10-27-15 Best Day Fishing this year

[Sleeper-6]

I'm not going to ask you for the location, but could you share what the pattern was?

[Rich196]

That right there is a AWESOME job !!! By the looks of the ones in the pictures, I would get a new scale because they were def. over 2-3lbs.

[xDirty]

Originally Posted by Rich196

That right there is a AWESOME job !!! By the looks of the ones in the pictures, I would get a new scale because they were def. over 2-3lbs.

I will test the scale again but i dont know man, i think the camera just makes them look bigger, my hands even look bigger. its also the angle, the fish are slightly closer to the camera than i am which makes them look bigger. I can tell you the big one was 17 inches cause i measured it and my measuring tape dont lie like my scale does.

[Sleeper-6]

Very cool, Thanks for the info. Nice Fish BTW.

This is my first year having a boat on the water so it's a steep learning curve for me. My local lake is way down from full pool, but there is still plenty or water there. It seems like when it's on, it's on and when it's of it's WAY off. I'm hoping to get out this weekend and give it a shot again. Pressure should be light the ramps being out of the water seems to be keeping the place pretty empty.

[xDirty]

Originally Posted by Sleeper-6

I'm not going to ask you for the location, but could you share what the pattern was?

Its a good thing you didnt ask, cause i wouldnt have given it to you LOL theres only two people on this board that went out of their way to help me and i'd do the same for them.

Now as far as the pattern, every place is different. Some places have had the fall turn over already, some not. This particular place didnt, at least thats what it seemed to me, im not an expert and still learning. The fish weren't in the little ponds connected to the big pond, but there were kind of in between and in and around cover. The fish however were in really shallow water. maybe 2 to 3 feet.

Like i said above, the water was 55 degrees which is a little bit on the cold side but with the sun out the fish warm up and still bite during afternoon hours.

in-Line spinners and wacky rigged worms are your friend

When you go anywhere use a search bait, most people ive seen suggest spinnerbaits but i find that inline spinners are more effective. I get a higher range of fish that bite with the inline spinner.

Basically throw that search bait EVERYWHERE, and try different depths if the pond or lake is deep. Try throwing it near every area with cover, especially shore lines near vegetation.

Try not to get your lure caught in the weeds though! Its not fun when the 10 dollar lure gets caught in a tree or in the weeds. If theres too much vegetation around , use your cheaper inline spinners and worms, like those dollar spinners from walmart or yum dingers instead of senkos.

When you get a few hits, keep trying and if the bite dies down, switch to a crankbait and then a wacky rigged worm.

If you get no bites, switch to wacky and try to find the deepest area of the pond /lake and if that doesnt work you're shit out of luck lol