719BassFishing

If the fish are spawning that might be the problem... fish locked on beds wont hit reaction baits most of the time.. look for beds and throw either a weightless senko or shakey head and you should catch em.

I love throwing tubes in the spring. I usually fish them on a 1/4 oz bullet weight and drag it super slow on the bottom. Especially in the really cold water, I will sometimes have 3-5 minute casts. When it comes to the spawn a small weightless tube on a bed is really good. The slow fall drives the bass crazy. Also, you might try dropshotting a small tube or craw type plastic on beds. It may seem weird at first but works really well.

I finished up fishing the FLW Rayovac series at Grand Lake on April 4th. Fishing in practice was good but a combination of weather and bad pro draws kept me away from the fish. The best fishing and warmest water was up the river near Bee Creek. Crank Baits, Spinner baits, and Alabama Rigs seemed to be the most productive lures. Weather is still cold and fishing is still slow but the fish are biting. Hopes this helps anyone thats planning on fishing Grand.

Dont think i could help. Ive ordered about $400 worth of tackle and rods in the past couple of weeks haha.

Looks like itll be up in the 70's for a few consecutive days so hopefully that will get the fish fired up.

I'm surprised the shark didn't catch him!

I would try and find out what kind of baitfish live in the ponds. When you do, stock it full of em'. Itll give all the bass a nice meal! If you cant find what type of baitfish live there, just stock the ponds with crawfish. They wont die and bass love them! A local pond where i live was stocked with alot of bait a few years back and some of the biggest bass in the state are caught out of that pond now.

I would throw a 4" weightless senko if there is no wind. If the bank is windblown, a zoom super fluke will crush em'.

I've caught fish on green pumpkin jigs in some pretty dirty water. Black and blue may be a better choice when the water is really stained, but never hesitate to throw green pumpkin. Its a good color in almost any visability.

1. The number 1 plastic you should have for this time of year is a 7" trick worm rigged on a shakey head. Slowly dragging this on the bottom will always catch a few bass. 2. Any grub type bait rigged on a simple jig head are always good for catching smallmouth.

The 7'11" has a 24" handle on it. i would imagine this gives the rod good leverage but does it get in the way?

Im looking for a good swimbait rod in the $100-200 price range. Ill be throwing 1/2-3 0z swimbaits on the rod so I don't need something super heavy. Any suggestions??

1. Big profile jig 2. Crankbait 3. Any 10 inch worm

Squarebill: RED strike king KVD 2.5 Lipless: Strike king red eye shad Jerkbait: Spro Mike McClelland Mcstick 110 Topwater: Heddon super spook

I have yet to catch a fish on a big swimbait, mainly because I haven't thrown one much. This year I am going to dedicate myself to catching a bass on one of these big swim baits. I believe it is more of a personal "right of passage" when finally hooking up with a bass on a big swim bait.

Treble hooks will always get hooked around something and cause problems once in awhile. One thing you could do id change the front treble hook out for a smaller one so it isnt constantly getting caught on the bill.

Swimbait and chatter bait fishing. Never have thrown these to much but i'm looking forward to gain more confidence in them so I can be more versatile.

It's supposed to say rig. Its an Alabama rig type lure

Ive never really had confidence in chatterbaits and swim jigs, mainly because I never fish them much. I am going to try them out over the next couple of weeks but I have a question. What types/brands of trailers have worked best for you guys when fishing this lure! Thanks for the help, tight lines!

When spooling your reels, a good average tension is what you should be applying. As for backlashing, every reel is different and youre just going to have to dial each one in (you should also be oiling them). Practice is the main key for baitcasters. You will eventually get a feel for each reels. Also, Flourocarbon casts alot better on a baitcaster than mono does (just my opinion).. Hope this helps!

My favorite time to listen to music is on the way to a tournament. Usually ill listen to something upbeat to get me in the zone.

I just purchased a couple of Booyah Boo rigs and was wondering if anyone has put them to the test. Any information helps.

Thatd be great.. either direct messgae me or just post the results on this topic. Thanks!

For refference, look up the Yum F2 craw on tackle warehouse. It comes in 2.75" and 3.75". Ive caught a few dropshoting this one on beds.

Make sure its a small craw/grub bait though. Like a 2-3 inch craw. It may seem like you need to throw something bigger but trust me, ive seen some pretty big fish caught off beds dropshotting a tiny craw. Also a weightless semko works really well. Hope this helps, tightlines!