04-29-2003, 09:20 PM
[cool]With the pea soup and the water activity in Butcher Jones, I couldn't see anything in the shallows, and I suspect the serious spawners are doing their thing in quieter waters.
If you can find the fish, I would just say go with the tried and true bedding baits...lizards and jig and trailers. I have also done well with oversize worms, but they don't seem to slurp them all in while they are on the beds. It's more of a killing munch than an eating gulp. More and more guys are swearing by Senkos for bedding bass. I have never had the opportunity to try them on a good spawn.
I have a friend in another state that has done well with worms rigged wacky style...with no weight...on bedding bass. It doesn't take much to move them after they are in the pay zone, and they have a good slow drop. Should be good for shallow fish. Who knows.
Another thought. I saw a couple of small greenish crawdads near the edge out in cleaner water Sunday. They were about 3" long. I suspect that if the dads are getting active, the bass are looking for them...or looking out for them if they are on nests.
That tinsel was the only red stuff I had. But, there are many kinds of flashabou and other fibres...from fine to large. If nothing else, let's meet for lunch someday and I can look at the other stuff and try to match it. I have several sources for almost anything you would want.
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If you can find the fish, I would just say go with the tried and true bedding baits...lizards and jig and trailers. I have also done well with oversize worms, but they don't seem to slurp them all in while they are on the beds. It's more of a killing munch than an eating gulp. More and more guys are swearing by Senkos for bedding bass. I have never had the opportunity to try them on a good spawn.
I have a friend in another state that has done well with worms rigged wacky style...with no weight...on bedding bass. It doesn't take much to move them after they are in the pay zone, and they have a good slow drop. Should be good for shallow fish. Who knows.
Another thought. I saw a couple of small greenish crawdads near the edge out in cleaner water Sunday. They were about 3" long. I suspect that if the dads are getting active, the bass are looking for them...or looking out for them if they are on nests.
That tinsel was the only red stuff I had. But, there are many kinds of flashabou and other fibres...from fine to large. If nothing else, let's meet for lunch someday and I can look at the other stuff and try to match it. I have several sources for almost anything you would want.
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