What a weird day yesterday. High, dirty water, 90 degrees. We thought they would be on jigs and way up on the banks. Instead we found the opposite. 

 

It was was one of those days for me. When you’re on, you’re on. I had my buddy talking to himself yesterday. He stuck with the jig and had a couple bites. I switched to a ribbon tail with a 1/4oz weight. The fish seemed to be staged off the banks in 6’-8’ in the grass, which is weird for this lake. Had a few fish 2-4lbs, but my buddy couldn’t buy a fish all day. Man the ribbon tail has saved a lot of bad trips for me, and today was no exception. 

 

I really upset him when a school of shad came to the surface in about 11’. Just for laughs I threw a chatter bait at the school and I hung a 4lber. 

 

Learned a a good lesson. When the bank bite is garbage, move out. 

A dark color ribbon tail on a 3/16 - 1/4 oz is my all time best producer and I usually have one tied on. So versatile.

I feel like the ribbon tail is way overlooked. Yeah, it’s a bait that been around forever, but man, it works! I have saved a lot of trips with it. And I’ve had my fishing buddies pulling their hair out many times with it. And it’s such an easy bait to fish. 

I got my PB on a Fat Max. 

Love those things!!

 

 

 

Mike