How are you triggering bass on highland reserviors during the afternoons this time of year with recreational boat traffic on the lake too?

I can’t imagine a more frustrating situation than being in open water with heavy recreational boat traffic. I would find a cove or other area out of the heavy traffic area. Unless I’m in a tournament, there’s always some fish shallow.

9 hours ago, RHuff said:

How are you triggering bass on highland reserviors during the afternoons this time of year with recreational boat traffic on the lake too?

Coike's and FFS is the only answer here, right?

For me it depends on how rough the water is. I'd try and fish the main lake points but if its bad I'd find some docks or other structure probably in a cove in deeper water.

I will find the steeper/rockier banks and start throwing a dropshot or splitshot.

If the wake boats get too annoying, I will run as far up the inlet channel(s) as I can and start flipping the weeds.

So in a tournament situation most of you would go shallow and flip? What would you flip in ultra clear water?

10 minutes ago, ElGuapo928 said:

I will find the steeper/rockier banks and start throwing a dropshot or splitshot.

If the wake boats get too annoying, I will run as far up the inlet channel(s) as I can and start flipping the weeds.

Ultra clear water what would you choose the dropshot? Lighter line small dropshot hooks and smaller minnow profiled finesse baits?

My main dropshot rig is a 3” reaper or a 4” straight tail worm on a 1/0 hook, 1/8 oz weight with an 8lb fluoro leader on 10lb braid.

I like to stick with really translucent colors in the afternoon sun - firecracker, salt&pepper, prizm shad or similar. Rootbeer/green or green weenie if there’s some shade.