bottom that is different from the surrounding area, like bars, humps, creek-channels, riprap, and submerged points of land. A structure fishing situation consists of a structure, breaks, break lines and deep water. Breaks are things on the structure's bottom like stumps, rocks, weeds, logs, and bushes. A break line is a line or lines along the structure's bottom where there is a defined increase or decrease in depth, either sudden or gradual like the edge of a channel, hole or gully. There are other break lines too, like a weed line wall, a brush line, where two bodies of water meet which differ in temperature, color or water current. Deep water to the serious structure fisherman is water with depths greater than 8 or 10 feet. Remembered that deep water is where bass spend the greater part of their time because it is a sanctuary from changing weather and water conditions. In order for a structure, break or break line to be consistently productive for mature bass, it must be very close to deep water, or at least, the deepest water in the area being fished. You cannot have schools of large bass if the structure, breaks and break lines are not connected in some manner to deep water. Accept the fact that the only escape a bass has from a changing, hostile environment is deep water. The older and bigger a bass gets, the more reluctant it becomes to venture very far from deep water

Please send a PM to Muddy telling him how easy it is

Nice fish Yo Muddy

Poor baby If ya looking for a hug you aint getting it here

First off I wish you guys would tell everyone where or on what lake y'all are talking about; since both DaphsBassMan & jeremyt are new look at mine and cajun1977 answers, could y'all tell where we are from? It makes it easier for those of use who want to help if we know where we are starting

jeremyt, what about deep water makes you un comfortable?

Shallow & deep are relevant to the body of water you are fishing; for instance on Toledo Bend shallow water is anything 15' or less, were as 15' on many lakes is considered deep water. To answer your question yea you can bet on the bank and do well; I just prefer off shore where there is less pressure. Tommy T.

Don't get me wrong I don't mind sharing baits/lures you just aint touching my rod-n-reels Last time I did that I ended up with a G. Loomis BCR804 GLX 6' 8 that is now about 6' 3 and useless

Try this http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1185841907

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That's the way I see it I'm a simple man

Ok you start off by saying other people's tackle but from what I read you are talking about baits/lures; if this is in fact the case then I don't mind. If you are talking about Rod-&-Reels then I do care; my Rod-&-Reels are carefully selected and balanced to fit my fishing style. If I have the slightest inclination that an opportunity to fish araises I bring my Rod-&-Reels.

I absolutely love to fish plastics, my favorites are Gene Larew 7 ½ Salty Ring Worm Cinnamon Pepper Neon/June Bug Laminated (Camouflage), Gene Larew 6 Salty Hawg Craws Black Neon, & Zoom Baby Brush Hog Watermelon Neon. When: Year round from bank shallow out to 25' Where: Any place I fish but especially on Toledo Bend Reservoir

For every bass you find along the shore there are 5 behind you in deep water Deep water fish are less affected by adverse weather changes therefore they are easier to catch. Deep water fish are structure oriented making them easier to find; simply find structure that has descent cover, access to deeper water, bait fish and there will be bass.

Yea buddy Try building a 2 mile long board road (that's right a road built out of wood) through a Southwest Louisiana marsh to an oil derrick.

Another bass angler is born

Dude that don't look to small to me Can we say kicker fish 8-)

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