joeparish2418

I started fishing shoals in about 18-19 ft of water and started to catch them. I was throwing a sexy shad jerk bait on the drop offs and seemed to find a pattern. Caught about 10-15 dont recall exact number, not a lot of size biggest was about 3 1/4. Didnt fish the morning bite fished from about 11-6 so I should be able to to catch them better in the morning. I seemed to only catch them on one particular shoal. will they stay close to it? I hit it about 3 times throughout the day and the fish were there. Joe

Thank you Tom I have written everything youve said down and im heading to the lake now. I will let you know how I did when I get back. Thanks again. Joe

I have a few different rods and reels. I abu garcia casting reel with 50lb sunline braid I typically keep a frog tied onto, thats on a 7ft medium heavy bass pro rod. I have 2 lews speed spool american heroes I have 20 fluorocarbon on. One I throw with a chatter bait and the other one varies. Usually a jerk bait or buzz bait. I have a bass pro brand casting rod I have set up for cranking, usually just throw a square bill. kind of intimidated to leave the bank. I have a lowarance hds5 and a older lowrance unit on the front of the boat. I can tell when its marking fish but not sure what kind of fish they are. I have two spinning rods I have one set up for a shaky head and the other has a rebel pop-r on it. I dont have much tackle but I have the essentials I believe. I have been studying a lot but I cant seem to figure it out on my own. I have studied the maps of my lakes and fished points and constrictions. I fish Tuckertown, Badin, and High rock. these 3 lakes are all on a river system called the Yadkin river. Thank yall for your help Joe

Thanks I am on a high school team and we have a tournament on Lake norman coming up in June any tips?

Started fishing about two years ago and fished ponds for those two years. i have saved up and bought myself a boat and am trying to start fishing lakes. I live in Mt pleasant, NC and have a few lakes closed by. I have gone out and fished and haven't been very successful. I am looking for someone to who is interested in answering my questions and really helping me get started. I have a passion for the sport like no other. And I would like to start getting into tournament fishing. I am 17 years old and am looking for some guidance. Thank you