Deep Water Bass Secrets
by Ken Sturdivant
Southern Fishing Schools
All
we have to say about this lake is simply offshore structure. Most bass
anglers
cannot
fish things
that
they
cannot see. So there are fish in all lakes that have never seen a lure.
Any lake in he country is no exception. Several years ago we saw a
local lake that had been was lowered to 15 feet below full pool. After
spending
a week looking at all the creeks and river areas, it was quite apparent
that if you are throwing at the bank the fish are under the boat. How
many times has this happened. The first place you choose to fish can
be any
point, cove or bend in the creek or river. The trolling motor goes
in the water and there are the fish, right there on the locator. And
then, you
cast to the bank. After repeating this once again, you are standing
on the fish. And they have never been fished.
So how do you avoid this
common
bass angler problem. It's real easy but you have to force yourself
to make this work. Pull up to that same location, point creek bend
or cove or even
a dock. Now instead of casting to the same places that every one
else does, try this. Pull the boat up ON the shallow point, cove or docks
and now,
cast out. All the fish you have been missing are now looking at your
bait. And it does not matter what you use, no. When was the last time
you cast
a buzz bait OUT? Now this is an easy test.
Make ten casts out off
the
sides of the point and each cast should be at a different area. Fan
cast this
area and when you get a strike, pay attention to where you got
that strike. Now you can make 5 casts to the same place and possibly
land
5 fish that
could weigh 25 pounds. A whopping 5 pound average. You have all
the lures in your boat to experiment with.
If one point has a school
of
fish on it,
chances are that all the rest of the points in the area may even
have bigger schools and bigger fish. But do not cast to the bank.
That is
what everyone
else does. now duplicate success and move
on to the next locations.
