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Feather the spool and mess around with your tension and brakes until to find the sweet spot. Slight overruns will still happen but in my experience they're not too catastrophic usually, just reseat your spool every so often.

Trolling is a good method for understanding what's going on beneath you. A good map can put you in the vicinity of productive areas, but from there, trolling will give you feel for where the sweet spots are and can reveal concentrations of fish.

Take kayak fishing. Paddling 6-10 miles is great for upper body and can have cardiovascular benefits.

The beds aren't quite at the point where they need to be punched, theyre submerged a pretty good ways down. More or less I'll be dragging a trig/mojo rig in this deep stuff. However the entire lake is surrounded by bulrush, which I'll be smashing big weights through. Also, I found if I will pop the bait through the grass that it won't get hung. As opposed to trying to drag it through the stuff.

That's a good tip Catt, and ya, snags are inevitable. But would you say that there is a combination of weight, hook size, and line that lessens the extent that you get snagged. Same thing with jigs, I've heard santone make a pretty weedless swim jig.

That's a good tip Catt, and ya, snags are inevitable. But would you say that there is a combination of weight, hook size, and line that lessens the extent that you get snagged. Same thing with jigs, I've heard santone make a pretty weedless swim jig.

I'm pretty accustomed to milfoil but I'm finding that hydrilla tends to snag baits much easier. Does anyone have advice for tackling these weedy haunts with CR/TR and swim jigs. The obvious solution is to drop weight size, however strong wind are something I must factor in. So yeah, any tips on eqiipment/technique would be appreciated. Please, no one tell me to rip a lipless crankbait out of the grass. That's like telling Tim Duncan that using the backboard will help his jumpshot. I'm just looking for tips for slow moving baits which remain on bottom.

A break line is any change in physical feature (drop off, weed lines, rock piles)

No way. Its probably the best for a spinning reel.

Well when i think of a lake i picture coves, points, and generally just a more expansive body of water. I think of a river lake as a lake that is more river like in nature. For instance, they meander like a river, and depending on what dam engineers are up to, they may even have current. Basically they are just rivers, but really wide.

Does anybody have a preference for river lakes compared to resevoirs? Based solely on my geographical circumstance i fish mostly river lakes. My experience on resevoirs is limited, so tell me what yall think differentiates the two.

Structure is my preference. It's usually got fish that are more catchable, and personally, my favorite way to catch them is deep cranking.

The only time I lose crankbait bass is in a tournament

Deep water fishing can be a dream with a little practice. Without knowing much about your situation it's hard to give much advice. Personally I enjoy locating deep grass on humps and points, primarily using a deep crank as my lure of choice. If you have a boat /kayak Id say get some sorta depth finder and start fishing structure(weeds, drop off, rock piles). If your bank fishing make long casts with Carolina rigs/jigs and fish slow. Learn how to feel the bottom and it'll pay off.