Deep Bite is Really Good!

12.6.19

The little club tourney was held this past Friday.  While I filled the boat with dropshotting and jighead fish, my partner could't get a bite.  We fished on the south side of the lake.
Here is the write up:

Our outing today produced 29 legal bass, 3 shorts, 2 perch and a catfish. Of the 29 legal bass caught 2 teams caught 19 of them leaving 10 for the other 4 teams. Today the spoon bite failed, was it the overcast sky, did we need the sun for that bite to work? Did Mr. Deep struggle? The winning team of Mitch & Bruce caught 9 bass, had the winning team score of 81 1/4" plus Mitch's 19" to win the big bass pot - a clean sweep. They caught them all trolling in 30' to 50' depths. One team caught 10 bass on drop shot and if were not for the 3/2 rule would have won with 81 3/4". Team scores as follows:

• 1st place Bruce & Mitch with 81 1/4" (19", 16", 15 1/2", 15 1/2", 15 1/4"), also had 14 1/2", 14 1/4", 14 1/4", 13 3/4".
• 2nd place Mark & Walker with 65" (13 1/2", 15 3/4", 17 1/2", 18 1/4"), also had 3 shorts. 3 legal bass on spoons.
• 3rd place Charles & Gary with 62 1/2" (15 1/4", 15 1/4", 13 1/4" 18 3/4"), also 2 perch and a catfish. 3 on drop shot.
• 4th place Chandler & Jerry with 50 1/2" (17 1/2", 16 1/2", 16 1/2"), also had 16", 15 1/4", 15 1/4", 14" 13 1/4", 13", 13 1/2" on drop shots.
• 5th place Garrison & Tom with 15 1/4".
• 6th place Bart & Doug with 14 1/2".

The fish continued biting at the north end as I ventured out to Crow Creek on Sunday 12.8.19.  Cold east wind hit me as I drove up to Crow Creek to investigate cuts and creeks in the 60" range.

I wasn't disappointed as I boated 18 fish in 3 hours.

They also ate the dropshot with a Megabass Hazedong and I dragged/shook a 1/4 oz jighead with a Zman Hulastickz in The Deal on the bottom.

Water temp was 64 degrees up here and low 60's on the south end of the lake.   Gotta love this time of year!

Quick Successful 2 Hour Trip Pre Thanksgiving

Here is a write up for the Keowee Anglers.  Another good trip with Hunter!

11.27.19

My son came in to visit for Thanksgiving and we had a short time period to see if we could catch a few between noon til 2 PM before a the Thanksgiving activities began.

Headed to a creek channel in  Crow Creek that has been holding fish for a month.

We brought 10 to the boat with 9 being keepers.  Size was from 13” to the biggest at 16”.  Lost several others as they rocketed to the top.

We dropshotted and freestyled baits in 55’ of water.

We alternated through plastics that were tipped to the terminal tackle with Reins Bubble Shaker worms, Megabass Hazedong  and Zman Hulastickz.

I used the freestyle method which I learned about in the winter KA meeting that our speaker was a BFL tournament angler.

I caught 3 doing this and the biggest fish came on this method.

It’s basically dropping a freestyle jig head and doing nothing with it as you hold it above the suspended fish.

If you want to know more google “Paul Mueller Freestyle”.  

I would not have known about this technique if I didn’t attend the KA meeting.  Always good info given out.

Really fun when a new technique works.

What a club!

The water temp was 67 degrees and the air up there was high 50’s breezy and raw as fog was still hugging the water at times.

Ugh, Tought Foggy Monday, But one Nice Fish

11.28.19
I thought this tourney started out right.  Got lost in the fog getting to the blast off.
Then caught this very nice 19" spot on the drop shot.  Then.....crickets.
Caught 4 more dunks off a dock.  That is all folks!