Hey guys,

 

Tomorrow i am taking a short little trip up to my family friends private lake in PA.

 

I have posted about this lake before. It is about 80-acres and is a shallow weedy lake that is filled with so many pickerel you can't believe but there are also some HUGE bass in here. The smallest bass I have ever caught was 2.5lbs and the biggest was one my dad caught at 7.2lbs

 

Now, It seems like the bass numbers are down but i just think it is because pickerel jump on your lure first. Do you have any suggestions or advice to help me catch the most bass possible?

 

I plan on bringing some big swim baits like a big rat bat, 8 inch punker, and my 8" hudd because i feel like they will keep the pickerel off and there are bass in here very capable of eating these swim baits.

 

The weather has been stable for the past 3 days with only a stray storm. The weather for tomorrow and saturday will be about 80 with a mix of clouds and sun.

 

Thanks!

 

Also, there is one place where the lake sort of drops off about 2 feet but other than that, it is just submerged weeds and some sparse logs and lots of tall reeds on the shoreline for cover

what lake?

In order to discourage the pickeral and encourage the largest bass, you might consider a large top water bait at night. The old Musky Jitterbug is still an excellent producer.

In my experience, pickerel prefer fast moving, flashy baits like spinner baits.  I would stick to slower moving tactics to discourage those pickerel.  If you do happen to hook into one, hopefully it will at least have some size to it b/c they are fun to catch.

swimbaits at a weedy lake sounds like a frustrating outing to me..

Although I am sure you would catch plenty of pickerel that pond sounds like a great place to fish a frog.

I should clarify, the lake is about 3-8 feet deep depending on the foot the weeds only grow to about 2-3 feet below the surface