Do any of you use flutter spoons? If so, can you offer advice? I just placed an order and plan on experimenting next trip.

New to site like to thank catt and every one for the infomation about the bend my favorite lake. I have my camper just north of six mile. catt the bream were biting last week caught some in housen going all the way to the back where the boat lane goes close to the point and in the coves to the right towards the back big gator back there also.

Stumbled onto this thread about toledo bend....WOW & THANKS! In-laws have a camp at Big Bass and I've been going there several times a year for 15+ years. I hail from Prairieville and fish the Atchafalaya Basin pretty regular...not much deep water fishing there so Toledo was always a struggle. I rode as a marshall in the Elite tourny last month just to try and see (and learn) different approaches to tackle Toledo. It was mostly a bed fishing event though. I rode with Brent Chapman (Buck Creek---jerking a blk/silver/org belly Rogue over OFFSHORE grass beds)....Brett Hite (grn/pumpkin chatterbait in Slaughter Crk & Carrice Creek Flats)...Alton Jones (flipping willow tree islands in Tennaha). One thing I noticed is none of them would try different techniques throughout the day!? I guess that's the way (and area) they must have used to catch them in practice so they lived and died with that technique....but they are pro's so I'm not gonna judge 'em. They were all extremely nice and willing to explain what they were doing and why. I did get to see a prototype lure that was used by several of the guys but none of them I fished with made the top 10. I can't thank Catt enough for his unselfishness in helping others....not only with Toledo but also taking time to coach the kids at school. Thanks to all who contribute to this effort and i'll post my results after the next trip to the Bend! God Bless.

jcdogfish, O4SP700, & SwampShark

Welcome aboard

Thanks for the perch tips I'll pass that foward

I tend to fish spoons in late fall & winter

Flutter spoons can be awesome this time of year. I would recommend a long rod, 7'6" or so, 20lb floro, and a 4.5-5" spoon. Don't be afraid to throw it around deep brushpiles. It will hang up, but most of the time you can use the weight of the spoon to knock it loose. Some days I let it sink to bottom and rip it 6ft off bottom and let it flutter all the way down again and some days I work it more like a big worm, just small hops off bottom. Experiment and see what the fish want. I hardly ever start out with a spoon, but if I catch a few off a brushpile or ledge on a crank and they shut off I will pull out the spoon!

Thanks Fanatic. I appreciate the tips. I play around with a small slab spoon and seen how easy it is to free after it hangs up. Everything will bite that thing!

well guys i fished my club night time tournament last night. 3 fish for like 6-7 pounds. went flipping during the day and caught 18 pounds, im not very good at night...... o well one more wek of the tournament then im getting married. guy caught 20.5 pounds today and had a 8# kicker so someone is always catching them and others are always struggling.....i fished from lowes creek to mill creek offshore main points and secondary points and flats, also fished around texas island. threw a chatterbait, mag worm, spinnerbat, buzzbait.

shaneus, where did you fish at night?

since ive been working straight nights on this turnaround, i havent done much fishing. i ran to all my waypoints that were grasslines from last year and there was no grass! or it was only 2-5 feet deep on the humminbird......... last year this time it was like 10-12 feet deep by now i fished all over the place catt....

I love night fishing more than daytime

Ya should have sent me a PM!

I agree with Bass_Fanatic i use them regularly this time of year. DamnYankee taught me this lure last year and now I love it. They will catch giant Bass.  

Hey guys been a while since I've been on here, but wanted to let y'all know about an open tournament our club will be holding next weekend. It's at fin n feather and we have the Tony Chachere's team cooking for everyone. Hopefully the pic shows up to give all info.

fishnla, should have put that up earlier

Yeah I didn't think about it, but hope some of y'all can make it.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY Y'ALL

Same to you Catt. I had a great day watching the Moss Bluff Dixie Youth team win the tournament in Singer. We asked the boys to win it for us on Fathers Day. They played 3 games back to back to back to back....its was awesome. I can't wait to get off this T/A so I can hit the Bend.

Marcel

Marcel, you know Richard Barton?

anybody plan on fishing Friday night?  I fished last friday night for the first time in over twenty years but didnt do well. Hope to get to go this Friday night and see if I can do better. It sure is cooler out there at midnight than it is at noon. LOL

Headed to the bend tomorrow afternoon and Wednesday for some offshore fishing !!! MAINLAKE !!! Have they been grouping up yet ??

Headed to the bend tomorrow afternoon and Wednesday for some offshore fishing !!! MAINLAKE !!! Have they been grouping up yet ??

Why certainly

 

Marcel, you know Richard Barton?

 

Does he coach little league baseball in Moss Bluff? My son's coach last year was Richard but I don't remember his last name. I'm not good with names...

Do y'all night fish mainly during full/new moon or anytime you have the opportunity?

Anytime! I'm leaving here in an hour and fishing through the night tonight!!

Good luck Fanatic. I'm headed up Friday evening for a week. I might give it a try.

Did pretty well last night on ridges with grass on worms biggest 71/2. Caught prob. 15 or so before 11.