Hunter Drake

Yes, we've established that. My point is, if you are fishing in clear water, which this appears to be. The bass are going to react better to lures that closely resemble what their used to seeing. Yes on some occasions, the water is so dirty/stained that the bass rely more on smell, or sound to find and eat bait. But in clear water, you need to use something they see and eat everyday because in clear water, sight is a major factor so using lures that closely resemble the bait in the lake, the better chance you have of catching fish.

True , but if you are fishing in clear water, the fish are going to see the lure. So unless the fish are swimming around with their eyes closed your going to need to match your bait as close as you can to whatever the bass are normally eating in that fishery.

When the water is clear or visibility it high, stick to your natural colored senkos, get yourself some green pumpkins, watermelon seed, things like that. If there are bluegill in there, tip the tails chartreuse or buy them already like that. Bluegill pattern squarebills should be a killer also. Bluegill pattern jigs with a small swimbait too, 1/4oz or 3/8oz so it sinks slower then hop it around. I know it sounds weird using a jig to imitate a bluegill but it works, just mess with the cadence, hop it, swim it, whatever it takes.

Ok good to know thanks.

Ive lived and fished bass my entire life in upstate ny. All of our lakes are crystal clear so my tackle box is all geared towards clear water. Recently i moved to northern VA and ive noticed most if not all lakes in my area are muddy and im having a lot of trouble catching fish and im thinking it has a lot to do with lures/color selection. I was wondering if anyone has any tips on lures, colors, and presentations for these types of lakes, anything would help. Thanks.

Hey everyone, i am looking at buying a new jon boat and im looking at the 1236 and 1436 topper. My question is, how much more stable would the 14' boat be if at all being that their the same width? Im going to put a casting deck on the front but also im trying to keep the weight down so i was leaning towards the 12' because i will be transporting it in the back of my truck and most of the time i will be by myself but if the 14' is a noticeable difference in stability id rather that. So bottom line, would it be worth it to pay the extra money for the 14' boat rather than the 12'?