pianoplayer0986

I hit the Maury again last week...the water was rather cold, and the fish were sluggish and holding on the bottom. I did manage to catch a 12.5" smallmouth (nothing to brag about, but quite an improvement for me). I actually caught it on my 3" white grub. I got some tubes and crawfish, too, but didn't get anything on them (perhaps the poor visibility made the white lure outperform the natural colors). What's the best way to fish a tube? Straight retrieve? On the bottom? Thanks for the advice!

Just found this on Bass Pro: "Grub --- Probably the No. 1 lure for both numbers of keeper smallies and trophy fish. Smoke, chartreuse and pumpkin-pepper are universal smallmouth colors. Try a 4- or 5-inch grub with a 1/4-ounce. leadhead." I've been using a 3" white grub. Perhaps I should try the sizes and colors recommended above? Any input? THank you very much! ~Adam

Yeh, there are some lunkers in the area. If the water color, temp, sunshine, etc are right, you can see them swimming around below the dam (Carp & smallies) I've seen a few above the dam, too...I usually fish above the dam, as it's alot easier to fish, and I actually catch more. I never could catch one of the ones below the dam. :-( I'll try some tube baits and crayfish. What size tubes - 3"? Thanks!

Not sure I can help directly...but if your kayak is getting scratches on land, you could buy a kayak cart to transport it... Of course, a 'yak is gonna get scratched if you use it...I don't think there's much you can do about it.

Not sure I would do THAT!:-P I might try fishing with some gummy worms next time I go, though...the sugar might help attract 'em too...maybe some catfish, too.

I've been fishing on the Maury River from my kayak (I usually fish behind an 8 foot dam). I fished the Maury several times last fall into the Winter, and I'm planning on going back out soon... I tried a variety of lures, but the only one that's been getting me fish regularly is a jighead (painted with a 3-d eye) and Exude curly tail grub (preferably 3"). This rig never lets me down, but I'm not getting any big fish...the biggest fish I've gotten is a 12" carp (pretty small for a carp...). Mostly I catch small (4-8") Smallmouth, and redbreast. I've also used a variety of spinners, plus a couple other random lures, with not as much success. Should I try a larger size (4"? 6"?). Should I switch to a larger soft plastic worm? I read a study awhile back that showed that lures with a larger girth will attract larger fish, but that the length doesn't matter much. Based on that, perhaps it isn't size that is my issue, as a 3" grub has a bigger girth than some 9" worms... I tried jigging the lures, and using a stop-and-go retrieve, but a steady retrieve seems to work best... Any suggestions? Thanks!!!