07-12-2012, 03:44 PM
I love fishing out of Echo, but I do most of my bass fishing out of Callville and I do well enough.
If you can find transition zones, you're in the money. The areas of the lake that have a sand bank, and then that shore turns from sand to gravel. Or better yet, a gravel bank that turns to chunk rock, or even better yet, a chunk rock bank that transitions to a weedy sand/gravel bank. You get the idea.
Fish transition zones thoroughly. These places tend to hold fish in a lake like Mead that lacks over-abundant cover.
If I were fishing a tournament out of Callville this month, I would run into the wash, throw a spook or sammy at first light, switch to a shallow diving crank as soon as the sun came out, and move on to the drop shot rig for the entire rest of the day. Once you start drop-shotting, don't get discouraged and switch back to a crank cause you want to be impatient. It will produce if you work it in the right zones.
When you have about an hour left of your day, head back towards Callville and fish the surrounding area. You may pick up a nice kicker fish in this area.
Good luck in your tourney - who are you fishing with?
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If you can find transition zones, you're in the money. The areas of the lake that have a sand bank, and then that shore turns from sand to gravel. Or better yet, a gravel bank that turns to chunk rock, or even better yet, a chunk rock bank that transitions to a weedy sand/gravel bank. You get the idea.
Fish transition zones thoroughly. These places tend to hold fish in a lake like Mead that lacks over-abundant cover.
If I were fishing a tournament out of Callville this month, I would run into the wash, throw a spook or sammy at first light, switch to a shallow diving crank as soon as the sun came out, and move on to the drop shot rig for the entire rest of the day. Once you start drop-shotting, don't get discouraged and switch back to a crank cause you want to be impatient. It will produce if you work it in the right zones.
When you have about an hour left of your day, head back towards Callville and fish the surrounding area. You may pick up a nice kicker fish in this area.
Good luck in your tourney - who are you fishing with?
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