Deep Water Bass

[Michael82929]

Originally Posted by dboyd101

I have an extremely difficult time with this and want to look beyond the carolina and texas rigs. Do you have any tips to catching fish in 15+ feet?

Thanks for the help. I think this part of fishing for me equates to my short game in golf. ha

Boyd - point of information if you may or may not know... I dont know the lakes you're fishing and can't speak for it, but on the lake I fish - each year we have a biologist on the lake run a series of tests...

One part of the test (mind you - this is YOY of data) - is our lake's oxygen content lines. This test shows you the oxygen level in the lake. The deeper it dives off the lower the oxygen becomes.

In our lake, the fish in our lake are most active above 12 feet. The fish that are below 12 ft - seem to go down there to settle down and not expand as much energy... ( it doesnt mean they wont hit nor will they come from the depths to snatch a rattle trap) - but I always thought it was very interesting in the lake I traditionally fish - most of the catching is done in the 12 ft or above vs 12ft or below which supports our biologists data.

Now I would assume each lake is different but this is something that I have held as a strong piece of data that lends me to fish the areas that will yield the best results.. Perhaps the environments you are fishing have a similar conclusion.