Awesome Bass_Fanatic!

Where (structure/depth) & on what?

Congrats Fanatic! Way better than working on a new duck blind! lol

Speaking of ducks, any of y'all duck hunt on The Bend? If so, how is it? Sure would be nice to hunt there so I could fish too!

Awesome Bass_Fanatic!

Where (structure/depth) & on what?

We caught fish from 15-35ft. Found lots of em in 30-35 ft but they were a little harder to get to bite. Caught em on swimbaits, spoons, and dropshots. Most fish were related to channel bends.

Speaking of ducks, any of y'all duck hunt on The Bend? If so, how is it? Sure would be nice to hunt there so I could fish too!

ISatirday was opening day on Toledo and I didn't hear a single shot. Saw one groups of canvasback and some take Canadian geese lol. I have a feeling this is going to be the worst duck season in a long time. Where I hunt (catahoula and around Larto) is underwater. LDWF did a count last week and there were 2000 ducks on catahoula and it normally 100k+

Also had a pretty good weekend on the bend !! Friday caught 25 with one that went 5 and another that went 9.03!! All of big fish caught on a swing head jig with a speed craw trailer. Numbers were caught on spoons and drop shots. Sunday was a little slower but did manage a couple around 5lbs. End of flats in 12 to 15 fow .

BF, and Bryan, great reports.  I stunk it up this weekend.  Caught 4 Saturday morning and 10 Saturday afternoon.  Went back Sunday morning and caught 5.  Most fish were small, biggest 3.5.  I saw a lot of bait and fish deep but could not get a bite (I'll blame it on the wind Saturday, hard to stay on a spot and fish) .  Caught all my fish shallow, spinnerbait and worm.  But, it sure was a nice weekend.

Hey! Bryan & jc

Hey Catt,,,Looks like a November cool breeze for this Saturday.

Hey Catt,,,Looks like a November cool breeze for this Saturday.

Yelp! But I got so much going on it'll be after the 1 st before I could even think about going!

I'm planning on heading up Friday afternoon/evening, just in time for the front. Oh well, the air may be cold but I'll t still chase 'em. Maybe the deep fish won't be affected too much. Thanks for the reports Bryan, JC, and B Fanatic.

 

Ronnie

Saturday should be a great day to fish. Pre-frontal, cloudy conditions will make the shallow bite explode. Wish I could go. Good luck!

Saturday should be a great day to fish. Pre-frontal, cloudy conditions will make the shallow bite explode. Wish I could go. Good luck!

 

Well, I hope it is.  We will see.

Hope so too. I'll be chunking!

 

Ronnie

KKing and I went today. Caught 25, biggest about 4lbs. Fish are still deeper than most think...

KKing and I went today. Caught 25, biggest about 4lbs. Fish are still deeper than most think...

Still deeper than most think or moving to winter patterns?

Still deeper than most think or moving to winter patterns?

Water temp is still mid 60s so I wouldn't think they would be in a winter pattern yet, but here is a lot of shad out in 25-35 ft and the bass aren't far behind.

Water temp is still mid 60s so I wouldn't think they would be in a winter pattern yet, but here is a lot of shad out in 25-35 ft and the bass aren't far behind.

Didn't say they were in a winter pattern but the weather is changing fast!

Hemphill, TX

36° right now

54° for a high

32° tonight

Just saying

I caught a couple of nicer fish deep Saturday before the wind started.  I did catch a good bit of smaller fish shallow.  Like said, saw tons of bait deep in the channels and catching a few on deep flats or bars next to the channels.  With that said, there's a lot of bait shallow and back in some coves.  I think the fish are like me,,confused.  Problem is when the bass get confused they tend to go deeper,,I on the other hand tend to go back to shallow water when I can get bit there.

 

OK, I need some guidance.  I'm gonna bite the bullet and learn to fish a spoon.   What kind of spoon do I need for 20-30' depths. I am clueless here.  I think I will take a half day trip with just a couple of rods rigged with spoons.  its hard for me to pick it up when I can hit the banks with a spinnerbait and catch a few. I fished shallow water for a long time and old habits are hard to break.

Nice job! Sorry, can't help with the spoons. Hope to learn, myself.

LFT Flutter Spoon 4" Magic Shad

BPS Strata Spoon

BPS Jiggy Twitch Fish Image

Bomber Slab Metachrome

Thanks Catt,

 

Now I'll go get 6 of each,,that should get me through a couple hrs of getting them hung up.

Caught about 30 yesterday afternoon . All on spoons !!! They were feeding heavy about the last two hrs. 1/2 oz nickle slab spoons worked for me.

Caught about 30 yesterday afternoon . All on spoons !!! They were feeding heavy about the last two hrs. 1/2 oz nickle slab spoons worked for me.