skey44

Still no luck with senko, lots of active bass and bait. Decided to try and " match hatch" with original rapala tried all kinds of retrieves, saw a lot of chasers some small some 3#+ no hits though tried every retrieve I could think of slow fast medium twitching jerking stop and go etc. Just not able to entice a hit. Also tried swim jig that looked a little like the Shad that were schooling tried every retrieve I could think of again, still chasers but no go? I caught a good one (15") there yesterday on a large spinner bait slow rolling it. But only caught one from 8am-12pm. I'd like to catch more and some larger ones seeing as many nice fish as I do. The very slow method with the senko didn't really seem to work in this situation? Should I be trying something different?

Ok, just got done fishing this technique, and I have to say I've never fished this slow before! The only little problem I had was I didn't get hit in my favorite bank spot until I got a short strike reeling in quickly tight to the bank ( end of cast) there fore I decided they wanted something moving( saw big bass chasing 2" Shad schools wouldn't look at the senko!). Then decided to liven up the retrieve a bit with jerks pops and shorter pauses, next cast caught a dink ( at least something not complaining)! I'm going back out to a different spot with only my hooks and senkos, I'll update on how it goes.

Hi, I am new to the site and relatively new to bass fishing. I live in Clemson less than a mile from the twelve mile creek ramp on hartwell. I shop at the fishing hole in Seneca and grady's in Anderson . Have already learned a lot from this site. Glad to see some others from the area, I am trying to take everything in and learn to catch bigger fish! The weather was in the 80's today with clouds! The fish seemed very active , but could still only land one 15" fish this morning. Saw some big ones chasing, but those never seem to be the ones to bite! So far I mostly fish drainage ponds and the shore, but I am getting a boat in the next few weeks. Have a nice fourth weekend, Scott