03-29-2007, 06:22 PM
Dramatic tempurature drops alone are bad for business, but combine a cold rain on top of that, and it can seriously leave you wondering "what happened to the fish?" Depending on how big the body of water is(how fast the air temp will affect the water temp) will determine the extent of the damage. The weater is cooling off here as well, but just to the lower 70's from the upper 70's. So, not a big difference, just no progress.
Around here, atleast, the fish like deep structure when the chill comes on. That's not always the case, however. The bream and bass alike move down into the water column to find shelter. Now, that doesn't mean they won' venture to the shallow water structure during the hot part of the day.
Slow your retrieve down. Fan cast a specific area of the water that has shallow and deep water structure. Change up your presentation and depth after a couple of runs through your sets of casts. Once you find what water level the fish are at, you can then begin fine tuning with color and different style baits until you find a combo that works.
It's a pain in the butt to do all that changing around, but it will pay off.
1.Find what level of the water column the fish are at.
2.Find a lure that will keep you in that water column as to stay in the strike zone longer.
3.Match a color with your lure selection that the bass are responding to.
Following those three steps should help put fish in the boat. Don't be affraid to use your "go to" lures either, no matter what the conditions are. A little luck never hurts.
The very first thing I ever tie on my hook when i'm bass fishing is a Zoom 6" Paddle tail suspending worm, in white. Rigged with just a hook, it sinks nice and slow, and depending on the speed of your presentation, you can cover the entire water column. [cool]
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Around here, atleast, the fish like deep structure when the chill comes on. That's not always the case, however. The bream and bass alike move down into the water column to find shelter. Now, that doesn't mean they won' venture to the shallow water structure during the hot part of the day.
Slow your retrieve down. Fan cast a specific area of the water that has shallow and deep water structure. Change up your presentation and depth after a couple of runs through your sets of casts. Once you find what water level the fish are at, you can then begin fine tuning with color and different style baits until you find a combo that works.
It's a pain in the butt to do all that changing around, but it will pay off.
1.Find what level of the water column the fish are at.
2.Find a lure that will keep you in that water column as to stay in the strike zone longer.
3.Match a color with your lure selection that the bass are responding to.
Following those three steps should help put fish in the boat. Don't be affraid to use your "go to" lures either, no matter what the conditions are. A little luck never hurts.
The very first thing I ever tie on my hook when i'm bass fishing is a Zoom 6" Paddle tail suspending worm, in white. Rigged with just a hook, it sinks nice and slow, and depending on the speed of your presentation, you can cover the entire water column. [cool]
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