Carp Adiem

Patoka seems to be producing fish. It always has, but I think this the best summer I've heard of out there in a bit. I know there are some nice bucket mouths getting pulled out on a daily basis, so I would definitely check it out. The weedbeds are a hot spot with the fish hitting on top water Rage Tail plastics. J&R Guide Services does a pretty good job of documenting what they're catching fish on. Give their website a look and see what you can find out. More information there than I've got on it. Good luck. Let me know how you do. I've been getting skunked on Lake Monroe all summer.

We had a bit of luck today. Not anywhere close to a banner day, but the girlfriend hooked into an 8" and a 14" lmb. It was good to have someone around finally put a hook into something, but I wish I could have had a few hook-ups. I switched over to crappie/bluegill later in the afternoon and had some luck, but the bass seem to be hanging in areas I can't get to with a degree of accuracy or speed. We worked about 300 feet of shore for four hours today. The lake we were on is known or largemouth, but I think they're suspending off downed timber. There are some sunken logs and trees, but they're out in the middle of this lake. No luck getting there. Saw some guys in a jon boat having a good day in that area. We might be going out in the AM again. The lady friend got a taste of what bassin' is like and doesn't want to go back to bluegill. I knew it would happen.

Thanks for the advice everyone. Went out again after work tonight. No luck. I figure I'm using the wrong tackle. I've got a recycled rod and reel. Both of them are previously used. I think my reel is an old Daiwa, and the rod is a Storm Thunderstick. I think. Line is 10# Trilene. As for lures and bait, I've used several of the Gulp! plastics, a locally made jig, a topwater crankbait and another that goes 3-5 feet. Most everything is rigged weedless and I've been taking about two minutes per retrieve. Maybe this will help with the diagnosis. I recently caught a 9" lmb, in the same general area I've fished the past few times and been skunked, on the jig. Its just not been happening lately. Oh well, back out tomorrow.

Thanks. I'm land bound, so its a bit more difficult to get to the good deeper water. Most of what I get is around 5/6ft. Not much deeper. But when it goes deep, there really isn't much underwater cover out there. A lot has been sunk near the shore, but the reservoir I fish is pretty low at the moment. All of that good stuff is sitting next to me on the dirt. I'll definitely keep trying. Had a hook-up with a 9" lmb the other day. It was my first since I started targeting them. Hopefully they get a little bit bigger and start coming a bit more frequently. I'm pretty excited to find some good fish.

Well, really, its not trouble, but annoying. I've been on the water three times in the last four days and can't find fish. I was out for four hours today with not a nibble and the same late last night when I was on the same body of water. I'm fishing structure, any grass or timber that I can find, switching lures at each spot, every 40 minutes or so. Still, no luck. Any tips? I know that I might not be doing everything I need to, but I've recently come over to bass from bluegill and am trying to learn as much as I can. Any help would be appreciated.